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 into a cultural phenomenon on two major cable networks. Included are interviews with series creator Joel Hodgson and cast members Kevin Murphy and Trace Beaulieu.
ISBN: | 9780786445325 |
Publication date: | 30th April 2011 |
Author: | Kevin Murphy, Michael Paul Schafale |
Publisher: | McFarland & Co Inc |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 277 pages |
Genres: |
Television screenplays, scripts and performances |