Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume 12 Coming October 30!

[Flanger-Hanger]

Yes the DVD you've all been waiting (well just me) for is coming!

What will be on it? Well see for yourself!

Episodes:

-419: The Rebel Set, with short: Johnny at the Fair
-504: Secret Agent Super Dragon
-612: The Starfighters
-811: Parts: The Clonus Horror

Bonus Features:

-Original theatrical Trailers for all episodes
-MST3K video jukebox volume 3
-Interview with The Rebel Set star Don Sullivan
-MST Hour "Jack Perkins" Wraps for The Rebel Set
-Interview with Parts: The Clonus Horror director Robert Fiveson

[SpringHeelJack]

Hey, I've been waiting for it too! I always track down these buggers the first day they come out, lest they discontinue them quickly. Actually, amazon.com might be the way for me to go here.

And I loves me some "Clonus".

[Disney Duster]

Mystery Science Theater has always been somehwat of a mystery to me. I never knew what channel it came on, and it's like something from my past and my memories. It's like The Raisins or Dinasaurs. I remember people watching it or talking about it, and the aliens or robots didn't scare me, but definately didn't seem like characters I could or would want to?meet at a Disney park. They ain't no Muppets.

What's with it? When was it popular? What channel?

And they're on volume 12 already?1?! Wow, I guess it's selling well?

Flanger-Hanger, your "just me" comment was very funny.

[SpringHeelJack]

I wouldn't say it ever had real mainstream popularity. You would have people who know the idea and might have caught it, but it was never that popular. It was and still is a cult show. It started out on a local channel in Minnesota, then was picked up by Comedy Central for seven seasons, then spent three more on SciFi.

Personally, I wouldn't mind meeting Servo, Crow or Gypsy in a theme park, maybe enjoying a movie with them.

[Flanger-Hanger]

I guess you never went to Coventionconexpofestarama, Disney Duster.

It had two coventions, a movie spinoff (released to just 26 screens in 1996) a book (The Amazing Colossal Episode Guide), a CD-ROM, but all those were really for fans which were'nt that wide spread but still plentiful (or else there would'nt have been 10 seasons).

[Escapay]

a movie spinoff (released to just 26 screens in 1996)

Which was shorter than the movie they were watching!

Scaps

[Flanger-Hanger]

and 20 minutes shorter than the average episode, but still fun. You can watch it on youtube (in widescreen), which is good because it's been out of print for 7 years. Leonard Maltin Gives it 3/4!

[bradhig]

Is it possible to watch the movies by themselves without the characters in the forground making jokes? I remember an episode in which a grey crow entered the theater and kept bothering Tom anyone know which season it was?

[Flanger-Hanger]

That could pretty much discribe any episode, but if you want to see the movies by themselves you can, becuase most have been released to DVD in thier regular form (or included as bonus features on some MST3K DVDs).

[Disney Duster]

Thank you all for telling me about this. No, I've never been to one of those conventions.

I must say, with so few fans, it's cool that it got all that stuff, even a CD-ROM! Thank goodness for few diehard fans of things.

But it's just whacky that a movie based on the show is not only shorter than the movie they're watching, but the average epsiode of the show it's based on!

[2099net]

a movie spinoff (released to just 26 screens in 1996)

Which was shorter than the movie they were watching!

Scaps

But many times more entertaining. And yes, I do appreciate This Island Earth without the Bots and Mike...

[Flanger-Hanger]

The release dtae is now October 30th (boo), but on the plus side here is the cover art:

[SpringHeelJack]

I always love the box set cover art. It's so funky and eclectic.