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Apparently Rhino will no longer release Mystery Science Theater 3000 on DVD. Instead,
Shout! Factory is taking over. The article is mostly about how everybody at Shout! loves the show, but here's an interesting bit at the end of the article:
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| The series lasted 11 seasons and includes 198 episodes, all of which are ultimately bound for both DVD and digital distribution through Shout! Factory. |
Are they just being overly optimistic, or are they really going to secure rights for all the movies, even the ones from KTMA? And if they do, how much will the sets cost?
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I think that's just press release hype. There's quite a few AIP titles that Susan Hart controls and refused to license for DVD. Plus there's the Gamera and Godzilla flicks.
this is a a good move since Rhino seems to have lost it's passion for the weird. Wonder if they're also going to make a run at the Krofft empire stuff that Rhino has given up releasing.
Wonder how this will affect the Elvira releases.
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KTMA is a Minneapolis TV station that aired the first season of MST3K before the Comedy Channel picked up the series.
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I'd buy season sets if they could keep the price down, but otherwise I think singles or double features would be the way to go. Four movies was a bad middle ground.
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Aren't the people at Shout former Rhino employees?
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Shout was formed by folks who used to run Rhino. Except they no longer have to worry about Wildman Larry Fischer showing up on their front door demanding his money.
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Yep, this is actually exciting. You never really know what they might be able to secure the rights to.
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Maybe we just might get some of those Sci-Fi channel episodes. I am thinking of the Universal titles (Creature Walks Among Us). As Shout has released a few Universal shows!
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Actually I think that one is called "Revenge of the Creature". When I first got a Dish Sci-Fi showed that one once and I was able to record it. Whew! It's a great episode. There's a beastality joke about "Chris the dog" that leaves me in the floor everytime. A release of that one on DVD would be a reason to cheer like a mad man.
If only Sandy Frank was a gambling addict. We could all pitch in and buy him a ticket to Vegas. He'd "need the money" on this silly movie thing sooner or later.
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I just hope that they bring the prices down. I've wanted to buy more of these on DVD, but I simply cannot justify the prices that they currently list for.
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The cost really isn't too bad on the multisets if you shop around. Usually it's 4 film-length episodes for less than $40. Most are totally rewatchable because you'll forget most of the jokes and be reminded over and over.
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Rhino tells us the single-disk version of episode 402- THE GIANT GILA MONSTER will be available only at rhino.com Feb. 5 for a price of–get this: $7.98 (cheap!). Our source also tells us it will only be available for a limited time (essentially until the limited pressing runs out–although we were also told that if sales are really strong initially, they may do a second pressing). UPDATE 1: We can now confirm this report, which says that Dr. Forrester (Trace Beaulieu) and TV’s Frank (Frank Conniff) are also in the “Message from Joel” and that Tom Servo and Crow also have speaking roles.
And for those who did want a true replacement for the previous disk, we’re told the “Photo Gallery” (featuring a collection of historic Best Brains still photos)–which was included on the old Godzilla vs. Megalon disk, is also included on this one. UPDATE 2: Ahead of schedule, the disk is now available for preorder! Thanks to alert reader Mike M. for the tip! |
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wonder if Netflix will pick up the disc.
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Done and done.
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I ordered my copy. Thanks for the heads up, James.
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Enjoy, enjoy. For those who haven't seen this one you're in for one hell of a treat. Easily one of the top episodes. Sounds like the DVD has been well done with the return of the MST3K guys for an all new host bit. I simply can't wait to get my greasy little hands on this.
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Glad to see that's up for preorder. I'll wait until October and buy mine. Too much time and I need to do my usual price shopping.
Good times ahead!
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No one is revealing what's coming. But rumors abound. Everything from Laserblast to Soultaker. And Shout! is good with extras. This should be a big treat. I can't wait to see what will be on it. Soemthing tells me it willbe worth the $50 and then some.
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