All good things…
 
The History and Legacy of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, Chapter 13: Sunset on the Satellite.
 
It’s hard saying goodbye. But today, we must do just that and bid farewell to MST3K and this era of the podcast. We discuss the bittersweet series finale and why conclusions are as necessary as they are tearful.The Satellite of Love comes crashing back to Earth, our Mads are scattered to the four corners of the Earth, Gypsy becomes a corporate tycoon, and, most importantly, the central trio of Mike, Crow, and Servo live happily ever after.Oh, apparently there was a movie riffed, the splendid and colorful fumetti adaptation “Danger Diabolik”, which may be the best thing ever lampooned on the show. It has an Ennio Morricone (RIP) score and everything!Let’s join hands, toast 11 years of amazing television and look toward a bright future, no tears streaming down our faces. Okay, maybe a few tears. A lot. I’m already crying.(And don’t worry. Just because this phase of the podcast is over, your wonky yet affable host has MUCH more to share with you.)
 
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More podcast than you can handle!
 
The History and Legacy of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, Chapter 13: Sunset on the Satellite.
 
There is so much to discuss this week that we only have time for bulletpoints:-Almost-naked ladies battle were-spider-men in “Horrors of Spider Island”-Worms threaten to destroy Fly Creek, Georgia in “Squrim”-Coily re-writes reality in “A Case of Spring Fever”-A man stunt-dances for Jennifer Beals in “Flashdance”-Rednecks ruin a perfectly good vacation for Ned Beatty in “Deliverance”And that’s just scratching the surface. Get the bigger picture with your wonky yet affable host!
 
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Greetings, hosers!
 
The History and Legacy of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, Chapter 13: Sunset on the Satellite.
 
It turns out my ax against “Hamlet” hasn’t been fully ground yet, because we still have two more movies to discuss, both of which use the play in very different ways. Ernst Lubitsch and Jack Benny burn the Nazis with “To Be or Not to Be” and, most importantly, “SCTV” (kinda) comes to the big screen with the McKenzie Brothers in “Strange Brew”!On the MST3K Front, a guy who looks like Tony Perkins becomes a Bat-Man (copyright DC Comics) in “It Lives by Night” and it’s time for a Biblical Epic revelation with a Detour through “The Robe”. Just when you think you had this podcast pegged….Gently apply your Mary Tyler Moore wigs, politely tell Caligula to stuff it, and snag some pictures of Spider-Man with your wonky yet affable host!
 
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Let’s get controversial!

The History and Legacy of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, Chapter 13: Sunset on the Satellite.
 
Well, we’ve finally arrived to the moment I’ve been dreading: that time when MST3K riffed “Hamlet”. Why dreading? I don’t care about Shakespeare. And trust me, we’ll get into it.As a little bit of cultural exploration, I decided to break down the biggest feature adaptations of the play. Laurence Olivier’s Oscar-winner in 1948, Mel Gibson’s “sexy” revision in 1990, Kenneth “I’m a Fool for Dumping Emma Thompson” Branagh’s complete 1996 version, and an irritating modern reboot with Ethan Hawke in 2000.But don’t worry, there are jokes too, and special appearances from Ricardo Montalban, Grand Moff Tarkin, the Boys from Brazil, Mork from Ork, King Mufasa (technically), and Bill Murray.
 
Join your wonky yet affable host on this strange retrospective journey and get a three-minute reductive summary of “Hamlet” free of charge!
 
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Go ahead on, it's your move! 

The History and Legacy of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, Chapter 13: Sunset on the Satellite.

Mitchell returns for a surprisingly less fun cop movie: "Final Justice" starring the dyspeptic Joe Don Baker and directed by Greydon Clark, who last attacked your eyeballs and common decency with "Angels Revenge"!

We'll dissect the Maltese Tourism Board's decision to let this gross crime thriller represent their country, discuss future topics in the form of Greydon's RiffTrax "classics", and analyze the cathartic potential of slob jokes.

Plus, Mike tries to escape the Satellite over a bad JDB movie and leaves the bots a plaque honoring "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo". This starts a huge Detour into the Herbie the Love Bug franchise. Keenan Wynn returns to scream like a feral lunatic, nasty stereotypes are around every turn, and many important questions are raised, namely:

If Herbie is alive, are all cars alive? If cars are alive, what is humankind's place in the universe?

