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306- TIME OF THE APES This will not be a limited edition set with figurine. More info when we get it. 186 Replies to “Volume XXII Titles”Commenting at Satellite News
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Mike in Portland #65 – I agree with you that there are likely more fans of the later Mst3k years than the earlier, which only reinforces the poll results that Season 8 is the most popular. If you have one person who likes season 8 the best and has seen ONLY season 8 shows and you have another person who likes season 8 the best but they have seen the entire series, you still have two people who will be more likely to purchase a set that features season 8 episodes.
As far as my poll is concerned, yes, it would be nice if every voter submitted a complete list so that I could get a more accurate quantitative contrast between seasons, but it just don’t work that way. I figured, if you like a show, you voted for it and if you don’t like it, you didn’t include it.
Haha! The next time I go to a football game, I should yell, “I want the Chiefs to win more than the Chargers, but the Chargers can win more than the Raiders. Yeah!!” :-)
Excellent news!! Violent Years and Brute Man are two personal favorite that I can now, FINALLY cross off that wish list of episodes I want on DVD… :)
@91
There is no way my local library will have it, including the county one. Also, the people working there won’t have any clue what I’m talking about anyway. I’m surprised either one has books from this century. I’m going to wait until I’m employed before I pick up either set.
Let’s talk supplimentary material. I know there are MST Hour wraps for Time of the Apes. Do they exist for Mighty Jack?
What about Brute Man or Violent Years? Oh wait. Never mind on those.
VERY nice list… December can’t arrive soon enough!!!
I think this compilation is the weakest to be released by Shout Factory. Don’t get me wrong, I think they’ve done a tremendous job since taking over from Rhino, and all their previous compilations have been strong. But I won’t be rushing out to get this set, because they’re four of the least memorable episodes in MST3K history. I expect a compilation will have one or two dogs from time to time, but those are usually off-set by the other, stronger episodes in the set. Not this time. Time of the Apes was mildly amusing, while Mighty Jack was so bad even the Brains couldn’t make a good go of it. The Violent Years is the lamest of the Ed Wood trilogy (Bride of the Monster and The Sinister Urge were considerably better), though it does have some very funny riffs, and the short “Young Man’s Fancy” is one of the best they ever riffed. “The Brute Man”, like “The Violent Years”, is overshadowed by a wonderful short, in this case, “Chicken of Tomorrow”. Both shorts are part of the Rhino “Shorts” collection, so I have no reason to purchase this particular set. Sorry, Shout Factory, I’m passing on this one. Look forward to the future releases!
Oh one more thing. People at Shout! This time demand from Best Brains that the masters include the “Turn Down Your Lights where applicable” intro to the opening credits for the season three episodes.
@ # 107: I actually asked about the “Turn Down Your Lights Where Applicable” intro on the Shout! forum once because I also enjoyed that atmospheric and humorous little setup yet it hasn’t appeared on any DVD releases. Brian Ward said it was because it was never included on the master tapes, but that he would try to include it on future releases. You may wish to remind Shout! about it by also requesting it politely over on their MST3K Community Forum.
Spector #106 – I don’t believe Young Man’s Fancy is commercially available yet. For some reason, a decent quality copy of episode #610 as evaded me, so it’s awesome that it’s on this set.
See? You DO have a reason to spend $40! You’re welcome! :devil:
@106 – Just to clarify, “Young Man’s Fancy” has never been released on any of the “Shorts” collections. The collections consist of the following…
Shorts Vol.1: “The Home Economics Story,” “Junior Rodeo Daredevils,” “Bodycare and Grooming,” “Cheating,” “A Date With Your Family,” “Why Study Industrial Arts?,” and “Chicken of Tomorrow.”
Shorts Vol.2: “Catching Trouble,” What to Do on a Date,” “Last Clear Chance,” “A Day at the Fair,” “Keeping Clean and Neat,” “The Days of our Years.”
Shorts Vol.3: “Speech: Using Your Voice,” “Aquatic Wizards,” Is This Love?,” “Design for Dreaming,” “The Selling Wizard,” “Once Upon a Honeymoon.
Mr. B’s Lost Shorts: “Mr. B. Natural,” “X Marks the Spot,” “Hired, Part 1,” “Design for Dreaming,” Johnny at the Fair,” “Are You Ready for Marriage?”
Love this compilation. Time of the Apes, Brute Man, and especially The Violent Years are all favorites of mine. For some reason I can’t recall much about Mighty Jack, despite trying to watch it many times. It may be funny, but that movie causes instant amnesia, probably as a defense mechanism. I hope that the MST hour bumpers will be included again. Those should be for any movie they exist for. I can never get enough of Mike doing his Jack Perkins character.
