Ménage Á Pop is a three times a week intimate discussion between two people and a piece of pop culture.
Tim wraps up a week of talking to himself by talking about how he learned to talk during movies. And while that poorly constructed sentence makes him seem like the unwanted guest for an Ice Pirates screening, he begs to differ. Or, rather, riffs to differ as he shares the fellowship value of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000.
POP NOTES
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 first premiered on KTMA-TV in Minnesota Minneapolis on November 24th, 1988 with the film INVADERS FROM THE DEEP (STINGRAY).
The show gained national attention after premiering on THE COMEDY CHANNEL on November 11th 1989 with THE CRAWLING EYE. That channel would soon merge with competing cable network HA to form COMEDY CENTRAL, where the show would continue running through its 149th episode, LASERBLAST, on May 18th 1996.
Following its cancellation on COMEDY CENTRAL, MYSTER SCIENCE THEATER 3000 was picked up for new seasons on THE SCI-FI CHANNEL starting on February 1st, 1997 with the film REVENGE OF THE CREATURE. It ran for three seasons and 48 episodes, ending with DIABOLIX on August 8th, 1999.
The episode MERLIN’S SHOP OF MYSTICAL WONDERS aired following the series proper finale on September 19th, 1999. It was deemed a lost episode due to a delay in securing broadcast rights.
Via a fan-funded KICKSTARTER campaign, the series revived as a NETFLIX program on April 14th, 2017, with the film REPTILICUS. This reboot would run for two seasons and 20 episodes, with its final film being ATOR, THE FIGHTING EAGLE on November 22nd 2018.
A big screen film entitled MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: THE MOVIE was released as a road-show tour in 26 cinemas on April 19th, 1996. The film watched was THIS ISLAND EARTH.
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