In the Peanut Gallery with Mystery Science Theater 3000: Essays on Film, Fandom, Technology and the Culture of RiffingRobert G. Weiner, Shelley E. Barba McFarland, 2014 M01 10 - 277 pages 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. |
Contents
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Introduction | 7 |
Directors | 17 |
Specific Films | 39 |
Fandom | 65 |
Media Texts Audiences and the Culture of Riffing | 109 |
Mental Hygiene | 145 |
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In the Peanut Gallery with Mystery Science Theater 3000: Essays on Film ... Robert G. Weiner,Shelley E. Barba No preview available - 2011 |