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Weekend Discussion Thread: The MST3K Fair

Alert regular Andrew writes:

It’s the end of summer and community festivals are starting to pop up. In fact, my own city just had it’s own Fall Festival. Since one of my favorite host segs is the Castle Forrester Fair in which Bobo sells deep-fried hair, I got to wondering as to what kinds of booths and/or attraction would various MST3K characters have? Perhaps you can get a pint of Luthor’s Peanut Apple Cider from “Touch of Satan”. Stop by the convenience store booth from “Boggy Creek 2” for a puffy hat with a filthy saying on the front. Get a free exam and set up an appointment at the “Torgo’s Othopedics” booth. Then stop by the main stage featuring Critter and the Gold Boot Dancers! I’d go!

Kenneth is on the same wave length:

This week, I’ve been on vacation, enjoying my annual visits to the Wayne County Fair in Honesdale. Today, I was reminded of the various times MST3K has ribbed county fairs (including the A Day at the Fair” short and the Castle Forrester Fair). So, if we were to put together an MST3K County Fair, what would it include?
How about a demolition derby where the contestants drive floor buffers and scream like little girls and jump from their vehicles before impact? Or a preserves contest (co-sponsored by the 4-H and Clonus) involving the best canned fruit, vegetables and clones?

So, let’s to the fair!

New VOD Title from RiffTrax…

ManosLive_Web

The wait is over! See a sample or download it here.

Second Half of Joel’s TCM Interview + Joel Joins Twitter/Pinterest

The second half of the Scott McGee’s Turner Classic Movies interview with Joel is up. (Thanks to Ken for the heads up.)

Also, Joel now has a Twitter account, @JoelGHodgson. It appears to be conntected to his new Pinterest account.

The MST3K Concept Gets Borrowed Again

The Starz network has launched a YouTube comedy channel that will include a series, “Captain Cornelius Cartoon’s Cartoon Lagoon,” in which animated characters sit in a theater and watch/comment on cartoons.

Take a look.

This isn’t the first time the concept has been appropriated and I doubt it will be the last.

Reminder: Cinematic Titanic Farewell Tour Begins this Weekend–UPDATED with Interviews

UPDATE: J. Patrick Ohlde at TheBuzzMedia.com also interviews Trace, Mary Jo and Josh.

Matt Mueller of OnMilwaukee.com interviews Mary Jo, Trace and Josh.

Also, The Milwaukee office of the AV Club has a nice little interview that breaks some news about upcoming projects for the team.

Also, Frank and Trace were at Scare-a-con in Syracuse last weekend, and here’s a short video interview that mostly asks them the usual questions but does also ask some good ones.

Here’s the rundown once again:

Sept. 20 (“The Doll Squad”) & 21 (“Danger on Tiki Island”), 8 p.m., Pabst Theater, Milwaukee. More info here.

Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m. The Family Arena, St Charles, Mo. “The Astral Factor” More info here.

Oct. 19, 7 p.m. (“The Doll Squad”) and 9:30 p.m. (“The Astral Factor”) at The Castro Theatre (as part of SketchFest), San Francisco. More info here.

Nov. 1, 7 p.m. (“The Wasp Woman”) and 9:30 p.m. (“The Doll Squad”) at the Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord, N.H. More info here.

Nov. 2, 8 p.m. at the Calvin Theater, Northampton, Mass. “The Astral Factor.” More info here.

Nov. 3, 7 p.m. Wilbur Theatre, Boston. “The Doll Squad.” More info here.

Dec. 30, 8 p.m. Keswick Theatre, suburban Philadelphia. “The Wasp Woman” and “The Doll Squad.” More info here.