@106 – to each their own, but Time of the Apes “unmemorable”? To me it’s a key MST3K episode, and although it does get a bit dreary and plodding toward the end, there are enough iconic MST3K moments in it to make it essential viewing for new fans. The very fact that it’s immediately identifiable as an obvious Planet of the Apes rip-off has made it very, very memorable to even casual fans over the years. I know there are lots of people who dislike this episode, I’m just arguing that it’s an important one nonetheless.
OK, rereading you said “least memorable” not “unmemorable.” Sorry about the quotes!
Bless you, Shout Factory.
Bless you all. *grin*
#108 – the MST3K Gamera set has the Turn Down Your Lights” message
Good call about “Young Man’s Fancy”, as it doesn’t appear in any of the Rhino shorts collections. If Shout Factory sells “The Violent Years” episode as a single (as they’ve done with several others), then I might plunk down the coinage for that, as it’ll be considerably cheaper than buying this compilation. Doesn’t change my opinion of the episodes in this set. Still, a bad MST3K episode is better than most of the dreck on TV today. I’ll keep my old video copies (which I’ve since burned to DVD), plus Netflix also has the Shout Factory MST3K releases, so I can watch those when they become available if I choose.
A great compilation! Time of the Apes, Mighty Jack, and The Violent Years are true series icons, and The Brute Man is one of my top 10 favorite episodes. What a fantastic time to be a MSTie!
Spector #116 – Still, a bad MST3K episode is better than most of the dreck on TV today.
True, dat!
-#103 (Laura)
Try going to the Reference Librarian and requesting it via Inter-Library Loan. Some libraries are reluctant to ship their DVDs, but others are more understanding. It’s worth a shot.
I work for a public library and, thanks to public interest and my nagging, we’ve stocked a good amount of MST titles, including the original release of Rhino’s vol. 10 with “mumblemumblemumble vs. mumblemumblemumble”. I’ll see if we can pony up the money for this one.
Man alive, I love Shout Factory! :laugh:
@Spector… When has Shout ever sold single discs of any episodes from their four disc sets? The only single DVDs they’ve ever released are episodes that were previously released by Rhino. They’ve never released any single discs of episodes from their new four disc sets like this. Sorry, but if you want that copy of The Violent Years DVD it looks like you’ll have to buy this set.
Also might I add that if you really think these are “four of the least memorable episodes” then you are insane. I don’t care whether you personally like them or not, but “unmemorable” cannot reasonably be used to describe them, at least not “time of the Apes” or “Mighty Jack”. They are two of the MOST memorable/well remembered episodes of the Joel era by many MST fans.
And on top of that those two episodes alone are reason enough for any MST fan to rejoice about this set. Until now no one thought that “Time of the Apes” or “Mighty Jack” (or any of the Sandy Frank episodes) were ever going to get an official release, so having them coming directly on the heels of ALL FIVE Gamera movies is a triumph for Shout and all MST fans. It actually gives us real reason to believe that anything is possible for future MST DVD sets, and EVERYONE, including people like you who don’t personally like those episodes, should at least recognize the significance of that.
Spector stands in the minority thats for sure..Everyone has their own opinion..
Mighty Jack is a great episode and we get to see Joel in the Teal Jumpsuit even though its brief..
Time of the Apes is one of the episodes that gave the show new heights and is a tremendous episode…
Violent Years is also a lot of fun
The Brute Man ..its decent, its a black & white oldie ..its a good one to take a nap on once youve seen it a few times..
zzzz
This doesn’t mean anything to me. Looking into the paper today I see that God is dead. GOOD!
Shout Factory, I love you guys!
Keep ’em coming …
My second post in as many days in this thread….but, I just had to once again voice my appreciation to Shout!
These guys clearly understand and care about the fans.
Thank you, Shout Factory! (for letting us laugh at love….again)
Heh, I was thinking earlier today after buying Vol. 21 , “What Japanese Movie based episodes are left to release”? So I guess after the announcement for Vol. 22. , we still need.
“ Lizard” vs. “Lobster” with cameo by “ Lepidoptera.
A re-issue of The Lizard and the Robot fight Asian Long Horn Beetle and Buzz the wonder space chicken
Fugitive Alien 1 and 2
Invasion of the Neptune Men
Kind of a pity that Shout Factory did get the rights to “The Lizard and the Robot fight Asian Long Horn Beetle and Buzz the wonder space chicken” instead of Tokyo Shock.
