Sampo wrote:
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> Throughout all its 11 years on TV, one thing remained constant for
> MST3K, it was never really a ratings hit. MST3K is THE most
> well-remembered show almost nobody actually watched. Select a random
> person on the street, ask him or her about MST3K. In all likelihood
> their eyes will light up and they'll and say, "Yeah, I LOVED that show!"
> Now quiz this person. How often did you watch it? How many episodes did
> you see? What was your favorite episode? You'll see the light quickly
> fade from their eyes. What you'll mostly likely get is "Well, I saw it
> once at a friend's house..."
>
> As one its biggest fans, I'm here to tell you: MST3K's devoted audience
> was a mile wide and an inch deep. "The right people will get it," Joel
> said. Too bad there aren't enough of the right people.
I'm proud to be among those right people. I've often used that quote
when talking about other things.
One of my all-time favorite moments from MST3k is from the episode
doing "I Was a Teenage Werewolf," and one of the guys is clearly waaay
too old to be in high school. When the actor leaves the scene, one of
the bots says, "Well, I've got some loans to process down at the bank."
We use that all the time in our house when we see an actor too old to
play a kid. (Which happens more than you might think.)
Doug
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