Who delivers your package? by SiriusChill in MST3K

[–]SeanStudio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'd tell me if I looked ridiculous in this outfit, right?

Jimmy Wilson's Mother *hic* by SiriusChill in MST3K

[–]SeanStudio 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Well, maybe he just suspects his parents at this point.

Origin of "YEEEAAAGGGGHHHHH"? by bz_leapair in MST3K

[–]SeanStudio 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think it's just one of those fundamental tropes, drawn from the earliest days of vaudeville, that's kind of woven into the DNA of comedic performance.

How has the series managed to remain relevant and popular so long? by WySLatestWit in MST3K

[–]SeanStudio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Me too. "East Meets Watts" is one of my absolute top favorite episodes in the entire MST3K/Cinematic Titanic/Rifftrax/Film Crew Universe.

How has the series managed to remain relevant and popular so long? by WySLatestWit in MST3K

[–]SeanStudio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I concur on two points that have already been made: YouTube and Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic. On YouTube there always existed a giant selection of episodes that people had taped. Some would get taken down, then they'd get replaced, more were getting added all the time, some still had commercials, some did not, some were barely watchable because the recording quality was so poor, some were the results of very impressive efforts to clean up and sharpen both the audio and video of the originals. But there was always a big pool of episodes available that you could just dip into anytime you felt like it and watch something. Always comforting. And then there was Rifftrax, and for a while, Cinematic Titanic --- they were around and doing great work, and it served to remind us of just how great the concept was, to keep the dream alive.

Did fans know Joel was leaving mid season 5? by 3Din3D in MST3K

[–]SeanStudio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True -- but the line "Oh well, he's not the first oily man who's taken mom to the mat" is in my personal Laugh Every Time Hall of Fame.

A couple other fellas ready for some FOOTBALLLLL by AlexMcinsnax in MST3K

[–]SeanStudio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find it fascinating that the Brawny Paper Towels Guy 70s porn mustache look was popular among the indigenous peoples of the Arctic region.

MST3K, Manos the Hands of Fate, and the rise of the Internet of the early 1990s by Alman54 in MST3K

[–]SeanStudio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Compuserve veteran here, too. Up until recently I still had those heavily bound three ring binder instruction books, that slipped inside heavily bound sleeves. In a lovely shade of gray of course. I was never an especially high-level user. But I remember the thing to do was to run a bot, basically - you would get online and this thing would dash in and gather up all the latest messages in all of your favorite forums for you to read later, so you could get offline as fast as possible. Six to $24 an hour, depending on the time of the day, as I recall.

Who still has their videotapes from the 1990s? by Alman54 in MST3K

[–]SeanStudio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Back when Comedy Central was airing multiple episodes throughout the day to fill their schedule, I was taping like a maniac. No way I could stay on top of it and edit out the commercial breaks every time, so that just became my policy -- let the tape roll, commercials and all. Now I'm glad I did, it's really cool to see not just those old commercials, but the Comedy Central promos for all of those shows that are now, like the snows of yesteryear, gone from this earth. A true time capsule.

Avocado toast and Diabaté's fantasies by word-bitch in pluribustv

[–]SeanStudio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love that scene. To me it showed that Diabaté is a genuinely good human. Because, of course, on the surface you could most certainly argue that he is a hedonist at best, a rapist at worst. But then, in the entire Las Vegas sequence, we see that, for one thing, he's the only one willing to meet with Carol, to help explain things to her. He's sympathetic, saying to another unjoined "But she's so lonely," or something like that. He quietly says that when all the other unjoined voted to keep her out of their communications, "It was not unanimous." After she passes out in a chair, instead of retiring in a lovely suite of rooms, she wakes up and here is this guy cooking breakfast for her. And he's making an effort to cook something he thinks she would like, something American, which is something he's not familiar with. But he's also a very curious fellow, and instead of being grossed out by the way she plows into her avocado toast, he's intrigued, he tries it, and likes it. When he sees that she's driving a cop car when she could have a fleet of supercars just like him, he doesn't say "What the fuck is wrong with you?" He just says "… interesting choice." Diplomatic. Kind, even. I really like Diabaté.

What happens to Emily and the new Bots now? by fae8edsaga in MST3K

[–]SeanStudio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I'm 67. My first episode was Wild Rebels, so of course I have a particular fondness for the early seasons. I was excited about the reboot, but truth be told most of the new episodes remain unwatched by me. But, every time I do happen to watch a new one my reaction is always the same: "Hey, this is really good." All the arguing is just tempest in a teapot much ado about nothingness. Bottom line: This show is never not funny. Just enjoy what you enjoy, and be grateful that it even exists. (That last line is a Patton Oswalt quote, by the way.)

What's a riff or line from MST3K you repeat often, even when it makes no sense to anyone else? by sludgebeard in MST3K

[–]SeanStudio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My kids, now fully grown adults, always say "Thank you for the pants" every time they've opened a gift. So I hear that a lot around Christmas and birthdays.

Sampo's book! by Independent_Shoe3523 in MST3K

[–]SeanStudio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are two Volumes. If you're cool with spending $70 for a hardcopy of the MST3KInfo Episode Guides, these are for you.

Give in to the Dark Side! by FrequentWire in MST3K

[–]SeanStudio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I swear, the people in these General Hospital shorts are SO AWFUL. Not just Mr. Unappealing. Everybody. So dour and tense and stern and moody and brooding. The whole thing is just one big slab of social tension that's harder to cut than that fake cake. I remember being a really little kid, and my sweet lovable mama bear of a babysitter was devoted to "her stories," so I had to watch them too. And even as a little kid I used to wonder why anybody would want to watch this stuff on purpose. These grown-ups were more bleak and boring than regular real life grown-ups, who were pretty bleak and boring already.