165 episodes
It’s Just A Show Megaphonic
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4.0 • 45 Ratings
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A friendly conversation about the cult tv show Mystery Science Theater 3000, and about its weird movies and diverse cultural references.
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151. A Fate Worse than Death. [MST3K 103. The Mad Monster.]
The Mad Monster (with the short, Radar Men from the Moon, ep. 2) causes Chris and Charlotte to howl about the moon, the Wolf Man, Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, and the Big Rock Candy Mountains.
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150. Sophisticated Jokes About Film. [MST3K 419. The Rebel Set.]
The Rebel Set (with the short, Johnny at the Fair) makes Beth and Charlotte reminisce about visiting Chicago, Toronto, Winnipeg, the Canadian National Exhibition, and Hellzapoppin’.
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149b. What Even Is This. [This Is MST3K and The Making of Mystery Science Theater 3000.]
Nearly a hundred and fifty episodes — and seven years — into this podcast, Chris and Charlotte decide to watch a few “documentaries” to find out what this MST3K show is all about. This Is MST3K (from season 4) and The Making of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (from season 8) get them talking about M, S, T, 3, and K.
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149. Dinosaurs for Who Knows What End. [MST3K 1105. The Beast of Hollow Mountain.]
The Beast of Hollow Mountain shows up much too late to hear Chris and Charlotte talk about killer cats, dinosaurs, cowboys, cows, and Wallace Shawn.
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148. Off-Brand Nudie. [MST3K 1008. Final Justice.]
It’s Final Justice for Chris and Charlotte, who are sentenced to talk about Joe Don Baker, Greydon Clark, Yes, Malta, and Geronimo.
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147. A Terrible Word for Love-Making. [MST3K 415. The Beatniks.]
The Beatniks avoids anything too far out, but Chris and Charlotte have a gas talking about Paul Frees, pocket pool, dippy slang, store-bought cake, and controversial troll dolls.
Also features another General Hospital short!
Customer Reviews
Love These Folks
This is the first podcast I’ve listened to regularly and without fail. There’s a big backlog that I’m working my way through and really enjoying. If these heroes don’t deep dive MST3K episode minutiae, who will!?!
Great Show!!!
I love this show!! Funny hosts despite their East Canada perspective
Update: still great. Getting to know the hosts over the life of the show has been fun. We don’t share the same favorite episodes but I enjoy their criticism and think they are arguing in good faith. If you “hate Tom Servo’s new voice” this might be the show for you.
The Podcast MST3K Deserves
As a rock-ribbed MST3K fan, I’ve checked out every podcast dedicated to the show. Each one is amusing but filled with empty calories. You don’t gain any more insight than you would by simply watching the show yourself.
It’s Just a Show, on the other hand, is the podcast that MST3K deserves — witty, entertaining, enlightening, and providing cultural and cinematic context. Without taking the show too seriously, it demonstrates humorous intellect that reflects the show it analizes, criticizes, and celebrates.
With better production value, more extensive research, and a clear-eyed view of what makes the show relevant nearly 30 years after the Satellite of Love was launched into space, It's Just a Show expands the Mystery Science universe.
The single fault I have found is the missed opportunity from “Teenagers from Outer Space,” which overlooked my all-time favorite moment of the show: Joel points out that Tom Servo’s homemade Pegasus is actually a cow. Tom innocently asks, “Does it really make a difference?” to which Joel responds, “Nah, I don’t think so,” reminding each of us that everything will be all right.
Keep up the great work.
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