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
We are in the presence of semi-greatness. This film started life in 1969 under the title Marooned, and is the only film ever viewed by the Satellite crew to have won an Academy Award (for visual effects). The cast isn't too shabby either, with such Hollywood stalwarts as Gregory Peck and Gene Hackman. The story chronicles an attempt by NASA to rescue the crew of a crippled space module, eerily foreshadowing the Apollo 13 disaster only a few months after the film's release. The version we'll be watching was a heavily edited copy re-released in 1980.
Host Segment Highlights
Llllladies and gentlemen! Watch as the GREAT CROWDINI!, Master of Escape, attempts to free himself from his bonds while under the aim of a deadly canon!
Give yourself a license to print money with the Dollaroid, or sneeze in the faces of people you love to hate with the Mads' Facial Tissues.
The boys give thanks for those advancements made possible by the Space Race, then re-enact the movie so Crow can show off his Gregory Peck impersonation.
Joel and the Bots have a sobering talk about the "noble sacrifice", and finally Joel plays a game of Find the 'Space Travelers' Action Figure.
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 oscar. Rejoice, for we have the whole movie right here.
We get spooky in October with...
10/3 - Episode 809 - I Was A Teenage Werewolf
10/10 - Episode 101 - The Crawling Eye
10/17 - Episode 912 - The Screaming Skull (w/short "Robot Rumpus")
10/24 - Episode 320 - The Unearthly (w/shorts "Posture Pals" and "Appreciating Our Parents")
10/31 - Episode 604 - Zombie Nightmare
