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Joel Interview

Joel does a long and fascinating phone interview with Stephen Sajdak of the “We Hate Movies” podcast. I was aware this was coming but I think it slipped by me while I was in SF.

Somewhat Obscure Item for a Good Cause

This is about a far afield as we go on this site, but it’s a good cause so…

Alert reader Tim has alerted us to a screening of a movie called “The Summer of Walter Hacks,” which is directed and co-written by George Woodard, who played J.K. Robertson (aka “Bob Evil”) in the movie in episode 821- TIME CHASERS.

George has been a busy dairy farmer/independent film maker in Vermont for quite a long time. This indie film he directed was filmed in and around Waterbury a couple years ago. They debuted it last year, but will be showing it again this weekend. Here’s the website to Woodard’s company with plenty of info on the film: http://www.pastureproductions.com. It’ll be showing at the Thatcher Brook Primary School, 47 Stowe St., on Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. Admission is $5. All proceeds will go towards rebuilding Waterbury. Hurricane Irene flooded the whole downtown, destroying homes and businesses this past August. The town is hanging in the balance since the flooding decimated much of Vermont’s state office complex, so this fundraiser looks to help out those affected. I’m a resident of Waterbury and I can attest to things not having been the same since late August. I haven’t seen it yet, but I’ve heard good things. Hopefully it’s good and not MST3K ‘good’.”

New Short from RiffTrax…

…or what happened the day after a kid’s parents got cable TV.

Download it and see a sample here.

How Was the Show?

An open thread for reports from tonight’s Cinematic Titanic show in Wilmington, Del.

Weekend Discussion Thread: Has MST3K Helped You Through a Difficult Time?

Alert reader Corey strikes a serious note for a change:

I was watching the show this weekend and remembering a time about four years ago when my 18 month-old son developed a penicillin-resistant staph infection which put him in the hospital for over a week. It’s a potentially deadly infection and it was a unbelievably frightening and depressing time.

I stayed with him in the hospital during that time and at night when he fell asleep, I would turn on a mini-dvd player I had with me and watch MST3K episodes until I couldn’t keep my eyes open — it was the only thing that kept me from complete implosion while he was sick. I had always wanted to thank the cast for getting me through that time (and many other harsh moments) and I wondered if there were other people who had similar situations where the show helped them to heal from a tragedy or maybe just give them a 90-minute reprieve from some of life’s more nightmarish moments.

MST3K has cheered me up on any number of occasions, but the one that comes to mind is a while back when (it’s a long story) I found myself rather suddenly unemployed. I eventually landed on my feet, but MST3K definitely helped me keep a positive attitude.

Do you have a story to tell?