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
There's no Frankenstein, but there is Bela Lugosi, who stars as mad scientist Eric Vornoff. Out to rule the world? You betcha, and Vornoff is creating an army of atomically mutated supermen to do his bidding. Now, you might think a movie with Bela Lugosi won't be so bad, but this time you'd be very sadly mistaken, as this film is yet another gem from Ed Wood, and also stars the beloved Tor Johnson as Vornoff's assistant, Lobo. Before the flick is the short Hired! Part 1, and it's about time considering we saw Part 2 way back when we watched Manos.
Host Segment Highlights
Do robots dream of electric sheep? Not Crow, who dreams of fistfuls of money, almond bark rain, and Tom in a rather... sexual way. Frank's been a bad boy, so he deserves a time-out in the Tough Love Seat, while Joel and the Bots gives some topical humor (for the early 90s). Rogers and Hammerstein move over, the SoL crew perform the greatest musical this side of Broadway. If octopus doesn't scare you then see if you can face the terror of an olive loaf monster! Willy the Waffle (cousin of Coily the Spring Sprite) is here to defend advertising! And when the day is done and the nightmare is over, can Cambot really edit the movie better than Ed Wood? We should all pray that he does.
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 is: candystriper. Be prepped for the night and find the movie here.
Movie Sign swings on into September with...
9/13 - Episode 602 - Invasion USA (w/short "A Date With Your Family")
9/20 - Episode 207 - Wild Rebels
9/27 - Episode 702 - The Brute Man (w/short "The Chicken of Tomorrow")
