Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Mystery Science Theater 3000


Related Topics

In the News (Thu 26 Nov 09)

  
  RiffTrax - Mystery Science Theater 3000 - TV - New York Times
WHEN “Mystery Science Theater 3000” was canceled after 11 seasons in 1999, 146 distraught fans bought a full-page advertisement in Daily Variety urging another network to continue the show.
“Mystery Science Theater 3000,” which had its premiere in 1989, was the brainchild of its original host, Joel Hodgson, who left the show in 1993.
Jim Mallon, who was the executive producer of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” and holds the rights to the franchise, struck the deal with Rhino, and Mr.
www.nytimes.com /2007/05/06/arts/television/06newm.html?ex=1335931200&en=0865e159531a6ffa&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink   (1271 words)

  
  Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mystery Science Theater 3000 premiered at 6:00 PM on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1988 with its first film, Invaders From the Deep, followed by a second episode, Revenge of the Mysterians, at 8:00 PM.
Featured in most transitions between the theater segments and "host" segments is a camera tracking through a tunnel leading from the bridge of the Satellite of Love into the Mystery Science Theater, or vice versa.
The feature film Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie was released on VHS and DVD in 1998, but the DVD version offered no special features or deleted scenes and was withdrawn from the market in 2000.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000   (6740 words)

  
 Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996, produced by Best Brains, Inc., distributed by Gramercy Pictures) is a theatrical adaptation of the cult television hit Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie was released on VHS by MCA/Universal Home Video to rental outlets such as Blockbuster Video on October 1, 1996.
The new theme song, cut scene, and alternate ending were shown at the "Mystery Science Theater 3000 ConventioCon ExpoFest-O-Rama 2: Electric Boogaloo" in 1996, but were not included on the VHS, laserdisc, or the original DVD version of the movie.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000:_The_Movie   (1665 words)

  
 List of Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes list is intended to complement the Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) page.
Following the synopsis is a short list of highlights of the episode, in italics; these highlights may include particularly noteworthy events or characters, invented catchphrases for the episode, or the origin of a frequently-cited quote or joke.
The short offers less intrigue and mystery as a farm family kills a day at the county fair.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Mystery_Science_Theater_3000_episodes   (9100 words)

  
 Mystery Science Theater 3000
That leaves "Mystery Science Theater" a hit-or-miss experience, one that's likely to seem funnier in descriptions like this than it will on screen.
Having had some fun with the opening credits of "This Island Earth" (a starry galaxy shot prompts one voice to note "Orion is bankrupt"), "Mystery Science Theater" declares open season on Dr.
Not all of "Mystery Science Theater," which was produced and directed by Jim Mallon, is as amusing as that, but one of the film's more likable aspects is its certainty that nothing's sacred.
partners.nytimes.com /library/film/mystery_science_theater.html   (616 words)

  
 Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume 5 DVD review continued
The writers and creators of Mystery Science Theater 3000 have found a very clever way to turn some of the worst films ever made into some of the funniest comedy you’ve ever seen.
Popularized as a series on Comedy Central, Mystery Science Theater 3000 is about a man named Mike Nelson who is stuck on a satellite, floating through space with several robots.
The short skits between segments of the movies are almost always relevant to the current movie being shown, but are ultra-cheesy-looking and don’t inspire much confidence in new viewers that this show is genius.
www.modernhometheater.com /dvd/revs/mst3k.shtml   (1026 words)

  
 JPS - Mystery Science Theater 3000   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Mystery Science Theater 3000 was a show that aired on Comedy Central then on the Sci-Fi channel about a guy trapped in an orbiting space craft, which was called the Satellite of Love.
He was put there by a mad scientist that had dreams of ruling the world and thought a great way to do it was to show people enough bad movies to break their will.
In 1996 Mystery Science Theater went to the big screen with Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie in which they view the sci-fi classic This Island Earth.
home.comcast.net /~jps201/mst3k.html   (283 words)

  
 Mystery Science Theater 3000
Crow and Tom's functions are to pin Mike in the Mystery Science Theater as he is forced to watch the movies.
On Saturday night, the entire convention was bused to a theater in downtown Minneapolis for a live performance of the show, featuring the movie is Island Earth." There were standing ovations beyond count and deafening cheers rattled the hall.
And from around the country, viewers report that the hosts of local-station "Monster Chiller Horror Theater" type shows would often mock the movies they were showing in one way or another, sometimes while the movie was playing, though never quite in the way MST3K does, and certainly not with as much success.
www.magweb.com /sample/sshadpre/sp18mst3.htm   (5074 words)

