That's not so good. posted by I Foody at 1:12 PM on February 28, 2008
Oh come on, I liked the Huckabee one. Huckabee's actual tax plan makes just about as much sense. posted by echo target at 1:35 PM on February 28, 2008 [1 favorite]
If you didn't chuckle at "You send me crumpled dollar bills, I'll send you change" you're a godless communist and probably a Lie-beral. posted by Cyclopsis Raptor at 1:39 PM on February 28, 2008 [1 favorite]
I thought these were really funny! Like the Free Pen Huckabee the best posted by Happy Dooies at 2:32 PM on February 28, 2008 [1 favorite]
If you didn't chuckle at "You send me crumpled dollar bills, I'll send you change" you're a godless communist and probably a Lie-beral.
Okay, I admit I smiled at that one.
But just a smile. No chuckles. posted by DrGirlfriend at 2:42 PM on February 28, 2008
Fail dogs were funnier. posted by mojohand at 2:43 PM on February 28, 2008
Painfully embarrassing. posted by KokuRyu at 2:47 PM on February 28, 2008
Yeah, maybe it's just because I stopped watching after the first one, but man. Five years from now, he'll be standing on a streetcorner going on about passersby and how stupid their outfits are while people avoid him or put change in his MST3K ball cap, and he'll occasionally break down and rant about how he used to do this professionally. Man. posted by Naberius at 3:34 PM on February 28, 2008 [1 favorite]
This is why Joel is still the best. posted by nola at 5:05 PM on February 28, 2008 [3 favorites]
Is it the not too distant future yet? posted by ooga_booga at 5:14 PM on February 28, 2008
The jokes weren't bad, the problem is he did these solo. When there's a few voices there's more of an "us vs. the material" type thing going on. By himself, it just feels like the one guy in the room trying to hard to make jokes. I've been that guy enough times to know.
Still, much respect for Mike for keeping the spirit of MST alive all these years. Joel's new Cinematic Titanic is great, too. Very close to the feel of the good ol' days. There's even a half-hearted attempt to do skits and insert breaks that I'm sure will mature as it goes along.
Yes, I was in the fan club. And I still have the card... somewere posted by Freon at 5:16 PM on February 28, 2008 [4 favorites]
(for some definitions of the word 'funny') posted by empath at 5:39 PM on February 28, 2008
I think the other problem is that MST3K was always on (in my neighborhood, anyway) really late at night. Mama's Family joke at 2pm = "ugh, really?". Mama's Family joke at 2am = Pure Gold. (See also: half the stuff Conan O'Brien gets away with). posted by Gary at 5:53 PM on February 28, 2008
I actually really liked them, more than you guys at least, and I think I see why: on the ones with lots of candidate facetime, he's actually trying to match the words coming out of the candidate's mouth. On the McCain one it's pretty close, or I thought anyway. posted by JHarris at 6:06 PM on February 28, 2008
Oh, and I also have such a card lying around Freon, and can sympathize with being the guy trying too hard to make jokes on the material.
Say, you aren't another me come back in time from ten years in the future, are you? posted by JHarris at 6:08 PM on February 28, 2008
At least Rifftrax is funnier than that. posted by Pope Guilty at 6:13 PM on February 28, 2008
If we're lucky, our country will soon have a leader whose name can't be spelled by half the populace.
I laughed at the "sending a dollar/sending change" bit, too. Also, Hillary ruining Christmas. posted by lostburner at 6:21 PM on February 28, 2008
No, JHarris, I'm not. Time travel, hah! That's just silly. Silly and expensive.
And the powerball number for tomorrow is defintely NOT: 7 14 15 36 55 (42).
Because that would be just ridiculous.
And the gorgeous brunette that you meet in the spring of '13 is a total bunnyboiler; avoid her this time. posted by Freon at 6:30 PM on February 28, 2008 [4 favorites]
...stuck in time>
And the powerball number for tomorrow is defintely NOT: 7 14 15 36 55 4 8 15 16 23 (42).
Hey, I tittered and giggled my way through these. My only question is, does anyone really read Mallard Fillmore? Really? posted by Hugonaut at 10:07 PM on February 28, 2008
we now return to the regularly scheduled thread, already in progress posted by zippy at 10:35 PM on February 28, 2008 [1 favorite]
The first one was hilarious (I in fact did laugh aloud at "The last temptation of Bill") but the others were sorta pedestrian for Mike.
I have yet to check out Rifftrax though, I hear they're excellent. posted by Uther Bentrazor at 6:38 AM on February 29, 2008 [1 favorite]
Some of the Rifftrax are good, others not. Stick to the cheesy 80's movies like Roadhouse and Over The Top, maybe avoid the standard sci-fi and more current films. The one he did with Neal Patrick Harris for Willy Wonka was fun. posted by notmydesk at 7:45 AM on February 29, 2008
Actually I think one of the real quotes was the funniest part:
"Playing bridge is hard. Caucusing is easy. I THINK!"
Ruining Christmas was also amusing. I always smile a little at humorous Christmas-ruining. posted by lampoil at 5:24 PM on February 29, 2008
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