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   From: NOSPAM.FrankLho@rcn.com   
      
   "Dgates"  wrote in message   
   news:l6dvvvgffhbh5fbqpq0bfj11ee3htggjl8@4ax.com...   
   > On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 18:07:45 -0500, "Frank J. Lhota"   
   >  wrote:   
   > I am a huge fan of the show, but I have to say: I can't imagine who   
   > the audience would be for a compiled, edited "Story of Season 8."   
   >   
   > To be a little more brutal...  Well, no I won't.  Instead I'll ask a   
   > couple probing questions:   
   >   
   > 1. Who might be the target audience for this video?  People who have   
   > already seen all these segments or people who haven't?  Anyone outside   
   > the MST3k usenet groups?   
      
   Those who haven't seen these segments would obviously be the most   
   interested, but since these segments have not been shown for years, it would   
   also be of interest to those who have seen all of these segments.   
      
   > 2. Just wondering: Are there really people who *prefer* Pearl and   
   > Brain Guy and the "new Crow" over the original cast?   
   >   
   > I'm sure there are people who grew up on Jim Phelps as the main   
   > character of Mission: Impossible and find it impossible to believe   
   > that there was ever a guy named Dan Briggs.  And if they ever saw him,   
   > they'd say "I don't like him as much."   
   >   
   > But has anyone ever heard of a fan who "grew up on" Pearl and Brain   
   > Guy and don't know what the heck to make of Dr. Forrester and Frank   
   > when they see them?   
      
   >   
   > I guess what I'm saying here is that I think a compilation of Comedy   
   > Central sketches would make for better watchin', story or not.   
      
   Nitpickers could point out that the "original" Mads included Josh and did   
   not feature Frank.   
      
   Actually, I did not discover MST3K until the Sci-Fi era. My first experiment   
   was "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank" (in reruns). Pearl, Brain Guy and Bobo   
   were the Mads I "grew up on". Of course, I have seen many of the Comedy   
   Central episodes since then (thanks, Rhino), but I still love the Sci-Fi   
   Mads. It's like the Joel vs. Mike debate: for a lot of fans, both leads are   
   special in their own way.   
      
   The idea of making a compilation of Comedy Central segments also has a lot   
   of merit.   
      
   > 3. Wouldn't choosing and editing the host segments be a fair amount of   
   > work for someone to do?  Is it really exactly Season 8?  All of Season   
   > 8 and only Season 8?  Are you including the introductions of Brain Guy   
   > & Bobo?  And where does the story end?   
   >   
   > Would every single host segment be included?   
      
   The story starts with the introductions of Brain Guy & Bobo, so that is   
   where such a compilation should begin. The story continuity idea was dropped   
   after season 8.   
      
   > It seems like someone would have to give some real thought to how to   
   > best tell the "story and then do a whole new round of editing.  This   
   > might well cost more than buying the rights to a single movie/episode,   
   > which is also what I think buyers would be more likely to want.   
      
   Maybe so. But we can dream, can't we?   
      
   > Just my thoughts.   
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