MST3K DVD Collection One
Derek Janssen
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Just announced from Rhino are three new box sets sure to please fans...
Up next is a 11/17 [think they mean 11/19, most stores aren't open
on Sunday?] arrival for Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection
One, the first-ever DVD boxed set of the famed cult series. This
collection includes "the top fan-requested episodes, featuring the
films
Catalina Caper, The Creeping Terror, Bloodlust, and Skydivers," plus four
original feature films without MST3K commentary, as well as the
original
trailers from three of the features.
Retail is $59.95 for each set, and Rhino has also announced that they will
be releasing further box sets of these series in 2003.
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...So now we have a date, but (since nobody else has printed the press
release) here is where fans traditionally insert questions about whether
the new disks will be available separately.
Derek Janssen (I mean, I'm all for the box craze, but not if it means
Mike episodes)
dja...@rcn.com
Kevin Skinner
>Derek Janssen (I mean, I'm all for the box craze, but not if it means
>Mike episodes)
>dja...@rcn.com
Because you already have the Mike episodes, or...?
Derek Janssen
>
> >(I mean, I'm all for the box craze, but not if it means
> >Mike episodes)
>
...Or, because I probably wouldn't watch "Skydivers" more than once.
Derek Janssen (and "Creeping Terror" was okay, but deserved better riffs)
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Fizban
find it.
Cheers
Fiz
Derek Janssen <dja...@rcn.com> wrote in news:3D78EF3C...@rcn.com:
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>...Or, because I probably wouldn't watch "Skydivers" more than once
True that. Ugh...that's a bad one.
Craig J. Clark
>
> >
> >
> >...Or, because I probably wouldn't watch "Skydivers" more than once
>
> True that. Ugh...that's a bad one.
I don't know, I've seen it at least three times (once on Comedy Central
and twice on tape), and I think it keeps getting funnier each time I see
it. The deeper you delve into the Coleman Francis troika, the more
surreal and intertwined it all gets.
Of course, nothing can top "The Beast of Yucca Flats," except for the
fact that Rhino hasn't released it yet.
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"Craig J. Clark" <cjc...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Kevin Skinner wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >...Or, because I probably wouldn't watch "Skydivers" more than once
> >
> > True that. Ugh...that's a bad one.
>
> I don't know, I've seen it at least three times (once on Comedy Central
> and twice on tape), and I think it keeps getting funnier each time I see
> it. The deeper you delve into the Coleman Francis troika, the more
> surreal and intertwined it all gets.
Derek hates Mike episodes. All of them. Well, except for "Batwoman." Just a
clarification for those of you not aware of that yet.
I enjoy the hell out of Skydivers. The big girl! The coffee gag! Love's Pit
Barbecue! PETEY PLANE!
(Okay, the host segs were weak. YMMV.)
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Derek Janssen
>
> > > >...Or, because I probably wouldn't watch "Skydivers" more than once
> > >
> > > True that. Ugh...that's a bad one.
> >
> > I don't know, I've seen it at least three times (once on Comedy Central
> > and twice on tape), and I think it keeps getting funnier each time I see
> > it. The deeper you delve into the Coleman Francis troika, the more
> > surreal and intertwined it all gets.
>
> Derek hates Mike episodes. All of them. Well, except for "Batwoman." Just a
> clarification for those of you not aware of that yet.
Yes. WWoBW was a Joel episode with Mike in it, and "Mitchell" was a
Mike episode with Joel in it.
Which is neither here nor there, considering that the original question
was, WILL WE GET INDIVIDUAL DISKS OUTSIDE THE BOXSET????
Derek Janssen (I mean, it's not that *hard*!)
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Catra-Dohtem Inc
Creeping >Terror, Bloodlust, and Skydivers,"
All right, who requested these four? I want names.
Seriously, isn't it just a coincidence that the "top" requested episodes were
ones they already released on VHS, hmm? No Santa-related episodes, I see,
which I believe are on the tops of a lot of folks' lists (didn't we all take a
poll or something a year and a half ago?).
I don't mind this box set, but I just wish they wouldn't try to push this on us
like, "Oh, well we thought this is what you were all whining for...."
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Jef
>
> Yes. WWoBW was a Joel episode with Mike in it, and "Mitchell" was a
> Mike episode with Joel in it.
>
>
The hell?
I wish I could follow you on that, but it makes negative sense.
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John Hopkins
hollered:
>Derek Janssen <dja...@rcn.com> wrote in news:3D79568F...@rcn.com:
>
>>
>> Yes. WWoBW was a Joel episode with Mike in it, and "Mitchell" was a
>> Mike episode with Joel in it.
>>
>>
>
>The hell?
>I wish I could follow you on that, but it makes negative sense.
My guess is we'd brush up against an FAQ violation to explore this
further, as I think was done at least once in the past and we now have
a cautious peace on the subject.
Basically, "YMMV"
John Hopkins
Inc) hollered:
>>"the top fan-requested episodes, featuring >the films Catalina Caper, The
>Creeping >Terror, Bloodlust, and Skydivers,"
>
>All right, who requested these four? I want names.
