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Mystery Science Theater 3000: On April 14th, We've Got Movie Sign
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Don't be such a Turkey.
Watched the first 15 minutes of the new episode, gonna wait for the full drop on Netflix to start. Host segments seem OK and I'm lukewarm on the new blood, but I am fully prepared to give them time to grow. It'll all really come down to the film selection, here's hoping they really found some trash
boredJonathan
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Kinda off topic but I was excited to hear Joel mention that Shout Factory is working on getting a Cinematic Titanic collection out. I've lost my digital copies of those releases and found out the hard way that tracking down any of them on physical release is near impossible. Would love to have an official set to buy
Oh yeah, I was pleased to hear that too. I missed the entire CT era.
I did notice there was quite a bit of empty riff real estate in there. It must be tough trying to strike a balance and they don't want it to be rapid-fire in the first episode. The release of the first two KTMA episodes helped a bit to remind folks how quiet the crew was when they started lol
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Ooh. I was lucky enough to grab the downloads off that weird site they were using and finished the rest of them from the DVDs. I hope they can release the last few riffs they were touring with, too.
DrForester
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Backer email.
I didn't know backers were going to get early access to all the episodes.
I have tomorrow off, and know what I'll be doing.
I didn't know backers were going to get early access to all the episodes.
I have tomorrow off, and know what I'll be doing.
Yep, we found out about that alongside the date of the premiere. I'm surprised how many people overlooked that, I guess all eyes were on the first episode details.
Cheesemeister
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Important request for backers, in case you missed it:
NeoGAF is a forum visible to the public, so let's do what we can to respect the crew's wishes and make the chances for Season 12 as high as possible. No spoiler talk 'til Friday, please?
Ivan Askwith said:
NeoGAF is a forum visible to the public, so let's do what we can to respect the crew's wishes and make the chances for Season 12 as high as possible. No spoiler talk 'til Friday, please?
-ImaginaryInsider
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I really wish they weren't making them available before the Netflix premiere, I honestly don't trust that they won't be leaked/shared by someone. To have that potentially tied to getting another season is a bit worrying.
After the ticket thing, it should be apparent there is a small percentage of people that won't respect Joel's request.
After the ticket thing, it should be apparent there is a small percentage of people that won't respect Joel's request.
DrForester
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I was hoping to be surprised for the movies, but the title cards are the episode thumbnails...
I can't imagine they think for a second it won't leak. It's the Internet.
I think it's more them making sure Netflix knows they did everything they could.
I can't imagine they think for a second it won't leak. It's the Internet.
I think it's more them making sure Netflix knows they did everything they could.
JoshuaJSlone
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Without mentioning a title, I noticed at least one interesting issue of rights lost and gained. One of the movies was a RiffTrax release last year, but is no longer found on their site.
For what it's worth, even if you're not a kickstarter pledger, you can still look at the contents of Experiment 085 on vhx.tv if you want to know what's in store. Mildly disappointed they didn't list them all just as Experiment 11xx, at least for now!
As you'd expect, everything is couched in "PLEASE DON'T SHARE ANY INFO" terms, so I'll go no further than that.
Is it time to discuss forum spoiler terms? As I mentioned upthread, I don't really know usual GAF policy for boxset releases, and I'm not sure such a setup is quite appropriate for MST3k, anyway.
As you'd expect, everything is couched in "PLEASE DON'T SHARE ANY INFO" terms, so I'll go no further than that.
Is it time to discuss forum spoiler terms? As I mentioned upthread, I don't really know usual GAF policy for boxset releases, and I'm not sure such a setup is quite appropriate for MST3k, anyway.
Oh, I'm sure. It happened with the premiere already.
I hope Netflix remembers this when the number-crunchers are looking at the watch counts to decide whether or not to renew.
That long ago? Explains why Felicia's pregnancy wasn't an issue I guess.
JoshuaJSlone
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I am curious how much Netflix is putting up for this season, and how much they'd expect to for a second season--considering the backers already covered millions in production costs for the first season.zigg said:
In the video Q&A she said something like she was 6 months pregnant at the time.
That would be ~February 2016, only two months after the Kickstarter. They definitely weren't filming yet.ElectricBlanketFire said:
EDIT: Searching old backer updates, seems like September was the main filming time.
bigwinnerx
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I read all the episode descriptions. Don't do that.
Contrary to what their update might imply, not everyone will be able to see it on Netflix.
