tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post2520083427908328097..comments2024-03-05T17:26:44.559-08:00Comments on Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: Movie Musing: Joel vs. MikeRoman J. Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-51740858145299207702016-05-04T08:08:04.032-07:002016-05-04T08:08:04.032-07:00You make a good point. With Mike we did get more f...You make a good point. With Mike we did get more films coming in from the 70s and 80s (and during the sci-fi years we even had a couple 90s films). Joel really seemed to stick with the 50s and 60s (with a couple 40s thrown in for good measure). I'm really curious to see where Ray goes, but with Joel as a creative overseer I'm guessing we are going to get a mix with a heavy 50s and 60s bend. Not complaining, just observing.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-6156046428100526272016-05-01T10:14:02.250-07:002016-05-01T10:14:02.250-07:00Well, at the time of the change, I didn't have...Well, at the time of the change, I didn't have access to watching MST3K so I didn't notice a change until many years later, so it didn't make a difference for me. Hardcore fans argue over their favorite.<br /><br />For me though I like them both. Joel and the films that they lampooned seem a bit more relaxed and breezy. The films tend to be older films. Whereas with Mike they had more or less found the formula and a following of fans, so they just ran with it, to see how much they could expand upon their show.<br /><br />Here lately KERA out of Dallas has been showing them at midnight on Saturdays. Last night they showed Manos, Hands of Fate. I remember now seeing some of that some time back, but still it was funny (and clueless). El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-185678785616823742016-04-29T07:00:58.921-07:002016-04-29T07:00:58.921-07:00Yeah. And I actually enjoyed the "Buffy"...Yeah. And I actually enjoyed the "Buffy" film quite a bit, no matter how goofy it turns out. Paul Rubens still cracks me up with his death scene. But yeah, the television series was a lot more subtle with its humor. <br /><br />I find it amusing that the cast and crew of MST3K seems amiable enough with each other these days. Any issues they may have had from the late 90s seems to be gone. They have all gone on to work with each other on projects and Joel is even participating in the Rifftrax reunion show with Mike. Looking froward to that!Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-37333423646766059902016-04-28T10:30:38.233-07:002016-04-28T10:30:38.233-07:00Replacement characters always face an uncertain re...Replacement characters always face an uncertain response from viewers. Back in the 70s many viewers actually were upset that Farah Fawcett was replaced by Cheryl Ladd on Charlie’s Angels and in the 80s that Suzanne Somers was replaced by Jenilee Harrison on Three’s Company – with those two being replaced in turn. The change from Joel to Mike was a more central one. I wasn’t a big enough of a fan of MST3K for it to matter to me, but I can see how it would to a regular viewer.<br /><br />Moviemaking seems to break up a lot of teams. Joss Whedon walked off the movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer because he hated of the way his script was altered in the direction of overt goofiness. At least he got to correct that with the TV series; meant to take place after the events in the movie, the first episode references things from his movie-script that didn’t make it into the movie as released. I suspect that was at least a little satisfying.<br />Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.com