| Author | : Robert G. Weiner |
| File Size | : 43,8 Mb |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 10 January 2014 |
| ISBN | : 9780786485727 |
| Pages | : 277 pages |
In the Peanut Gallery with Mystery Science Theater 3000 by Robert G. Weiner Book PDF Summary
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.