On a different note, It’d be interesting if some time in the future they released a box set containing:
Rocket ship X-M
Fire Maidens from outer Space
Last of the Wild Horses
Samson vs. the Vampire Women
With possibly a TV’s Frank figure with or with out Timmy.
@110: “Alphabet Antics” never made an appearance on a shorts comp either, same goes for for “Robot Rumpus” though perhaps that’s a rights issue.
And like almost everyone else, I am delighted with the next set (hell, I’m delighted with ANY set). Even if a DVD is released of an episode I wasn’t crazy about the first time, I watch it anyway. Along the way, I’ve discovered that there are a lot of episodes I dismissed the first go-round that I quite enjoyed on a subsequent viewing (“Giant Gila Monster” comes to mind). If anything else, it’s nice to be able to jettison my old tapes and have a crisp, clean digital copy in my collection (I give my old tapes to a friend of mine who takes good care of them).
Thanks again to Shout! for treating MST3K, and it’s fans, with some respect and dignity — and keep those sets coming.
Everbody has thier own view of the show, and I think thats great.I always pick up the DVDs if I like the episodes or not 1) because I want a factory release, and 2) I want to own it before it goes out of print. Hey, I love the Beatles, and Im not a big fan of “Let It Be”, but I still have it.
Great, great news. Thank you Shout!. Now for finding a way to get more Bert I. Gordon stuff released. Maybe a set with King Dinosaur, Earth vs. the Spider and the two Colossals. After news like this, one can dream.
Kenneth Morgan says:
August 1, 2011 at 12:36 pm
“Now we’ve just got to figure a way to do an end run around Roger Corman…”
… and Susan Hart Nicholson.
Don’t know if this is a place for this, but…. My wish lists for the upcoming sets:
Season One: Not that I’d prefer more Season One episodes but ROBOT HOLOCAUST and MOON ZERO TWO are the most watchable of the remaining 5 options
Season Two: ROCKETSHIP XM is a milestone episode, if not the most exciting movie. JUNGLE GODDESS and KING DINOSAUR are also early favs, although would be willing to hold off on the latter for a MST3K VS. MR. B.I.G. box set.
Season Three: FUGITIVE ALIEN & STAR FORCE: FUGITIVE ALIEN II. A MST3K VS. CORMAN box set (with 311, 315, 317, & 806) would be nice.
Season Four: THE ATTACK OF THE THE EYE CREATURES is one of my favorite episodes of all time. FIRE MAIDENS OF OUTER SPACE an interesting and unique episode.
Season Five: VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS is one of my favs, and I would love ALIEN FROM L.A., OUTLAW, or TEENAGE CRIMEWAVE.
Season Six: THE LAST OF THE WILD HORSES is an important episode I can’t believe isn’t on DVD yet. The movie is, like, 100 years old, how much could the rights be!? SAMSON VS. THE VAMPIRE WOMEN is another all time fav and important (would like to see that on a set with ROCKETSHIP XM). Also love THE SWORD & THE DRAGON and HIGH SCHOOL BIG SHOT.
Season Seven: Any and all of these. I love this season.
Season Eight: Would be great if they could do box sets for 801-804 (hosted by Bobo and Peanut) & 805-808 (hosted by The Observers). Also love RIDING WITH DEATH, THE HORROR OF PARTY BEACH.
Season Nine: PUMA-MAN. THE QUEST OF THE DELTA KNIGHTS.
Season Ten: DIABOLIK!!! Love SQUIRM too!
I still don’t know what Mighty Jack was supposed to be. I have half the episode on an old tape I found and it’s a funny episode with a bunch of crazy characters and an maybe hating on the Europe folk. Wasn’t the villian Italian or something. They had warm ice or something. A giant Iceberg Island. “We’re informal here at Mighty Jack.” OFcourse the dubbing. “I take this up with Colonel Yubuki.” That’s funny in itself. Mr. Atari? I’m pretty sure that’s not an actual name and he didn’t invent Pong.
Time of the Apes. What can you say about a Planet of the Apes inspired film that has masks worse than the afformentioned film. Plus a UFO flying around and the Joshua Light Show?
I know. “I don’t care.”
That’s it, I’m voting for Shout! in the next presidential election.
I’ve never seen Mighty Jack. I’ve only heard the legends. Can’t wait! Thanks Shout Factory!
Spielberg finally returned one of Sandy’s calls!
