Trekathalon TOS: 2-4 Mirror, Mirror

The exact moment goatees became eeevil.

Never beam up in an ion storm, got that?  Much more to this episode then I remembered.  Especially the intrigue on the Mirrorverse enterprise.  Disappointed though we never saw the alt-Bones, was he good natured and friendly, but with a heart of EVIL!? Fun episode.

Mystery Science Theater did a great parody in the episode, Last of the Wild Horses

Always keep fresh batteries in your agonizer!

How could you Mike Nelson?!?

You know that really awful (but horribly infectious) Youtube video from that one talentless teen (No, the other one, no, the other one, no, the other one)?  The one that garnered 2 Million views this week, and a spot on Good Morning America for the young Autotune abuser?

Satellite News revealed it's all Mike Nelson's fault.

How could you Mike?  In the dystopian future of my nightmares that video will be shown to captives in an endless loop.

Blogkeeping: 2/8/2011

Sorry, slight emergency yesterday, new Trekathalon is below.

I marked the Packer's Superbowl win by watching Giant Spider Invasion (and Monster a Go-Go).  I wasn't the only one: http://www.mst3kinfo.com/?p=8745

Trekathalon TOS: 1-19 Tomorrow is Yesterday

Corn Detasseling.

Time travel shenanigans on then present-day earth!  Not the strongest of the many, many, time-travel Trek episodes.  Seems someone got a note that said 'lighten things up,' from the network execs:  this episode goes from serious to goofy so many times I got whiplash.  Majel Barrett doing a silly/sultry computer voice was fine, but I was less enthused with the accidentally kidnapped guard (Hal Lynch) mugging for the camera.

However I did get a kick out of the F-104 stock footage.  Fortunately, there was no refueling.

Mystery Science Theater Volume XX Announced

Satellite News has announced the titles for Volume XX of the continuing Shout! Factory Mystery Science Theater releases:

Project Moonbase
Master Ninja I
Master Ninja II
The Magic Voyage of Sindbad

The two Master Ninja episodes are a surprise, as they were mashed together episodes of a failed TV series, and the studio that did the mashing has long disappeared.  They tend to put me asleep, but the riffing is solid.

Project Moonbase is kinda hard to watch, as the male characters heap abuse on the lone female space commander.  I love the Commander Cody serial though, and this one includes a double dose.

 Magic Voyage of Sindbad ("He's not Sindbad!") is one of the incomprehensible, but stunning Russo-Finnish productions that are some of the Best Brains most outstanding work.  Highly recommended.

Note - I completely stole the spaghetti ball globe from Satellite News. I hope that's ok.