What is Movie Sign?
Every Sunday night, we nestle down in Chat and watch an episode of the cult TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K for short) while spamming up the Chat box. Don't worry - we use episodes available on streaming sites so that we can all watch simultaneously.
What's MST3K?
A comedy show that ran from 1988-1999, it's like watching a movie with running commentary. Joel Robinson or Mike Nelson, along with 'bots Tom Servo and Crow, are forced to watch terrible films as part of a mad scientist's bid for world domination. To keep their (and our) sanity, they talk back to the movies and riff on them. A more detailed explanation can be found up at the SoL.
Next Episode
It's our first cowboy movie here at Movie Sign when we swing on down with Last of the Wild Horses. Duke, a would-be stagecoach robber with a heart of gold, ends up working for the delightfully crusty Remedy. Duke is then enlisted to help the wild horse herds that have been raided by rancher Charlie Cooper, mediating an arrangement between Cooper and the other ranchers. But when Cooper is murdered and Duke is framed, our dashing hero goes on the lam, still trying to get to the bottom of the murder rap.
Host Segment Highlights
Mike shows his one robotic skill when he programs Tom and Crow to have different regional speech patterns to see how well they can communicate. Dr. Forrester interrupts the game with a new invention to test out on the crew - a matter transference device - but with the ion storm that's going on...it's time to play in the parallel universe!
Forrester and Frank are marooned in space and are subjugated to horrible movies by a Crow with a gnarly scar and his boss, a sexy evil Mike with a goatee. Tom and Gypsy are left with the bad guys while Frank and Forrester watch the movie. Things then switch around, where Mike and Crow are stuck with a power-hungry Servo and a Gypsy that wants to be a captain's wife. It's crazy chaos in both universes, and definitely an episode that should not be missed.
Come join us! We don't bite, promise. Movie starts at 8pm EST/5pm PST, room opens at the :30 beforehand.
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MOVIE SIGN gallops on with...
5/17 - Episode 314 - Mighty Jack
5/24 - Episode 807 - Terror from the Year 5000
5/31 - Episode 405 - Being From Another Planet
