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Kevin & Bill to Join Hodgman on Tour

John Hodgman (author and maybe best known as the guy who played the PC in those Mac commercials) is touring the country in support of his book “That Is All.” On four dates in the Midwest, Kevin and Bill will be part of the show. The shows are:

Thursday, March 29, in Minneapolis at the Varsity, 1308 4th Street Southeast; get tickets here

Friday, March 30, in Madison at the Majestic, 115 King Street; get tickets here

Saturday, March 31, in Milwaukee at the Turner Hall Ballroom, 1034 North 4th Street; get tickets here

and Sunday, April 1, in Chicago at The Second City, 1616 North Wells Street; get tickets soon

That Premise Looks Familiar…

We probably should note that two imitations of MST3K are up on the Web:

WNYC’s nationally syndicated public radio show “On The Media” is back doing more “Media Scrutiny Theater.”

Two notes:
First, a request: some of the things they are riffing on are political commercials. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE post any politics comments THERE, not here. Thank you.
Second, full disclosure: “On the Media” host Bob Garfield is pal of mine (he was offended last time when I called him an “acquaintance”).

And for you wrestling fans, there’s “Are You Serious?” Get this: “From underneath Titan Tower, Road Dogg and Josh Mathews are forced to watch some of the most appalling, unpleasant and dreadful clips found in the WWE video library.”
I am hearing positive reviews from wrestling fans. I am not a wrestling fan, and they lost me in about five minutes. Too many inside reference for the casual viewer. Your mileage may vary.

Vote on CT Movies in Durham, Princeton, plus ‘O2Be’

Going to the Cinematic Titanic shows in Durham, N.C., or Princeton, N.J.? Vote for the movie you’d like them to riff. Vote for the Durham show here and vote for the Princeton show here.

By the way, remember “O2Be,” the short-lived 2002 series starring Liz Winstead on which Frank was a consulting producer? Episode 1 is up on Youtube!

Mike, Kevin & Bill Interview, Plus a Bill Mention

Jessica Johnson interviews Mike, Kevin and Bill for Time Out Chicago.

And by the way, Matt Silverman of Mashable.com has a piece today about “How to Be Funny in 140 characters,” in which Bill gets a mention, ’cause he is.

Weekend Discussion Thread: MST3K Monopoly? And more?

Alert reader Trevor asks:

Have you ever noticed how many different editions of Monopoly there are? Wouldn’t it be cool if there was a MST3K one?

Yes, it would! Maybe the spaces would be movies? Let’s hear your ideas. He also asks…

What products (besides t-shirts) would other MSTies like to have a MST3K version of?

Lots of budding entrepreneurs are listening….