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 head back to our origins with Mighty Jack, the story of an organization of the same name that exists to combat "the organization known as Q". Bent on world domination ('cause who isn't these days), Q kidnaps Harold Atari, a top Mighty Jack agent. After being rescued by his friends, the movie turns to Q's evil freeze ray and just kinda snowballs from there.
Host Segment Highlights
PANIC! PANIC! PAAAANIIIIIIC!
Wanting their hand in the advertising field, Tom and Crow create Mighty Jack Dog Food - high in protein, low in sodium! Then they switch careers to the evil side by training to brainwash Joel ala the movie, but holy snap is Robinson smart. Later, Joel goes a bit off the deep end to prove he himself is weird and nutty, but it ends up freaking out the 'bots more than anything else. The crew wraps it up by singing a plot shanty entitled "Slow the Plot Down".
Come join us! We don't bite, promise. Movie starts at 8PM EST/5PM PST, room opens at the :30 beforehand.
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Onwards MOVIE SIGN goes with...
5/24 - Episode 807 - Terror from the Year 5000
5/31 - Episode 405 - Being From Another Planet
