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Archive-name: tv/mst3k/newsgroup-faq Posting-Frequency: monthly in *.answers, biweekly in *.mst3k Last-modified: 1995/3/5 rec.arts.tv.mst3k/alt.tv.mst3k Frequently Asked Questions This version is edited and modified by Matthew Duhan (mduhan@husc.harvard.edu) If you have suggestions or additions, please e-mail me with "ratm FAQ" in the Subject: line. Last updated: March 5, 1995 Q: What's this all about? A: Currently, there are two major newsgroups for discussion of the TV show "Mystery Science Theater 3000", rec.arts.tv.mst3k and alt.tv.mst3k. There are a number of people who post to these groups, and have been on for quite some time. Thus, this FAQ was created to answer questions that new people may have but that does not fit into any of the MST3K FAQs, i.e. are about the group or related topics rather than the show itself. Q: So where's the Charter? A: Right here: CHARTER Description: Discussion of TV's Mystery Science Theater 3000. The newsgroup rec.arts.tv.mst3k will be used as a forum for discussion of: (1) the television show, Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K), and memorabilia, trivia, and persons related to it; (2) MST3K fanfics, until such time as they get their own newsgroup; and (3) any other shows produced by Best Brains, Inc., until such time as the shows get their own newsgroups. Q: Does r.a.t.m. have a theme song? A: It does now, thanks to Ron Drake! "WE'RE R.A.T.M" =============== [To the tune of "My Country, 'Tis Of Thee" south of the Canadian border. Otherwise, it's "God Save The Queen."] Please keep posts OTP Don't flame incessantly "Plan Nine..." won't MST Before we hear from you Please read the FAQ Josh Weinstein of "The Simpsons" crew Ain't the one from here! tORgO's A RUnniNG jOKe Tom Servo's head has smoked At least five times Gypsy is not oppressed Cambot is not undressed And saying Mike or Joel is best Doesn't mean a thing We're nice as newsgroups go We just enjoy the show We're weird that way Don't overanalyze Sit back and feast your eyes True wackos don't apologize We're R-AAAAAA-Teeeeeee-EmmmmmmmmmmMMMMM!!! Q: Is it true about Frank? A: Sadly, yes. Frank Conniff, who plays TV's Frank on the show, is leaving Best Brains in January. His last episode will be 624: Samson vs. the Vampire Women, which airs March 25. As of now BB has not yet found a replacement. Q: Is there any way to keep in touch with Frank and find out how he's doing? A: Yes. You can join the Frank Conniff Info Club. E-mail FCIC@aol.com for more details. Membership is $12 for a year and goes to cover the costs of newsletters. FCIC is NOT affiliated in any way with Best Brains or the MST3K Info Club. Q: Is there ever going to be a theater release of MST3K? A: Yes! Best Brains finally managed to sign a deal with Gramercy Pictures. Best Brains will be filming the movie in Minneapolis, with a new and more elaborate set. The host segments will be a bit longer, but basically it will be like a regular episode. Gramercy will be in charge of distribution. The film will hopefully be ready to be released in September. Q: So what's the film going to be? A: We do not know. Best Brains is keeping that information confidential for now. However, it likely will NOT be "This Island Earth," which was done at the 1994 Conventio-Con-Expo-Fest-A-Rama. This is because at the time, BB was hoping to sign a deal with Universal, who owns the rights to TIE. Since they are now signed with Gramercy, this seems highly unlikely. Also, BB would have said if it were to be TIE, as that is what several others had announced. Whatever the film is, rest assured that it will be a good MSTing. Jim Mallon has been quoted as saying, "If we do a bad movie, it will be the one thing we will be remembered for. Trust us. It won't be a bad movie." Q: Is juliewa going to be in the movie? A: Sadly, no. But you can show your support of all she's done by singing the juliewa song in your local theater when the MST3K movie is released. Q: So what are the lyrics? A: [to the tune of "Gamera is Really Neat"] juliewa is really neat! juliewa does super feats! We all love you juliewa! Q: Is there going to be a season 7? A: We do not know. BB is still in negotiations with CC. Q: Can I e-mail juliewa and ask her about the movie deal or season 7? A: No. Juliewa has said that she cannot answer any questions at this time about those topics. Q: Can we expect MST3K to go into syndication anytime soon? A: Why yes! Right now, BB is trying to get MST3K syndicated to be picked up by local TV stations for the fall. So write your local station and tell them you want MST3K! BB is going through a syndicator, and is offering both the regular two-hour format and the Mystery Science Theater Hour format. Most stations will probably pick up the MSTH format, due to it being shorter. However, no additional footage will be cut. In either case what you see on CC is what you will see in syndication. Q: What's the deal with this convention I hear about? A: On September 16 and 17, 1994, Best Brains, the