NEWS SPRING '95 FORMERL Y THE BINDING POL YMER VOL. 7.1 MST MO IE IN THE-CANI Production on the MST3K the Satellite of Love are: Tom Servo's bedroom, the storm movie wrapped on April 24th. shelter and below deck. You'll meet a Metalunan and see That's right, your letters to Tom Servo fly through the air and climb down a ladder. As we Mr. Casey Silver paid off! get closer to a release date, you'll see more press on us and The movie deal was the film. Watch for possible stories on Entertainment Tonight approved after Universal and in Entertainment Weekly and Premiere Magazine. Executives made the trek to the ConventioCon to see the live show. They were so impressed with the reaction the show received from the fans, they said yes to the movie. So we would like to extend a hearty thank you to all of you who wrote letters on our behalf! While the budget and sets are bigger, the handmade look of the television show remains intact. Some of the new stuff you'll be seeing on Some Basic Information "Action'" yells Director Jim Mallon, wielding the wiley Gypsy, while Director of Photography Jeff on the movie Stonehouse "gets the shot". Mike Nelson rounds out the cast. (photos by Michael Kienitz) Title of the film: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie Movie being riffed: This Island Earth Cast: Mike Nelson as Mike Nelson, Trace Beaulieu as Crow and Dr. Clayton Forrester, Kevin Murphy as Tom Servo, and Jim Mallon as Gypsy Directed by: Jim Mallon Distributed by: Gramercy Pictures Release Date: Unknown as of this writing. The studio decides such things. We'll let you know when we know! Movie Written by: Trace Beaulieu, Paul Chaplin, Bridget Jones, Jim Mallon, Mike and Crow share a tender moment on set. Kevin Murphy, Mike Nelson and Mary Jo Pehl. Julie's Frequently Asked Questions. !~. I've received many letters over the Who is that guy who hosted the What's this I hear abou MST3K past year requesting that the MST Hour? Why that was our own being syndicated? Yes, MST3K newsletter include more information Mike Nelson in apparently a very will be in syndication this fall. No on Best Brains, the show and how convincing 41/2 hour make-up job! details on exact stations yet. Write we do stuff, etc. Here's my attempt How do you folks choose the your local independant stations if at my own Frequently Asked movies you use on the show? you want MST3K carried in your Question list. HBO Downtown productions picks area. Where the heck is my Info Club out the movies that meet our crite- Why have you asked Comedy Member number? Your member ria (we can afford them) and sends Central not to air the season 1 number is in the upper left hand. them to us. Someone on staff shows? The resources we corner of your mailing label and is 5 reviews them all and then shows received for the first season did not digits long (if you've recently the "good" ones to everyone. We allow us to fully realize the vision of joined). As of May, current mem- don't select the movie titles our- the show. Therefore. we view sea- r----"""-=--h,er-rrttrn berS---df8-irdhe-54, 000' s. selves so piease don't send tapes son 1 as only a work in progress. to us! When is the show on? The We were able to make the Signifi- schedule seems to change a lot. Are you guys on-line? And cant cast, writing, and art direction The current schedule (May 95) is: where can I find other MSTies changes beginning with season 2 All times Eastern and Pacific on-line? We are most definitely and those shows represent our on-line! You can write to us vision of MST3K. Mon-Thur - 12 noon through me, Julie Walker the Info Fri - 8am, noon, 8pm, 2am How long does it take to produce Club Poobah, at the following Sat - 1Oam, 4pm, 1am a show? One show takes 9 work- addresses: Sun - 10am ing days to produce. 3 days to JuJiewa on America On-Line. write -- the writers watch the film 2- AND beginning June 13th MST is Check out the Science FictionfTV 3 times while someone transcribes back on at Midnight! The midnight area for a whole MST area on AOL. their comments into the computer. shows will replace the noon airings. [email protected] on Internet. 