MST3K News Roundup: 05/20/12

[Chris 'Sampo' Cornell]

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Over at Buzzfeed.com, Ryan Broderick lists �The Top 20 Most Underrated
TV Shows Of The �90s� and guess which show tops the list?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/what-is-the-most-underrated-tv-show
-of-the-90s

Well, this should be fun�
http://www.thecolonialtheatre.com/2012/events/mst3k-chaos-at-the-colonial
/
Saturday, June 2, 8 p.m.
Joel Hodgson (creator, writer and star of MST3K) and his students from
Riff Camp 2012 are bringing some college-level movie riffing to the
Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, Pa., in a movie riffing
battle royale. Four groups will compete on stage riffing some truly
horrible short films, and the audience will decide who is the victor!
Warm up act Harrison �Dr. Wizard� Lichtner and Dave �Drop Zone�
Piccinetti will do battle in an experimental demonstration in the art of
�movie clashing.� Also, Joel �The Creator� faces off with Chris �The
Ultimate Authority Sampo� Cornell during �Talking MST3K� followed by an
audience Q&A. To wrap it all up, Joel will screen one of his favorite
MST3K episodes � I Accuse My Parents � and discuss it in a not so
scholarly fashion after the live show.
Tickets are $10; $8 for seniors & students; $6 for members & children
younger than 13.
There�s also a VIP package ($34) that includes reserved seating,
backstage meet & greet with the cast at 7:30, event poster, free medium
drink and medium popcorn.
This will be general admission seating (except for VIP Package tickets).
Ticket prices do not include the $1 per ticket service fee. Fees will be
calculated at check out. Tickets available with cash, check or credit
card at the Colonial Theatre Box Office, or online. Just click on the
�Buy Tickets� link at the upper right of any page of the website to buy
your tickets online.
Event posters (11?17) will be on sale for $10 at the show.
There will be an opportunity to get autographs and pictures during
intermission, between the live show and I Accuse My Parents.
Tickets available here:
I am delighted Joel has invited me to this, and I can�t wait.
Update: Here�s the poster. And that�s all me, ladies.

This is intriguing. NPR�s �All Things Considered� had a story about it.
http://hollywoodtheatre.org/programs/hecklevision/
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&i
d=152852270&m=152852261

The DVD version of last summer's "Jack and the Giant Killer" live show
is out.
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=1PcHV9C0huo&offerid=242375.1
596&type=4&subid=0

RiffTrax shorts
* Nutrition: The All-American Meal:
http://www.rifftrax.com/shorts/nutrition-all-american-meal
* The Toy Maker: http://www.rifftrax.com/shorts/toymaker
* Dinosaurs--The Age of the Terrible Lizard
http://www.rifftrax.com/shorts/dinosaurs-age-terrible-lizard

RiffTrax VODs
* Mutant:
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=1PcHV9C0huo&offerid=242375.1
606&type=4&subid=0

�BJD� at comicbookmovie.com has a two-part interview with Mike.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/everythingcomicbookrelated/news/?a
=59597

�The Brangelina of Twitter,� Bill and Virginia Corbett, are guests on
Emily Volman�s podcast. Their portion starts about 19:30.
http://emilyvolman.com/lwypodcast/laughing-with-you-podcast-episode-13/

A piece in the San Clemente Times by Jim Kempton about Twitter quotes
our own Kevin Murphy.
http://www.sanclementetimes.com/view/full_story/18453974/article-Tweet-he
r-Right--Twitter-is-new-form-of-soundbyte?instance=guest_opinion

Ron Purtee of �The Ron Experience� interviews Trace.
http://www.ronpurtee.com/2012/05/episode-17-trace-beaulieu.html

�This Week in Mad Men� is weekly web video series in which, you guessed
it, they discuss �Mad Men.� In this week�s edition, Frank was one of the
discussers.
http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-mad-men/this-week-in-mad-men-22-dark-sha
dows/

ForcesofGeek.com interviews Mary Jo.
http://www.forcesofgeek.com/2012/05/fog-chats-with-mst3k-and-cinematic.ht
ml

Joel is interviewed on �Lake Effect� a local public radio show on WUWM
in Milwaukee, ahead of the Cinematic Titanic shows there this weekend.
http://www.wuwm.com/programs/lake_effect/lake_effect_segment.php?segmenti
d=9143

LOS ANGELES � Robert O. Ragland, a film composer for more than 50 films
since the 1970s, died here April 18 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He
was 80. MSTies will remember him as the score composer for the movie in
episode 908- THE TOUCH OF SATAN. A brief obit is here.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robert-o-ragland-film-composer-3150
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HIDDEN HILLS, Calif�Joel Goldsmith, the son of famed Hollywood composer
Jerry Goldsmith and perhaps best known as a musical composer for the
�Stargate� franchise, died at his home here after a long battle with
cancer. MSTies will remember him as the score composer for the movie in
episode 706- LASERBLAST. His Variety obit is here.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118053333?refCatId=16