Cronkite Moonshot: Just because I don’t particularly care for those episodes doesn’t make me “insane”. That criticism is a tad extreme, don’t you think? In my humble opinion, they were unmemorable. Others, of course, obviously believe otherwise. That’s cool, I don’t expect everyone to agree. I don’t think they’re “insane” if their opinion differs from mine. I don’t consider you “insane” for disagreeing with me. I just think your response to my criticism is a bit over the top. So the Sandy Frank episodes are finally being commercially released. That’s great for those who were fans of those episodes. Some of them I liked, some of them I didn’t. No big whoop. I’m merely stating my opinion, just like everyone else, and I didn’t denigrate the episodes or those who enjoyed them.
As for those individual episodes released by Shout Factory, you’re right, but again, they’re now showing individual MST3K episodes released by Shout Factory on Netflix, so I’ll simply have to wait and then I can watch it as many times as I like, without having to plunk down the coin for a box set of what I consider a weak compilation. Plus, I still have the copy I taped years ago (which I’ve since burned to DVD).
I think we can disagree without stooping to epithets.
I’m still waiting for Master Ninja 1 and 2, Project Moon Base and Magic Voyage Of Sinbad to arrive at Netflix. You still can’t rent or stream those from Netflix yet. Vol. 21 and 22 could be a while before Netflix gets them, but of course, I’m just speculating.
On a side note, has anyone else noticed that some Netflix streaming episodes have the Turn Your Lights Down intros, while the DVDs of the same episodes don’t have them? I’ve always thought that was strange. Good to hear the Gamera set has them.
And great job Shout! Keep cranking out these awesome releases! I’ll take any episode you’ve got, but I really buy them for the extras! Love me some new extras! (And episode upgrades too!)
Maybe one day Netflix will stream extras…
A few years back I was tempted to get unofficial copies of episoders that seem unlikely to come out. With the last three releases, Shout almost has me believing anything is possible
Regarding Universal – right now they are making $0 in conjunction with MST3K. Why would they not compromise a little or be more reasonable in order to make $? Is the problem that they want too much $, or something else? MST3K pretty much only does stinky movies, so I don’t see how it could ‘ruin’ the reputation of the movies. If anything it will help them sell the un-Mystied versions.
My other guess – it may be hard to track down the rights owners?
Spector, You make some good points, for an insane person. ;-)
Would be really funny if the new Planet of the Apes flick comes out on video the same week as this.
Spector, atta boy for taking the high road, and sticking to your guns at the same time. Everyone rushes to the shows defense no matter how bad the episode or the slight hint of negative thought. You have to love and hold each episode like a new born kitten, otherwise they are comin’ after ya. Now go out and get that new set you insane nut!!
@119 – Bravo for your efforts in bringing MST to the library, that’s awesome!
@137 – I gave up on waiting for the Vol 20 episodes to show up on Netflix and just went ahead and bought it two months ago on eBay. Weird how it seemed like they had been good about getting them up on there pretty quickly after the dvds were released (within a month or two) previously and this one just never showed up. Hopefully they will get it together for future releases!
It Conquered the World, Viking Women vs. the Sea Serpent and Teenage Caveman would be so sweet. Corman and B.I.G. collections would be amazing. Probably unrealistic.
This is amazing news, more Sandy Frank Japanese episodes? Time of the Apes is one of my favorite episodes. Fave line: Crow: “McHale’s Navy goes to the Planet of the Apes!”
And Laura, no offense and I feel bad for your situation but could we go just one announcement without having you simply jump in to glumly inform us you won’t be able to buy the latest release or refuse to drive x amount of miles to see a Cinematic Titanic show? It’s getting really tiresome and again, you have my sympathies but surely you can add more than that?
AWESOME news indeed, Shout Factory continues to impress! :D I’ve updated the LIKELIHOOD FOR RELEASE release accordingly:
http://forrestcrow.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=mstchat&action=display&thread=6297
*Oops, I meant LIKELIHOOD FOR RELEASE LIST.
Spector – I really didn’t like Volumes 8 or 9 that much, but Msties ranked those in the top half of box sets. I, too, am insane! :X-P:
Travis H #146 – Your LIKELIHOOD list is amazing and I appreciate all of your research, but Shout! cannot be stopped!
What a banner year for Shout! and MSTies everywhere! I believe good things come in threes. With the Gamera set already out and Time of the Apes and Might Jack on their way, can Fugitive Alien I & II be far behind? Please, Shout!, work your magic once again and keep delivering the goods!
Fugitive Alien announcement this turkey day?