  
 Metroactive Movies | Mystery Science Theater 3000
Matt's Mystery Science Theater 3000 Page: Frequently asked questions about the TV show, the fan newsgroups, and even the campaign to fight the show's cancellation.
We were taking the chance borrowing the theater for a different sort of entertainment, but if you can get a crowd of people in there, it'll be as funny as anything that's ever seen in that room.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (PG-13; 74 min.), directed by Jim Mallon, written by Michael J. Nelson, Trace Beaulieu, Kevin Murphy and Mallon, photographed by Jeff Stonehouse and starring Nelson, Beaulieu, Murphy and Mallon.
www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/04.18.96/mst3k-9616.html   (1828 words)

  
 Mystery Science Theater 3000 - SCIFIPEDIA
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) started as a local program on UHF station KTMA-TV 23, then took its oddball concept straight through eight seasons (on both Comedy Central and The Sci Fi Channel) and a feature-length film before coming to an end, much to the dismay of its loyal fans.
Shortly afterward, she was joined by two other Mads: Professor Bobo, a Planet of the Apes refugee, and the Observer (aka Brain Guy), an omniscient being who kept his brain in a jar.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie focuses on the interstellar feature This Island Earth.
scifipedia.scifi.com /index.php/MST3K   (503 words)

  
 MST3K VOL 2 DVD Review
See, the Catch 22 goes like this: Mystery Science Theater 3000 DVDs are marked Region 1 (for sale and Canada and United States only) and not for sale in any other Region.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is a cult comedy TV show that first ran on the Comedy and then the Sci-Fi channel for the greater part of the 1990s.
Unlike previous Mystery Science Theater 3000 DVD releases, Collection Volume 2 has no option to watch the movie being lampooned without the comments being made.
www.scifimoviepage.com /dvd/mst3kvol2-dvd.html   (982 words)

  
 Mystery Science Theater 3000 To End   (Site not responding. Last check: )
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- After 10 years of heckling the worst that Hollywood has to offer, ``Mystery Science Theater 3000'' is blasting off into the final frontier.
``Mystery Science Theater 3000'' debuted on a Twin Cities UHF station in 1988.
Comedian Joel Hodgson created ``Mystery Science Theater 3000'' and was its first host until he left in 1993 for Los Angeles.
scv.bu.edu /GC/lsigal/Paper/clari.living.entertainment.CNML/Amystery-science-theaterUR3T2_9FP.RF5f_9FP.cnml.html   (436 words)

  
 Mystery Science Theater 3000
While Gypsy attended to the details of running the SOL, Crow and Tom's functions were to join Joel in the Mystery Science Theater as he watched the movies.
We can see their silhouettes, sitting in theater seats at the bottom of our TV screens, and as they watch the movie, the three offer riotously funny commentary, satire and general heckling.
In episode 819- Invasion of the Neptune Men Mike is so repelled by the movie that he leaves the theater, only to be forced to return when he discovers that Pearl has turned off the oxygen supply to the rest of the ship (a trick that Dr. Forrester similarly used in MST3K: The Movie).
students.uww.edu /morrisonbt10/faq.html   (4703 words)

  
 Halfbakery: Mystery Science Reality Theater 3000
Mystery Science Porno Theater [Blumster, Apr 11 2005]
I have never seen this Mystery Science theatre programme but would I be correct in assuming that it's like Waldorf and Statler, only more bitchy, is that right?
Whatever, ripping handpicked old B movies to bits is far easier than providing amusing commentary on what could be essentially ten lackwits sitting in a room whingeing about being bored.
www.halfbakery.com /idea/Mystery_20Science_20Reality_20Theater_203000   (674 words)

  
 eBay - VHS: Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie (UPC: 096898289733)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The television show "Mystery Science Theater 3000" was created in Minneapolis in 1988 by its original star, Joel Hodgson.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie VHS RARE
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie 1996 VHS Rare
product.ebay.com /Mystery-Science-Theater-3000-The-Movie_UPC_096898289733_W0QQfvcsZ1178QQsoprZ3257159   (632 words)

