What is Movie Sign?
Every Sunday night, we nestle down in Chat and watch an episode of the cult TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K for short) while spamming up the Chat box. Don't worry - we use episodes available on streaming sites so that we can all watch simultaneously.
What's MST3K?
A comedy show that ran from 1988-1999, it's like watching a movie with running commentary. Joel Robinson or Mike Nelson, along with 'bots Tom Servo and Crow, are forced to watch terrible films as part of a mad scientist's bid for world domination. To keep their (and our) sanity, they talk back to the movies and riff on them. A more detailed explanation can be found up at the SoL.
Next Episode
The feature is so short - clocking in at barely an hour - that we've got to have two shorts to pad it out! The first, Aquatic Wizards, tells us about the wondrous world of water skiiing, while the second, Catching Trouble, follows the exploits and adventures of game warden Ross Allen in a tale so heart-wrenching it can make even the most hardened meat eater angry. After those, we move onto out movie, Teenage Caveman, in which a thirty-something teenage caveman played by Robert Vaughn discovers that his seemingly prehistoric society is really a post-apocalyptic civilization. Vaugn himself called it one of the worst movies ever, and really, can you argue with that logic?
Host Segment Highlights
It's raining...really raining...ugh, why are rainy days so boring? Well, at least violence is entertaining! So is exacting revenge on Ross (from the Catching Trouble short). Learning about the history of technology isn't that bad eith - sweet, more violence! Okay okay, let's settle down with a nice chat about the struggle of progressive thinking before ending it all with an International Coffee moment.
Come join us! We don't bite, promise. Movie starts at 8pm EST/5pm PST, room opens at the :30 beforehand.
The password for the room shall be catchingross. Be ready to go and find the videos here.
We celebrate one year with a bang with...
8/16 - MST3K: The Movie - This Island Earth followed by Poopie!
8/23 - Episode 403 - City Limits
8/30 - Episode 621 - The Beast of Yucca Flats (w/shorts "Money Talks" and "Progress Island, USA")
