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MST3K "Manos" Arrives on DVD

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the the-master-is-waiting dept.

malicioususer writes "According to this page the legendary MST3K episode "Manos: Hands of Fate" appears on DVD November 20th. If you can bring yourself to endure only one MST3K, this is the one." A great present for anyone you want to punish this christmas ;)

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  1. Yeah! by cluening · · Score: 5, Funny

    This movie was so, uh, good that I named my Handspring Visor after it. Yup, its name is "Manos, the Handspring of Fate".

    What, did you think I had named it Torgo?

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  2. MST3K targets by Michael+Woodhams · · Score: 5, Funny

    What I want to see MST3Ked are "Independence Day" (Oh, so nobody fleeing alien invaders is prepared to drive on the wrong side of the freeway?) and "Deep Impact" (We made underground accomodation for 2 million people in a few months - and kept it a complete secret. We just painted 100,000 workers and 10,000 trucks camoflage green so the press wouldn't see them.)

    I doubt they could afford the rights to do this, however.

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  3. Yay Mike! or Joel... by aratuk · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If you liked MST3K when it was running, you should check out Edward The Less, an "online series" with the same writers and actors.
    You should also check in on this MST3K tape-trading site from time-to-time. It's still under construction, but it'll be cool when they finish it.

  4. not a big fan by minusthink · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not a big fan of MST3k. I would really like it except for those idiots at the bottom of the screen and make fun of the movie. It really gets on my nerves.

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  5. Production Info by Detritus · · Score: 5, Funny

    See The Hand That Time Forgot by Richard Brandt for some interesting background information on the production of this film.

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  6. For those (ashamedly) unfamiliar with MST3k... by Christopher+Whitt · · Score: 5, Informative
    like me, and too lazy to hit Google:

    From IMdB's MST3k page, by

    The show is about a guy, named Mike Nelson, who is stuck up in space with his robot companions, and they have to endure bad movie after bad movie. That's all that you have to know to get started. The whole plot is confusing if I try to get you up to speed in the next few lines, but trust me, this is a show you cannot afford to miss.

    and on the same site by Joe Pranevich {knight@wave.lm.com}

    In the not too distant future (next Sunday, A.D.) Joel Robinson was under the employ of one Dr. Clayton Forrester. By trapping Joel in space and sending him bad movies, Dr. Forrester and his assistants (such as TV's Frank) attempted to determine the movie that, when inflicted on the masses, would cause insanity and he could control the world. To combat this, Joel invented several robots to keep him company and to heckle the movies mercilessly to ensure his sanity. After several years, Joel escaped to be replaced by Mike Neslon, a temp worker without a clue. After Mike and the bots were turned into omniscient energy beings, they returned to the Satellite of Love (their ship) in the future and were confronted with new adversaries including Pearl Forrester (Dr. Forrester's cryo-frozen mother), Professor Bobo (an ape), and Observer (a super-intelligent alien that carries his brain in a bowl).


    If you want more detail read the basics about MST3k. An excerpt: Although the details of its premise have changed radically over its 11-year history, Mystery Science Theater 3000 has always been about one thing: making fun of bad movies.

    The official show website is http://www.scifi.com/mst3000/ and here is a huge page of links from ibiblio.org. Apparently there are several tape trading sites, loads of fan sites, quotes pages, episode guides and so on.

    There is an Official FAQ on the official Mystery Science Theater 3000 Information Club website, and another page of interesting looking MST3k-related junk at John's Mystery Science Theater 3000 WWW Page which makes the cut for this post because of course it's hosted on linuxsavvy.com (I think it's a private consulting company but I'm not associated with it).

    Have fun!

    Oh, yeah, I'd second the suggestion about the Geek's wishlist for 2002.

    Christopher
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    Mozilla
  7. Re:mst3k by Fjord · · Score: 5, Funny

    IANAL, but according to the /. TOS, we're SOL. It should be O.K., IMHO, since by reading the FAQ you should be able to get most of them p.d.q.

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