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Aussie Review of 20th Anniversary Collection

Thanks to Beyond Home Entertainment, the 20th Anniversary Collection has been available Down Under for about a month now. Aussie site Digital Retribution gives its review.

Mary Jo Interview/at Master Pancake

Mary Jo was interviewed in the Austin Decider about her fascination with a local attraction called the Cathedral of Junk.
And, in passing, they mention that she will perform with local pro riffing group Mister Sinus Master Pancake Theater tonight.

Weekend Discussion Thread: Lame Science

First off, several folks have sent me discussion thread ideas, some I will use in future weeks, some not so much. :-) But keep ’em comin’!

Alert reader Matthew writes:

What is the lamest scientific explanation and/or plot device given in a MST movie?
For me it’s tough to choose, but I think my top three are:
1) Beginning of the End: Peter Graves’ “radiation makes photosynthesis, the growing process, occur day and night.” So be sure to fertilize your plants with lots of uranium!
2) Space Mutiny: David Ryder’s “high-density de-atomizer escape system.” If only it really had pulled apart all his atoms.
3) The Undead: Quentis merging with Diana’s brainwaves to travel back in time, sans clothes. Of course his wristwatch survives the psychic teleport perfectly intact.”

Good one!

I’d have to go with the cheesy “invisible” face shields in “12 to the Moon.” It’s amazing how invisible they are!

What’s your pick?

Update: RiffTrax Live Event to Broadcast to Theaters Nationwide

Update: If you were interested in seeing the show live at the Belcourt Theater in Nashville, and you didn’t manage to buy a ticket when they went on sale this morning, you’re out of luck. The show sold out in a matter of minutes, then the theater freed up a few more seats at mid-morning, which were also gone lickety-split.

RiffTrax is planning a live event Thursday, Aug. 20: a riffing of “Plan 9 from Outer Space” which will be performed at the Belcourt Theater in Nashville, Tenn., and beamed into movie theaters nationwide live at 8 p.m. eastern, 7 p.m. central, 6 p.m. mountain and tape delayed at 8 p.m. pacific time.

The event will be hosted by Veronica Belmont, the Host of Tekzilla on Revision3 and Qore on the PlayStation Network (whatever the hell THAT means), with musical guest Jonathan Coulton and a special segment by Rich “Lowtax” Kyanka of Something Awful.

All event attendees will receive FREE exclusive digital goodies: A URL and code will be revealed on-screen at the end of the event.

A Look at “MST3K Mode” for XBox 360 via Netflix

I’ve been hearing about this “party” functionality that Netflix, via the XBox 360, will add shortly — a feature that is almost universally being referred to as “MST3K mode.”

Here’s a look at it in action.