Join your wonky yet affable host on this theological can of worms. A new church might even be founded in its closing minutes!

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I welcome you to a most wonderful audio stew. What is it made of? Microphones, chicken, enthusiasm, corn, perspective, chili, love, green peppers... it's an old recipe.

The History and Legacy of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, Chapter 13: Sunset on the Satellite.

This week, we tackle "Track of the Moon Beast", which involves the beloved Johnny Longbone, lizard-exploding meteors, and that band that plays "California Lady".

This movie also leads us to the saga of its unjustly forgotten writer, Bill Finger, the rightful creator of everything you like about Batman.

But don't worry, it's not all doom and gloom! We also have the story of Tom Laughlin, writer/director of "Billy Jack", the franchise that redefined the way this country watches movies, even though "Jaws" gets all the credit. His story is.... also sad.

But there are jokes and hapkido, a wonderful combination. Join your wonky yet affable host!

Frank Larrabee EP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0cW6rZSruo

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Meet the Spielberg of Texarkana County!

The History and Legacy of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, Chapter 13: Sunset on the Satellite.

This week, the tenth and formerly final season allows us to talk about a most terrifying trip through the backwoods of Arkansas, "Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues", and there is so much to discuss.

The director, Charles B. Pierce, has a fascinating history and surprising impact on the film industry, and we're covering all of it. From making the defining independent movie of the 1970s to influencing pop-culture with Dirty Harry's most memorable line of dialogue, Pierce's story deserves to finally be told!

Plus? Old Man Crenshaw, trombone-wielding serial killers, and a deep dive into "The Wages of Fear" and its white-knuckle remake, "Sorcerer".

Your wonky yet affable host is awfully proud of this here episode, so y'all come back now!

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This podcast is not about the future and it's not about a war, but please don't complain.

The History and Legacy of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, Chapter 13: Sunset on the Satellite.

We continue our deep dive into the tenth and formerly final season with the inexplicable "Future War", the movie that dares to ask the eternal question: what if "The Terminator" was bad AND had exploding dinosaurs in it?

Our discussion involves a Reverse Detour through James Cameron's trendsetting 1984 classic, "The Person Who Terminates Things". They should really shorten that title.

Plus? Robert Z'Dar returns, we trek through Florida swampland with catfish/human hybrids, and much more. Join your wonky yet affable host!

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Strap on your gold boots! Or your silver boots! We don't mean to discriminate against any color of boots!

The History and Legacy of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, Chapter 13: Sunset on the Satellite.

We continue our deep dive into the tenth and formerly final season with two more instant classics in a row. Hopeless go-go dancers dream of hitting the big time and getting high with Stacy Keach in "Girl in Gold Boots"! Ernest Borgnine traumatizes his bratty nephew with bedtime stories of roasted domestic animals and murderous cymbal banging monkeys in "Merlin's Rainforest Cafe of Mystical Wonders".

Why did Merlin marry Baron Harkonnen? Who chews things up and spits them into the toilet? How do you play the harmonica with unmentionable body parts? How much do you tip a stripping robot? All of these questions are ultimately left unanswered, but it feels good just to ask. 

Plus? The exploitation director that provided a travelogue of late-'60s Los Angeles BEFORE Quentin Tarantino.

Join your wonky yet affable host for approximately 34 of his favorite minutes of this here podcast!

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This week is positively Lynchian! (I may be using that word incorrectly.)

The History and Legacy of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, Chapter 13: Sunset on the Satellite.

We begin to explore the tenth and formerly final season with the landmark premiere, "Soultaker". Resemblances to Tanya Harding, aborted supporting roles for William Shatner, cosmic elevators, questioning the validity of Zeppelin, and the dynamic duo of Joe Estevez and Robert Z'Dar. Oh Z'No!

Joel Robinson returns to the Satellite of Love, TV's Frank re-materializes in Castle Forrester, and the two eras of MST3K collide when Joel and Mike Nelson finally meet face-to-face.

All that, plus a deep dive into David Lynch's 1986 masterpiece "Blue Velvet". THIS is podcasting!

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