In the Peanut Gallery with Mystery Science Theater 3000
Essays on Film, Fandom, Technology and the Culture of Riffing
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Television, Performing Arts, Film
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780786485727 | |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | Publication: | January 10, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780786485727 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Publication: | January 10, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The award-winning television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999) has been described as “the smartest, funniest show in America,” and forever changed the way we watch movies. The series featured a human host and a pair of robotic puppets who, while being subjected to some of the worst films ever made, provided ongoing hilarious and insightful commentary in a style popularly known as “riffing.” These essays represent the first full-length scholarly analysis of Mystery Science Theater 3000—MST3K—which blossomed from humble beginnings as a Minnesota public-access television show into a cultural phenomenon on two major cable networks. The book includes interviews with series creator Joel Hodgson and cast members Kevin Murphy and Trace Beaulieu.
The award-winning television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999) has been described as “the smartest, funniest show in America,” and forever changed the way we watch movies. The series featured a human host and a pair of robotic puppets who, while being subjected to some of the worst films ever made, provided ongoing hilarious and insightful commentary in a style popularly known as “riffing.” These essays represent the first full-length scholarly analysis of Mystery Science Theater 3000—MST3K—which blossomed from humble beginnings as a Minnesota public-access television show into a cultural phenomenon on two major cable networks. The book includes interviews with series creator Joel Hodgson and cast members Kevin Murphy and Trace Beaulieu.