The show will be available on Netflix in the following regions: US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
You don''t feel it's fair that the folks who backed the show to get a chance to see it before the premiere? I understand the piracy concern, but in the long term, pirated today or pirated Friday, hopefully won't make a big difference on the longterm numbers, and I'm sure Netflix is wise enough to take it into consideration. It's not like people are watching it a month ahead of time.
Most people I know who are actually fans plan on leaving the show streaming even when they're not watching it, so hopefully the fans' vigilance supporting the show will negate whatever lost numbers there are by having it out there a couple days early.
Shit. Why though?
The show is virtually unknown outside the English-speaking world and I assume Netflix doesn't see any potential there, especially since a dub is out of question.
Your only legal way to view the episodes is probably going to be via purchase on their VHX site. At (I assume) $9.99 per episode (and with $1.90 VAT on top) that's not very appealing.
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I'm sure they already addressed this big issue long ago on their Kickstarter. Maybe someone else knows more.
Skiptastic
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Finished the first episode when it was streaming for free. Thirty minutes into the second episode.
I'm very, VERY satisfied with my decision to Kickstarter this.
I'm very, VERY satisfied with my decision to Kickstarter this.
This is kind of a hard show to really spoil.
"They watched Gremlins 2 and when the the gremlins all start melting and chanting New York New York, Jonah says "Ey I'm melting here!" OMG!"
Only other thing I can think of is the film titles, but they are in the experiment name anyway.
"They watched Gremlins 2 and when the the gremlins all start melting and chanting New York New York, Jonah says "Ey I'm melting here!" OMG!"
Only other thing I can think of is the film titles, but they are in the experiment name anyway.
We had a fantastic Episode here way back - This Island Earth - it was dubbed by competent people, but sadly there was some fallout or rights issue iirc. It definitely has a cult following in Germany even if it might not be widely popular.
As a backer who doesn't have netflix, I'd rather get them first.
JoshuaJSlone
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Getting rights to the movies has always been a minor issue for the show--maybe doing so for significantly more regions is a big hurdle.
That being The Movie rather than a regular episode, I can see more effort being put behind one major standalone show.
Yep, I can see that being true.
Nevertheless, it couldn't be that expensive for Netflix to get rights to B-D Movies, right?
Especially, since this seems to be under their own mantle...
Machine
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If you read the episode descriptions, they spoil things related to the host segments. They piqued my interest but some spoiler-phobes may want to go in blind.
That's my plan except maybe some New England style IPAs instead of Schlitz. Not sure if the wife will be down with having Linda Evans over...
ElectricBlanketFire
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I'm going to leave it playing while I go to work. I would prefer to watch it on Netflix anyway.
Preach it. Definitely watching a couple episodes between now and Friday but will certainly view the entire run from the beginning on Netflix starting Friday.
Skiptastic
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Three episodes deep. This is really, really good, you guys. Really good.
Oh, and something I've learned: It is much easier to differentiate the voices while listening on headphones rather than watching on TV at a volume soft enough so as not to wake a sleeping child. WHO KNEW?
Oh, and something I've learned: It is much easier to differentiate the voices while listening on headphones rather than watching on TV at a volume soft enough so as not to wake a sleeping child. WHO KNEW?
Well, crap, now I've gotta watch 1103. 😄
ElectricBlanketFire
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Hampton is especially crude on Twitter, but they said from the beginning they'd keep it family friendly, which I also appreciate not only so I can watch with my kids, but it also lends itself to more creative riffs without having to rely on cursing.
David H Wong
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It's ten times better than the first episode. Mainly because the movie is fucking amazing. So much of the quality is based on what the movie gives them to work with.
I'm pretty sure that even among German nerd circles the show is only little known. Yes, there are some fans here, e.g. I think Kalkofe is a big fan, but all in all the fanbase is almost nonexistent over here.
As someone else already said, it was only the movie that made it over here.
-ImaginaryInsider
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I think if it is truly a big enough deal to potentially not get more seasons, and that's just not a tactic to discourage pirating, it would be better to find a compromise, delay the backer access to the day of or a few hours before the Netflix premiere.
We don't know the nature of the Netflix deal, and even if we will get more seasons regardless, a decent amount of pirating might alter what kind of freedom Joel is allowed to have with us in the future.
Hopefully it won't be a big deal.
thechristoph
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Interesting notes on this Netflix stuff. I backed the tier that includes downloadable episodes and canceled Netflix a couple months ago.
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