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Weekend Discussion Thread: Your Favorite Wimp

“M Sipher” wrote in the comments for this week’s episode guide entry:

Have we really studied the pusses of MST3K experiments in full? Have we really investigated the wimps and whiners that are supposed to be principle characters we’re supposed to cheer for, and the SOL’s reactions to them?

No, we haven’t, so let’s! Who’s your favorite wimp in an MST3K movie or short?

I’m gonna have to go with Buzz from “Mr. B Natural.” Ineffectual and a little creepy, he’s really no better at the end of the short, except he can play an instrument.

What’s yours?

New Short from RiffTrax…

Download it here. Free sample here.

Some Media Mentions

• He was quoted in the New York Times only a short time ago, and he appears to be becoming the Times go-to guy on the topic of bad movies. He’s quoted again in a story in tomorrow’s paper about “Birdemic.”

• MST3K is also referenced, of course, in a story today about a “horrible movie night” at an L.A. theater.

• And at Time.com, longtime MSTie Richard Corliss (who once gave us an award:grin:) mentions the show in an appreciation of Peter Graves.

Updated: Cinematic Titanic Dates in Ann Arbor, Seattle

Update: Cinematic Titanic will do a show at the Showbox at the Market in Seattle, Friday, June 11. Doors open at 9:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 27. They are $36 in advance, $40 at the door.

They will also do two shows at the Michigan Theater, 603 East Liberty St., in Ann Arbor, Mich., Friday, July 2 at 7:30 and 10 p.m. Tickets will be $20 per show or $30 for both shows (two different movies will be riffed). Tickets go on sale Monday, March 29 at 9 a.m. at the Michigan League ticket office (911 N. University Ave.) online at annarborsummerfestival.org or by calling (734) 764-2538.

As a reminder, other Cinematic Titanic shows currently on the schedule are:
• April 15: One show (“Danger on Tiki Island”) at the Calvin Theatre, Northampton, Mass., 8 p.m. Tickets are $35-$25. Reserved seating! Get tickets here.

• April 16: One show at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, NJ. at 8 p.m. The theater is holding a poll at their Web site for attendees to vote on what movie they will riff. Reserved seating! Tickets are $30-$25. Get tickets here.

• April 17: One show (”Danger on Tiki Island”) at the Nokia Theater Times Square, New York City, 7 p.m. Tickets are $45-$35. Buy tickets here.

Blog Q&A with Kevin

Blogger Dave Holmes at “My Year of Everything,” is doing a Q&A with Kevin. Part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4.