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Mad genius, comedian, actor, and freelance voiceover artist broadcasting from the distant shores of Lake Erie (he/him)

Broadview Heights, Ohio
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    1. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 19 Jan 2020

      Arthur Chu Retweeted MovieBob Productions

      The idea of the original MST3K being a "takedown" of the movie is really off the mark, and is a distortion of the MST3K spirit that got locked in when RiffTrax and stuff started riffing on actually popular movies with lots of fans MST3K was about making movies *nobody liked* funhttps://twitter.com/the_moviebob/status/1219008813061242881 …

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      MovieBob ProductionsVerified account @the_moviebob
      This is accurate. I've made this observation myself before, but: MST3K itself is an anachronism of when weird/bad movie "fandom" culture grew up around TV entertainment *not* being itself fully manipulable - you watched "what was on" and if it was bad or boring you joked. https://twitter.com/sadydoyle/status/1218957442035388416 …
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    2. LightningLouie Interface 2037 Ready For Inquiry‏ @Elpico72 19 Jan 2020
      Replying to @arthur_affect @nivenus

      The Joel Era is very much in line w/horror host shows of the '70s and '80s -- Elvira, Morgus, (Son of) Svengoolie. Some ridicule but mostly affectionate. Movies' badness the point of watching. Mike Era is more about ridicule. These movies are bad and we're here to mock them.

      3 replies 0 retweets 12 likes
    3. Wildfire Darkstar‏ @FieryDarkstar 20 Jan 2020
      Replying to @Elpico72 @arthur_affect @nivenus

      I'm not sure I agree with this, though it's certainly not the first time I've heard it said. In my experience, there were a lot of Joel episodes that were just as vicious about the movie as Mike episodes, and even the nastiest of the latter tended towards self-deprecation.

      2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    4. Wildfire Darkstar‏ @FieryDarkstar 20 Jan 2020
      Replying to @FieryDarkstar @Elpico72 and

      For example, there are host segment of Joel episode Manos: The Hands of Fate and Mike episode Hobgoblins that are ultimately about how bad the movie is. But the latter puts the emphasis more squarely on the ridiculousness of the host and the 'bots, which takes the edge off, IMO.

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    5. LightningLouie Interface 2037 Ready For Inquiry‏ @Elpico72 20 Jan 2020
      Replying to @FieryDarkstar @arthur_affect @nivenus

      Yeah, but Manos is a uniquely awful movie -- actually depressing to watch, unlike say EEGAH, which was made under similar circumstances. I never really enjoyed that episode, and I usually skip it if it comes up in the Pluto TV queue.

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    6. Wildfire Darkstar‏ @FieryDarkstar 20 Jan 2020
      Replying to @Elpico72 @arthur_affect @nivenus

      Heh. It's funny you mention that, because I usually point to EEGAH as the MST3K movie that makes me the most uncomfortable (largely because of the weird father/daughter "let the caveman rape you" grossness). Manos isn't exactly fun, but it's less of a slog for me.

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    7. LightningLouie Interface 2037 Ready For Inquiry‏ @Elpico72 20 Jan 2020
      Replying to @FieryDarkstar @arthur_affect @nivenus

      There's a lot of grossness in some of the Joel movies. One of the biker movies had an rape scene they had to cut, back in the days before they fully vetted every selection. Manos is uniquely awful, tho. The guy who played Torgo killed himself after he made it.

      2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    8. Wildfire Darkstar‏ @FieryDarkstar 20 Jan 2020
      Replying to @Elpico72 @arthur_affect @nivenus

      Yeah, Sidehackers, I think...? Not a great episode, IMO: when the movie's not being gross, it's just boring. 😝 I have a certain amount of affection for Manos, because of how earnestly the filmmakers were trying. But the sexism doesn't do it any favors.

      2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    9. LightningLouie Interface 2037 Ready For Inquiry‏ @Elpico72 20 Jan 2020
      Replying to @FieryDarkstar @arthur_affect @nivenus

      Manos always felt to me like it was actually made by desert cultists, and after they finished filming everyone was sacrificed to the Master. Like, the Dealey Plaza-level cinematography does not help things.

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      Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 20 Jan 2020
      Replying to @Elpico72 @FieryDarkstar @nivenus

      It is a heartwarming story that the little girl from the movie (Jackie Neyman-Jones) was surprised and delighted to see the movie on MST3K and became central to the movie's modern "fandom"

      10:42 AM - 20 Jan 2020
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