a return to gizmonic institute
In the not too distant future,
Next Sunday, A.D.
There was a guy named Joel,
Not too different from you or me.
He worked at Gizmonic institute,
Just another face in a red jumpsuit.
He did a good job cleaning up the place,
But his bosses didn't like him so they shot him into space.
i love netflix.
it has afforded me the opportunity to catch up on much needed movies that i haven't seen in years or was in desperate need of seeing for the first time. all without leaving home.
but a recent wild hair on netflix has sent me reeling back to a nostaglic dreamland.
the time: 1993-1994
the place: ellsworth hall, the university of kansas
the show: mystery science theater 3000
back when it was on comedy central AT LEAST 3 times a day, we use to watch mst3k restlessly. the sharp, witty observations combined with some of the worst movies ever made, made it nearly impossible to want to get anything else done. (for the record: my freshman year GPA topped out at a stellar 1.72) heck, i even started to tape all of the episodes (at 2 hours apiece) and wound up with a pretty hefty library containing most of the episodes from the first 6 seasons. a library that i just recently gave away (bruce and beth, if you're reading this, i will want those back someday.)
so, my buddies over at netflix now carry about 15 of the episodes on dvd.
today, i received manos: the hands of fate. laugther ensued.
not that i had forgotten how funny the show was. but i had certainly forgotten how much of a part of my existence it was more than a decade ago. joel and mike and their robot buddies made far more than just an entertainment and creative impact on me. there was an entire social experience that surrounded this unique and groundbreaking show. friendships were made and fortified because of it (and beavis and butthead, but that's a different story.) and to this day, it shapes the way i view just about everything. if i were not able to laugh at life, i would find it very hard to get up every day.
just a small slice of nostalgia i wanted to share. is it weird, though, that i can measure the important periods in my life with pop-culture?
Next Sunday, A.D.
There was a guy named Joel,
Not too different from you or me.
He worked at Gizmonic institute,
Just another face in a red jumpsuit.
He did a good job cleaning up the place,
But his bosses didn't like him so they shot him into space.
i love netflix.
it has afforded me the opportunity to catch up on much needed movies that i haven't seen in years or was in desperate need of seeing for the first time. all without leaving home.
but a recent wild hair on netflix has sent me reeling back to a nostaglic dreamland.
the time: 1993-1994
the place: ellsworth hall, the university of kansas
the show: mystery science theater 3000
back when it was on comedy central AT LEAST 3 times a day, we use to watch mst3k restlessly. the sharp, witty observations combined with some of the worst movies ever made, made it nearly impossible to want to get anything else done. (for the record: my freshman year GPA topped out at a stellar 1.72) heck, i even started to tape all of the episodes (at 2 hours apiece) and wound up with a pretty hefty library containing most of the episodes from the first 6 seasons. a library that i just recently gave away (bruce and beth, if you're reading this, i will want those back someday.)
so, my buddies over at netflix now carry about 15 of the episodes on dvd.
today, i received manos: the hands of fate. laugther ensued.
not that i had forgotten how funny the show was. but i had certainly forgotten how much of a part of my existence it was more than a decade ago. joel and mike and their robot buddies made far more than just an entertainment and creative impact on me. there was an entire social experience that surrounded this unique and groundbreaking show. friendships were made and fortified because of it (and beavis and butthead, but that's a different story.) and to this day, it shapes the way i view just about everything. if i were not able to laugh at life, i would find it very hard to get up every day.
just a small slice of nostalgia i wanted to share. is it weird, though, that i can measure the important periods in my life with pop-culture?
posted by cade at 1:25 PM
8 Comments:
So when are we getting together to watch this?
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name it, joker.
and quit double-posting.
Yeah? Well . . . . . . . . .
"Dracula called, and he's coming over tonight."
"Dracula...is HERE?"
Oh my god! I LOVE that show. I used to watch it all the time, I have an ex-boyfriend who taped every episode that was ever on. I have the MST3K movie plus a set of just their "shorts" (the instructional movies that were about fifteen minutes long)and "Poopie" which is one of their blooper reels where the 'bots are falling apart and such.
Narrator: "This is the story of Jeff and Kay"
Tom Servo: "And a human ear."
You never had a poodle, honey. Now I want you to stop this foolishness about a poodle!
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