On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 23:39:40 -0400, "Mac Breck"
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>"Sampo" <MSampo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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.
>
>Well, a large part of that is due to the utter obscurity of the movies
>that they riffed.
>
>
>> 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.
>
>Too bad they couldn't be using current bad movies as their fodder,
>especially the current glut of Sci-Fi Channel Z-Movies.
Which would make it really cool if SciFi brought it back. They could
serve as a major supplier of bad movies for their own show to tear up.
They could save money, too - not having to pay for the rights to their
own movies.
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