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Mystery Science Theater Turns 20

Posted by timothy on from the snark-embodied dept.

RimmerExperience writes "Hard to believe that Mystery Science Theater 3000 is 20 years old. This NY Times article provides a brief synopsis from the humble but inspired beginnings in a Midwest TV studio, to the making of MST3K: The Movie, to what the creators are up to today. It's interesting that the original creators are still involved in MST3K-style riffing in some way. So if you are looking for your traditional Turkey Day fix, plug in your old VHS, tune into BitTorrent or check out their current projects — Riff Trax (Mike Nelson) or Cinematic Titanic (Joel & Trace). Keep circulating the tapes, er, MPEGs."

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  1. Gamera - classic by Corpuscavernosa · · Score: 4, Funny
    [Hidaka and his Eskimo hosts observe fighter jets pursuing another jet.]

    Dr. Hidaka: The war even comes to this Eskimo village. Soon there won't be any peace anywhere.

    [Cut to a ship cutting through the ice.]

    Joel: There's nothing more tragic than a war in an Eskimo village.

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  2. Slap Hardbody by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Big McLargehuge!

  3. What do you want for Christmas? by phrackwulf · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I want to decide who lives and who dies!"

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    What would Richard Feynman do, if he were here right now? He'd do some math and he'd follow through!
  4. Re:HAI! HAIKEEBA! by Tetsujin · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...He tried to kill him with a forklift...

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    Bow-ties are cool.
  5. Re:died at 11 by Hatta · · Score: 5, Funny

    MST3k didn't turn 20, it died at 11.

    The Simpsons recently turned 20

    Yeah, but it died at 8.

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