  
 Mystery Science Theater 3000
Crow and Tom's functions are to pin Mike in the Mystery Science Theater as he is forced to watch the movies.
On Saturday night, the entire convention was bused to a theater in downtown Minneapolis for a live performance of the show, featuring the movie is Island Earth." There were standing ovations beyond count and deafening cheers rattled the hall.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000," its characters and situations are copyright © 1995 Best Brains, This document is not intended to infringe on a copynghts held by Best Brains, Comedy Central or employers.
magweb.n1uro.com /sample/sshadpre/sp18mst3.htm   (5074 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is a television show produced in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
The theater segments are where we watch the movie along with Joel (or Mike) and the robots, whose silhouettes can be seen at the lower portion of the screen.
The movies shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000 have one thing in common - they are all bad.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A156476   (845 words)

  
 Mystery Science Theater 3000 - TV Show - SideReel
Be the first to add news to Mystery Science Theater 3000
Be the first to discuss Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000, often abbreviated MST3K, is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc. that ran from 1988 to 1999.
www.sidereel.com /Mystery_Science_Theater_3000   (625 words)

  
 Mystery Science Theater 3000 TV Show - Mystery Science Theater 3000 Television Show - TV.com
Tell the world what you think of Mystery Science Theater 3000, write a review for this show.
The show revolves around the lives of an angry, insane chihuahua named Ren Höek and his brain-dead "eediot" sidekick cat, Stimpy.
Some would call the program "science fiction", others "action adventure" and still others as "children's television"....
www.tv.com /mystery-science-theater-3000/show/2868/summary.html   (653 words)

  
 Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection – Volume 10
For those of you who remember the pre-cable TV days, UHF channels were those lower-powered stations relegated to that weird dial on the television with the big numbers.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 took this practice and ran with it.
In fact, due to both the density of the material, as well as comments referencing other films they’ve watched, Mystery Science Theater 3000 is tailor-made for repeat viewing.
www.dvdinmypants.com /reviews/H-N/mst3k_10.php   (1630 words)

  
 www.MSTfans.info, the mightiest ship on the ocean
Mystery Science Theater 3000 was born on Comedy Central before the cable channel had its present name.
It ran 7 years including a big-screen version of the show which ran in theaters as Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (which has never been seen on commercial tv), then ran another 3 years of new episodes on the Sci-Fi Channel.
A book is available about Mystery Science Theater 3000, as well as the Amazing Colossal Episode Guide, and Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese (I think Mike now writes for Timmybighands.com)
www.angelfire.com /mn/nn/MST3000.html   (956 words)

  
 Satellite News - The official Mystery Science Theater 3000 fan site
Factory for the Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition DVD box set has “Laserblast” and “Werewolf”; listed as two of the episodes that will be included.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie will be shown several times throughout the months of July and August, and into September, on HBO and Cinemax.
Mystery Science Theater 3000, its characters and situations are copyrights and trademarks of Best Brains, Inc.
www.mst3kinfo.com   (1657 words)

  
 Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Collection Volume 9 DVD - SHOP.COM
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Collection Volume 9 DVD
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Collection Volume 9 Joel and Mike are trapped on a satellite, forced by an evil scientist to watch the worst movies ever, for a nefarious experiment that is the basis of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000.
All other designated trademarks, copyrights and brands are the property of their respective owners.
www.shop.com /op/aprod-p39452638   (222 words)

  
 The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection Volume 8 | PopMatters Television Review
When Mystery Science Theatre 3000 was first conceived by comedian Joel Hodgson back in the early '90s, it was positioned as a localized late night UHF, offering a chance for some native talent to perk up the otherwise drab Minneapolis airwaves with some homemade hilarity.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is famous for celebrating several of the worst films ever made.
This dopey, dreary space opera has another ill-fated astronaut landing on a mysterious moon, only to be shrunk down and thrown directly into an extraterrestrial race war.
www.popmatters.com /tv/reviews/m/mystery-science-theater-8-dvd.shtml   (1777 words)

  
 Mystery Science Theater 3000
MST3K, or Mystery Science Theater 3000, was a series that ran from 1988-1999 in which a man and his robots, trapped aboard a space ship, were forced to watch really, really, really bad movies.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - The Brain That Wouldn't Die
He moves around using a hoverskirt and needs to be carried into the theater since the heating grid provides nothing for him to hover over.
www.squidoo.com /mst3000   (971 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.