2 prop days, one rehearsal day, 2 Comedy Central controls the Check out rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc days to shoot and one day for post broadcasting of our show. If you and rec.arts.tv.mst3k.announce. mortum and review. have a question about broadcast- GBGU80A on Prodigy. Can I buy VHS copies of the ing you can write them at Comedy Check out the TV BB for the show through the Info Club? Not Central, 1775 Broadway, New MST3K area. right now, we have not yet acquired York, NY 10019 or call the MST video rights to the movies that we Hotline at (212) 767-8851. 74201,1550 on CompuServe. riff on. Check out the MST3K & Best How often does the newsletter I've heard Best Brains is working r--- ..•.•c..-;o.."'m.o••~rrrut?e e satenite ews Brains folder in the SHOVv'S;Z on an MST3K book-and eo-RGM;-- forum. (formerly the Binding Polymer) is is this true? Yes, we are working published twice a year in May and I regularly post news about the on a book with Bantam and a CD in early November. show, the movie and appearances with Voyager. No details on avail- or special press that we might be Why did Joel leave the show and ability for either project yet. receiving in all the above news- where is he now? Joel decided to groups so join us on-line. Some of Well I hope that clears up some of leave the show in the summer of 93 our writers and performers are on- the confusion and questions that after charming audiences in his role line as well although they prefer have been out there! I apologize to for over 100 shows. He said "I'm that I not publish their addresses Kevin Murphy for taking a whole grateful to all the MSTies for all the here! They occasionally post in the page of the newsletter up for this. I ongoing support and input, but I groups above too so keep your selfishly took his Ten Billion Names see it as important to my own cre- eyes peeled. of Tom Servo column away to sat- ative ecology, to start dedicating isfy my own needs. Kevin, please more of my time to creating new When is your next Convention? forgive me. shows, pop trends and inventions." Labor Day 1996 in Minneapolis! His last show was "Mitchell" show # Watch the November newsletter for julie 512. Joel is currently living in Los more details and registration infor- (NOTE: Kevin forgives, but does Angeles. mation. not forget.) The Satellite News is proud to present Michael J. Nelson's Visionary Masterpiece TEI~THI"G Writer, Actor, and heavily edited author Mike Nelson, takes you back to the stunning world he created in' TekTek. Joot Alpaca is an ex-drummer forced out of the band when he opens fire at Dodger Stadium. Wrongly accused, he is acquitted by a corrupt judge and setfree. He turns to the world of mail-order stamps and uses his vast fortune to track down people who aren't like him. Joot Alpaca steered his hovercraft onto the Lymanthian Landing pad at Rythglythan 4 and pulled on a cigarette but it wouldn't come out of the package. Losing his concentration, he smashed into a pallet loaded with jyltelthor rocket fuel and blew his hovercraft into ten trillion pieces. He brushed himself off and made a mental note not to do that again. "Need any help?" the robot sentry asked him. "Yeah, you can shut up for starters," Joot shot back. The robot turned and killed him. Joot awoke and staring at him was a really beautiful woman. She had long hair and legs and her breasts were pretty big. "You okay?" the pretty woman asked. "I'm better now," Joot insinuated lubriciously. The woman shut off his life support system and killed him. Joot Alpaca awoke again. Staring at him was the same woman only she seemed mad. He high-tailed it out of there and made his way to his FutureRoom on TekLand Road. He turned on his HoloTekFutureScreen and tried to think. Why would the Celtronions be asking him for all his old year books? It didn't make sense. A rerun of When Things Were Rotten came on and he snapped offhis HoloTekFutureScreen. He drank a lot and went to bed drunk. Joot awoke and taking a fresh bottle of Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific he made his way to his TekShower. In it was a beautiful woman with breasts. "Oops. Sorry," said Joot and left his FutureRoom without further incident. by Mary Jo Pehl, Writer As we at Mystery Science Theater comedy but I had the good fortune to ment, such as a copier, and say, "So ... 3000 are in the throes of our MST3K supplement my income with my first ah ... ya know ... and, um, that's the, ah, movie, I can't help but recollect my rich love, data entry. the, ah, ya know." I simply nodded employment history.