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« on: August 19, 2010, 05:39:01 PM »
Any of y'all hitting a satellite simulcast of the Rifftrax of "Reefer Madness"?

It's basically the dudes who were the later staff of MST3K making fun of "Reefer Madness" except... live from San Diego-ish, beamed into a couple hundred theatres nationwide.

Which is... an entirely rad thing.

http://www.fathomevents.com/comedy/event/rifftraxreeferlive.aspx?utm_source=RiffTrax_ReeferLive&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign

Back in Angeles, I could'a walked to a theatre to see it but... out here, I gotta drive an hour to Albany to find a participating moviehaus.

Ain't nothing wrong with mingling amoungst the Albanians, tho.
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« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2010, 05:54:21 PM »
I thought it sounded cool and potentially funny until I realized my tolerance levels for smug dudes mocking 70-ish year old propaganda was down to single-digit levels.

"Look, we are the future! Ain't we so much betterer!"

I mean, if that's your thing, dig on. But what and how much new are they really going to be bringing to the plate, dig.
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« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2010, 06:53:42 PM »
I understand your doubts, totally.

Your point that "Reefer Madness" is low hanging fruit, I get.

But I saw them mock a programme of old Christmas shorts last December, same deal simulcast, and it was really rather good. Totally worth it.
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« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2010, 07:10:15 PM »
Well then Albany Ahoy!
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« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2010, 07:25:26 PM »
I saw Plan 9 From Outer Space before the Christmas one. I didn't see the Christmas shorts live, but I agree that they were good. I also saw the other MST3K alums, Cinematic Titanic, in Milwaukee.

The choice of movie does seem uninspired in this case.
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« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2010, 07:57:47 PM »
I don't get MST3K.  To me they = unfunny.
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« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2010, 09:12:18 PM »
I just can't handle that it's called "Rifftrax."

Like, I am a smug dude I guess, and I mostly want to make fun of that name.
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« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2010, 11:53:32 PM »
Few people can be humble about being smug like our man Dan.
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« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2010, 03:57:10 AM »
It was really fuck*ng good.

The theatre was entirely sold out, damned full of Albanians.
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