Tag: MST3K

Courtney Enlow On November 24, 1988, a little life-altering puppet show premiered and changed the face of movie-watching. No, not Kukla, Fran and Ollie, though I understand your confusion. The puppety program was, in fact, Mystery Science Theater 3000. If you’re unfamiliar with the show, you’re dead to …

Aaron R. Davis As most of you know by now, the SCIFI Channel (I used to write for them, and they really did capitalize it like that) has changed its name to “SyFy.” It’s the same name, just spelled like a four year-old wrote it. Because misspelled brand …

Courtney Enlow This past weekend saw the release of the much-awaited movie Watchmen. And I believe that if for no other reason, nerds rejoiced because this movie gave everyone a chance to talk about Watchmen again. Time is a funny thing. Enough of it goes by, and for …

Beginning July 23, over 130,000 people gathered into the San Diego Convention Center for four days of panels, discussions, celebrity sightings and lines. Lots and lots of lines. And though attendees came from all different backgrounds all over the world, they all shared a common interest: a love …

Michael J. Nelson spent five years standing next to puppets and making fun of cheesy movies on the beloved cult hit Mystery Science Theater 3000. Since the show ended in 2000, Nelson has continued screaming back at the culture with his three books (Mike Nelson’s Movie Megacheese, Mike …