MST3K News Roundup: 06/17/12

[Chris 'Sampo' Cornell]

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We knew this was coming out, but since it was Region 2/PAL (in other
words, not playable on most American players) we didnąt give it much
thought. But we do have some readers across the pond, so, you can get it
here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mystery-Science-Theater-3000-Blu-ray/dp/B007HLVEJ
6 and here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mystery-Science-Theater-3000-Movie/dp/B007CXRFG0.
I read a real review of it somewhere, but I canąt find it at the
momentŠ I will update when I do. Luke Owen of flickeringmyth.com
http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2012/06/dvd-review-mystery-science-theater-
3000.html reviews it. So does DVDActive.com.
http://www.dvdactive.com/reviews/dvd/mystery-science-theatre-3000-the-mov
ie.html

RiffTrax VOD titles
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=1PcHV9C0huo&offerid=242375.1
651&type=4&subid=0

RiffTrax shorts
Farm Babies and their Mothers
http://www.rifftrax.com/shorts/farm-babies-and-their-mothers

Iąm not sure why Timothy Guy at the Press-Enterprise in Riverside,
Calif. chose today to do a story about the upcoming RiffTrax live show ‹
the show is more than two months away and tickets donąt even go on sale
until Saturday, June 9 ‹ but here it is.
http://www.pe.com/iguide/movies-and-tv/movies-tv-headlines/20120523-movie
s-laugh-along-with-rifftrax-at-horrible-film.ece

RiffTrax Live tickets are on sale: This will be amazing.
http://www.fathomevents.com/originals/event/rifftrax_manos.aspx?utm_sourc
e=RiffTrax&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=RiffTraxManos

Nick Lyons at DVD Corner reviews the łRiffTrax Live: Jack the Giant
Killer˛ DVD.
http://dvdcorner.net/2012/05/27/rifftrax-live-jack-the-giant-killer-dvd-r
eview/

RiffTrax riffs some video games: http://www.viddler.com/v/48f8b397


Holy moley, thereąs a big olą story about Joel in the New York Times!
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/movies/joel-hodgson-on-mystery-science-
theater-and-riffs.html?_r=1

Robert Lamb has a music-oriented Q&A with Joel.
http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2012/06/15/space-music-joel-hodgson-talks-
riffing-mst3k-and-eclectic-albums/

If you happen to be in Portland, OR on June 22, you might want to drop
by the Alberta Rose Theatre to see łLaughter is the Best Medicine˛
hosted by Dave łGruber˛ Allen and featuring Josh and Frank. Itąs a
comedy show benefitting the Vital Life Foundation and Alzheimerąs
Association. You can find ticketing information HERE.
http://www.albertarosetheatre.com/?Page=http://www.ticketbiscuit.com/Albe
rtaRoseTheatre/EventPage.aspx?EID=131973

Shannon McCormick of CultureMap Austin interviews Mary Jo about her move
there from Minnesota and other things.
http://austin.culturemap.com/newsdetail/05-24-12-12-25-ok-move-here-mary-
jo-pehl/

Apparently there was a showing of a Cinematic Titanic episode at the
Belfast Film Festival in Northern Ireland. Hereąs a report
http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article/5011/film-review-cinematic-
titanic ‹ from the future! (Note the date.)

Frank has started up his own YouTube Channel! Heąs already done more
than a dozen videos.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMqSPRjfXXwhZTN2kqCl9lg


Here's a nice little tribute to the show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-_pgrGAZfc

Well, this is lots of fun, especially since fully 40% of the riffs are
my fave riffs from the episode guide.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwyaUXuZncw

This seems to have more than a passing resemblence to a show we know:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9GL646XfWo The YouTube page says it is
coming to DVD this fall.

Voice actor Dick Beals, perhaps best remembered as the voice of the
Speedy Alka-Seltzer, died May 29 at a southern California nursing home,
he was 85. Weąre just about certain he provided the voice of Gumby in
the short łRobot Rumpus,˛ featured in episode 912- THE SCREAMING SKULL.
Here's his obit:
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/31/local/la-me-dick-beals-20120601

Barely on topic: Richard Dawson, briefly imitated by Crow in a host
segment in episode 502- HERCULES, has died. He was 79. The L.A. Times
has a story here.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/06/family-feud-host-richard-da
wson-dead-at-79.html
By the way, of the seven celebrities Crow impersonated in that sketch,
only Betty White and Fannie Flagg are still with us.

BOSTON­Herb Reed, the last surviving original member of 1950s vocal
group the Platters, died June 4 at a hospice following a period of
declining health that included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He
was 83.
MSTies will recall The Plattersą appearance in the movie in episode 601-
GIRLS TOWN. The Boston Globe has the story here.
http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2012/06/05/platters_founder_h
erb_reed_dies_at_83/

Rancho Mirage, Calif.­Stan Jolley, a production designer who was one of
the original art directors who designed Disneyland and who later worked
on Disney film and TV projects, died June 4 of gastric cancer at a
hospice facility here June 4. He was 86. MSTies may recall that he was
the production designer for the TV movie łThe Stranger,˛ seen in episode
305- STRANDED IN SPACE. His obit is here.
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/06/09/3650281/stan-jolley-one-of-the-desig
ners.html