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It's a haven in the middle of a harsh, 9-to-5 world. A place where you can gather with your fellow human beings and bond over a paper cup full of cool refreshment.
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What happens when a bunch of people who probably never trained in their life decide to film themselves doing special moves? Comedy gold.
Wow, three years of...what?
Movie Sign began as the first sit-and-watch Chat event three years ago, and since then, it has had its ups and downs. Now we're entering the final year of watching all 176 nationally-broadcast episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K for short). So far, we've gotten through 138 of them.
If you've never been, then this is how it works: You get the episode, you join the Chat room, and then we sit around and joke about the movie, the riffs, the sketches, and each other. It's a breezy way to kill two hours of a Sunday night.
Wait, you lost me at MST3K.
Ever watched a movie and made your own commentary to it? That's what this show is all about. MST3K is a comedy show from the '90s in which a guy and two robots are forced to watch terrible movies because a mad scientist wants to take over the world. To keep their sanity, they talk back and riff on the movies. A more detailed explanation can be found up at the SoL.
This Week's Fodder
In the Universal classic This Island Earth, hunky nuclear physicist Cal is contacted by a strange man named Exeter. Arriving at a conference of other leading atomic scientists, Cal soon discovers that their hosts are not quite human (no duh! big forehead alert!). Cal and token woman Ruth are whisked off on a visit to the planet it Metaluna, one they'll be lucky to ever return from.
MST3K: The Movie is the show's theatrical release and runs a bit shorter than the average episode. If you've ever been curious as to what the heck this show is all about, this is the perfect time to check it out.
Note! This week's feature must be downloaded in order to watch! You can get it here.
(If you have issues with the link, please drop me, Katana, a PM.)
Whew! One last thing; the password for the room shall be normalview. All set to go? Good! Come join us on Sunday to see what all the fuss is about! Movie starts at 8pm EST/5pm PST, room opens at the :30 beforehand.
August marches on with...
8/21 - Episode 507 - I Accuse My Parents (w/short "The Truck Farmer")
8/28 - Episode 802 - The Leech Woman
Some say that in pro-wrestling, your excellence as a pro-wrestler is determined not through having legendary rivalries or earning multiple championships. It's determined if you can work an epic match against a blow-up doll.
Yes, you read that right. A blow-up doll.
And just so you know, these are just highlights of a 24-minute match. Yes, you read that right also. A 24-minute match.
Morgan Day and Emily Wigger entered a dance competition not too long ago. They had a good idea for a routine:
Apparently they placed 4th. Well, I love video games, and I love swing dancing. There is very little to not love in this video.
What is Movie Sign?
A weekly Chat event that occurs every Sunday night wherein we watch an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K for short) while joking and spamming up the Chat box. We use episodes available on streaming sites so we can all watch simultaneously.
What's MST3K?
Ever watched a movie and made your own commentary to it? That's what this show is all about. MST3K is a comedy show from the '90s in which a guy and two robots are forced to watch terrible movies because a mad scientist wants to take over the world. To keep their sanity, they talk back and riff on the movies. A more detailed explanation can be found up at the SoL.
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Next Episode
Our first Godzilla movie! The mighty Godzilla and Jet Jaguar the Robot battle to save man from Megalon and Gigan, sent by undersea dwellers who are intent on destroying the surface dwellers of Earth. Well, Tokyo, but you get the idea. It's like Gamera but with a monster we know of already!
Whether a seasoned vet or new meat, we invite you all to come on down! Movie starts at 8pm EST/5pm PST, room opens at the :30 beforehand.
The password for the room is eskimo. And with Godzilla being the king of copyrights, this week's episode has to be downloaded. Get it here!
Next week is three years of this thing!
8/14 - MST3K The Movie: This Island Earth
8/21 - Episode 507 - I Accuse My Parents (w/short "The Truck Farmer")
8/28 - Episode 802 - The Leech Woman
