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Satellite News on Blonde Champagne Radio

Bill Corbett, Sampo and I were guests on Blonde Champagne Radio on Tuesday, May 20. The live call-in show was hosted by Mary Beth Ellis, author and msnbc.com contributor, who has written several MST3K-related articles over the past few years.

And before anyone writes to correct me on a comment I made during the show, I know a clip of “Schindler’s List” was never riffed by the MST3K crew. It was “Saving Private Ryan” I was thinking of.

Weekend Discussion Thread: Favorite Season 10 Host Segments

Well, sorry for the delay. I got called away suddenly. All is well now.

Again, I got my list down to seven:

• 1001- SOULTAKER: Joel’s completes repairs on the SOL, says hi to Frank, and departs with some uplifting words to M&TB; in Castle Forrester, Bobo and Frank hit it off.– Mike and Joel, together at last, the combination is terrific. A landmark segment.
• 1005- BLOOD WATERS OF DR. Z: Mike becomes wedged in the bulkhead of Crow’s evil voiceover.–One of those segments that just comes from the pain of the movie. Hilarious.
• 1007- TRACK OF THE MOON BEAST: This week on Legends of Rock: The Band That Played “California Lady.”–Tbe Brains parody shows like “Behind the Music” and do a great job.
• 1008- FINAL JUSTICE: Having suffered through a really bad Joe Don Baker movie, Mike assumes it’s his turn to escape.–A great call back from five seasons before.
• 1009- HAMLET: Time once again to play “Alas Poor Who?”–In an episode disliked by many, a memorably witty segment.
• 1011- HORRORS OF SPIDER ISLAND: Mike is auditioning dancers, and Pearl, Brain Guy and Bobo try out.–Mary Jo is particularly funny in this great send up of a particular stupid moment in the movie.
• 1013- DIABOLIK: Mike, Crow and Servo, sharing a small apartment, settle in to watch a bad movie–our fond farewell. A very satisfying end.

Charles Pierce Retrospective?

The Arkansas Times considers the oeuvre of one Charles B. Pierce, artiste.

A retrospective of Pierce’s work is taking place at the –where else?– Arkansas Film Festival going on this weekend, which includes a screening of “The Legend of Boggy Creek” Sunday night.

More information here. Hat tip: our buddy Doug.

John Phillip Law, RIP

JPL

LOS ANGELES–Actor John Phillip Law, perhaps best remembered as the blind angel opposite Jane Fonda in 1968’s “Barbarella” died at his home here May 13. He was 70. MSTies will remember him as Commander Elijah Kalgan in the movie in episode 820- Space Mutiny and the title character in the episode 1013- Diabolik.

Read his Los Angeles Times obituary here.

Now Available from Rifftrax Presents…

Kevin and Bill take the point, so to speak, for another “Rifftrax Presents” title…

Saw

Available now.

Here’s a sample.