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MST3K:TM on Cinemax On Demand

If you’re a Cinemax subscriber and have access to Cinemax On Demand, then you might also currently have 24/7 access to “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie.” Apparently, not all cable services carry the full CoD schedule, so check your local cable box to see if this applies to you.

Thanks to Mike Byer for the head’s up!

Weekend Discussion Thread: Top 12 Season 5 Host Segments

Okay, I simply couldn’t get this list down to 10, so everybody gets TWELVE season-five segments to pick.

Here’s mine, in episode order:
• The bearded town council debates the Sinbad problem–505- MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD: Hilarious writing and a great performance. “He’s not Sinbad!”
• Subtle forms of hell–506- EEGAH: Wonderful writing, great satrical insights.
• J&TB reenact the night club scene from the movie–507- I ACCUSE MY PARENTS: observant and silly.
• Song: “What a Pleasant Journey”–509- GIRL IN LOVER’S LANE: one of those underrated numbers in an underrated episode.
• Crow and Tom debate the messy woman in the short–510- THE PAINTED HILLS: Plenty of witty social commentary.
• Tom demonstrates quantum linear super-position–511- GUNSLINGER: A riotous and at the same time very intellectual sketch.
• Joel is ejected into the escape pod, leaving behind a plaque and a final word; Dr. F. is furious…until Mike presents his time card.–512- MITCHELL: Couldn’t leave this one out; a pivotal moment in the series.
• Song: “I’m a Janitor;” Dr. F. cleans up after Frank–514- TEEN-AGE STRANGLER: Mike makes his mark as a host.
• The “guess Kathy’s emotions” game–516- ALIEN FROM L.A.: Another of those brilliant sketches that starts from a simple observation about the movie.
• Song: “Tubular Boobular Joy”–519- OUTLAW: One of the great songs of the series; smart and filthy at the same time–and that’s hard to do!
• An all-inclusive politically correct holiday song: “Merry Christmas…If That’s Okay”–521- SANTA CLAUS: One of the landmark moments of the series that has become a perennial holiday favorite.
• Song: “The Greatest Frank”–523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS: A little early for a tribute, but funny and fun.

Least favorite:
The Gypsy Express–511- GUNSLINGER: A lonnng walk down a short pier of a joke.

What’s yours?

New Rifftrax Short

Once again, it’s the weekend, and once again Rifftrax kicks it off right with another short: “If Mirrors Could Speak.”

mirrors

Get it here.

A Mention in the KC Star

The Kansas City Star makes mention of our site, along with mst3k.com, cinematictitanic.com and rifftrax.com, in a brief article posted here. It’s basically just a sidebar to an article about a completely unrelated live riffing taking place at a local theater, which you can read here. But it’s nice to be noticed.

Thanks to Crowjunkie for the links.

New from Rifftrax: Spiderman 3

 

Featuring guest riffer, author James Lileks

Here’s a sample: