I remember certain shows that I would watch while growing up during the 90s. Mr. Rogers, Beakman's World and Mystery Science theater 3000. While I was too young to get some of the jokes at the time, Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) was one of the shows that i recall quite well. It would air on SciFi Channel. In every episode the main character, originally Joel Robinson then replaced by Mike Nelson, and his two robot friends, Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot would forced to sit through these horrible b-rated movies. The three characters would compensate the torture by heckling and riffing the film. The jokes ranged from puns to pop culture reference to the cheap effects and poor acting of the film. As I watch clips of the show online, I realize that this was one of the best, underrated programs during its time and I hope someone will resurrect this show sometime in the future. You can enjoy a clip from the original show below.
Although MST3K is no more, the brilliant creators haven't failed to keep us entertained. In 2006, Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett started RiffTrax. In the style of MST3K, the actors would record heckle tracks for mainstream films. The end result is if they had done this years ago, MST3K would still be running. You can have a lot of fun ripping apart Hollywood films and you'll probably look at them in a different life. I'm going to post the Best of Twilight and you'll probably never see the film in the same way again. Every time I'll see Jasper, I'm going to think of Harpo Marx.
This has been Ian K. Feldman speaking words of wisdom.
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