>
>Seriously, isn't it just a coincidence that the "top" requested episodes were
>ones they already released on VHS, hmm? No Santa-related episodes, I see,
>which I believe are on the tops of a lot of folks' lists (didn't we all take a
>poll or something a year and a half ago?).
>
>I don't mind this box set, but I just wish they wouldn't try to push this on us
>like, "Oh, well we thought this is what you were all whining for...."
Somehow I can't see them saying "These are the most requested episodes
of the ones we have a legal right to release." The fact that they're
releasing them tells me Rhino believes they'll sell, and I'd bet that
means we'd get some more titles if it were possible.
>
>"Can't breathe like that, can you??" - Jimmie the Clown
>
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>
>Remove Amico to e-mail me
>
>RIP Chuck
Derek Janssen
>
> >>"the top fan-requested episodes, featuring >the films Catalina Caper, The
> >Creeping >Terror, Bloodlust, and Skydivers,"
> >
> >All right, who requested these four? I want names.
> >
> >Seriously, isn't it just a coincidence that the "top" requested episodes were
> >ones they already released on VHS, hmm? No Santa-related episodes, I see,
> >which I believe are on the tops of a lot of folks' lists (didn't we all take a
> >poll or something a year and a half ago?).
>
> of the ones we have a legal right to release." The fact that they're
> releasing them tells me Rhino believes they'll sell, and I'd bet that
> means we'd get some more titles if it were possible.
Actually, they *are* saying it--
Specifically, "Of the pre-existing VHS episodes we have disk rights to
at the moment, these were the titles that topped the poll [= "most
requested"]", so they can pawn a little blame off on the audience, and
make it look like we wanted them to.
Remember, "Manos" and "Mitchell" *were* the first post-poll disks titles
to come out (heh, those Batwoman/BotE things just kinda got away before
they could stop them), so it wasn't all a waste of time.
Derek Janssen
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> I wish I could follow you on that, but it makes negative sense.
You'd probably do better just to search Google Groups. It's been hashed
out here too many times to count, both politely and not-so-politely.
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>releasing them tells me Rhino believes they'll sell, and I'd bet that
>means we'd get some more titles if it were possible.
I guess that's possible, but on the other hand, the last time a new episode was
released on either format was back in January of last year.
So I think it leads to the question for Rhino, "What's going on?"
Now, I don't pretend to know everything about how Rhino has to acquire the home
video rights for the episodes (I believe it's been explained at least
forty-five different ways, and it's still confusing to a point), but surely
there's still some episodes they can get the rights to rather cheaply....or
rather, after a good year and a half they can afford to splurge to get the
rights to *one* episode even if that movie's value has gone up.
Even if it's not a classic episode like "Last of the Wild Horses" or
"Laserblast," then at least it would still be a new episode. One would think
they would see the marketability factor in that. "ONLY AVAILABLE ON DVD!"
Joseph Nebus
>Derek Janssen <dja...@rcn.com> wrote in news:3D79568F...@rcn.com:
>> Yes. WWoBW was a Joel episode with Mike in it, and "Mitchell" was a
>> Mike episode with Joel in it.
>The hell?
>I wish I could follow you on that, but it makes negative sense.
He believed what he read on the Rhino jacket covers.
Joseph Nebus
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John Hopkins
Inc) hollered:
>>The fact that they're
>>releasing them tells me Rhino believes they'll sell, and I'd bet that
>>means we'd get some more titles if it were possible.
>
>I guess that's possible, but on the other hand, the last time a new episode was
>released on either format was back in January of last year.
>
>So I think it leads to the question for Rhino, "What's going on?"
>
>Now, I don't pretend to know everything about how Rhino has to acquire the home
>video rights for the episodes (I believe it's been explained at least
>forty-five different ways, and it's still confusing to a point), but surely
>there's still some episodes they can get the rights to rather cheaply....or
>rather, after a good year and a half they can afford to splurge to get the
>rights to *one* episode even if that movie's value has gone up.
I dunno. I've seen a lot of previously-languishing-in-limbo titles
sprout VHS wings after they've been riffed on MST. That means someone
either bought or discovered they already had the rights and would
rather try to sucker the unsuspecting rather than let someone else
release it in this variant.
>Even if it's not a classic episode like "Last of the Wild Horses" or
>"Laserblast," then at least it would still be a new episode. One would think
>they would see the marketability factor in that. "ONLY AVAILABLE ON DVD!"
>
>
>"Can't breathe like that, can you??" - Jimmie the Clown
>
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>
>Remove Amico to e-mail me
>
>RIP Chuck
Sampo
>release) here is where fans traditionally insert questions about whether
>the new disks will be available separately.
Just heard back from my source. Bad news (at least for you, Derek), I'm afraid:
"There are no plans to date to release the titles individually on DVD. Maybe
that will change later on."
Sampo (Maybe you can resell the Mike eps on Ebay...)
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