company that makes MST3K, held a ConventioCon Expo-Fest-a-Rama in Minnesota. Q: I missed it. Will there be another one? A: There are plans to hold another Convention in 1996 Q: Are there any headers I should be aware of? A: Yes. While the show MST3K draws references from all areas, not everyone wants to read obscure information. Thus, the header WOTP, for either "Warning! Off Topic Post" or "Way Off Topic Post", depending on personal preference, indicates that the post has nothing at all to do with MST3K, but does involve some reference MiSTies may be interested in. Also, the header MiSTied indicates a post which someone has put the MST3K treatment to (see the MiSTing FAQ for more details). Q: What happened to Joel? A: This is an easy way to make lots of enemies very quickly and get your mailbox flooded. This is answered in the FAQ and MFAQ, which are posted every week to the newsgroups. Do not ask it. Q: Who's better, Joel or Mike?, or any question that compares the two. A: See answer above. Do not ask this, as people all have their own opinions and do not care. Q: Comedy Central screwed up/changed the schedule/did something annoying to MST3K again, and I don't like it. Should I post about this? A: Probably not. If you have real information about a change that others need to be informed about, then yes. Otherwise, please don't. It is just as frustrating to see a newsgroup filled with "CC SUCKS!" articles as it is to watch CC make the error in the first place. If you are really upset, e-mail them or bring it up on the newsgroup alt.tv.comedy-central, not (r)a.t.m. Q: What is PC? What does it have to do with MST3K? Is MST3K sexist? A: PC stands for Political Correctness. Absolutely nothing. We don't know, but most of us do not care. The show creates humor through, among other things, stereotypes. Now these stereotypes can either be considered funny or sexist, depending on your views. However, posting about this will likely not change anyone's opinions. It will, however, sic the nonsequiter police on you, so beware. Q: Is a character or person on the show gay/straight/bi/married/divorced/single? A: Who cares? Q: Sheesh! So is there anything I *can* post? A: Yes, lots. Just please do not ask the same stupid questions that get asked over and over. As you hang out with us more and more, you'll see that we are all one big happy family. We just don't appreciate the same stupid questions being asked. Q: So are there excessive flames/OTPs on (r)a.t.m.? A: From time to time, many posts will be off topic. This is due to a variety of factors, including an absence of new episodes to talk about and the eclectic nature of the show itself. Please try to refrain from contributing to flames and OTPs. If you MUST follow up, be sure to change the Subject header to reflect that a thread has become OTP. Q: Where can I get the FAQs? A: Every periodical posting except the MFAQ is posted monthly on Sunday (A.D.). The MFAQ is posted every Sunday. In addition, they are archived at rtfm.mit.edu and can be requested from Matt Duhan (mduhan@husc.harvard.edu) Q: Who's this juliewa and why's she so knowledgeable? A: Julie Walker (juliewa@aol.com) is the MST3K Info Club Poobah hired by BB to deal with questions we have. Q: Can I join the info club through her? A: Yes. Simply e-mail her your name, snail-address, and that you'd like to join the info club. She'll have her ninjas add you to the list. Q: Why does she only type in lower case? A: It's a holdover from her days at MicroSoft. Q: Why do some people call juliewa Steve? A: Erm, well, because sometimes on the show, TV's Frank calls Dr. Forrester Steve. However, it is not recommended that you do this, else she might send her ninjas after you. Q: Who is fRiNgE? A: Yours truly. Matt aka fRiNgE aka Matthew Duhan (mduhan@husc.harvard.edu) is the Keeper of the FAQs for these newsgroups. Q: Who is tskwm? A: tskwm (tskwm@aol.com) is a new poster to (r)a.t.m. The initials stand for Tom Servo Kevin Wagner Murphy. Yes, it is Kevin Murphy who plays Tom Servo. Q: Who (or what) is Mikey Inglis? A: Dreamy Q: Who is Erin Cash? A: The best darn Jan-in-a-pan you've ever seen. And because of it, she's also the proud owner of Frank's "I'm a virgin" T-shirt from "Pod People". Q: Who are Harlan, Greg G., la, brenda olson, Kate Wrightson, Spatch, Rick Hodge, M Sampo, Ed Dravecky III, Larry MacGregor, Chad Gould, BioKen, T-Bone, Diane Hodgson, Joe Merlino, Steve(~juliewa), Pat Gomes, Petrea Mitchell, Claye Hodge, Todd Gilbert, Jasoooon!, jess, TSD [apologies if I left off anyone. Feel free to e-mail me]? A: These are some of the people that post often and are part of the core of our family. Beware, as they enjoy having fun and not all they say is true. Q: What's an ookie-ookie? A: Ask Kate. Q: What's this obsession with llamas? A: They just are, like the wind, baby. Q: Why doesn't MST3K do "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"? A: Well, it wouldn't really be the same, now would it? RHPS has a script which people follow and say at the appropriate time. If MST3K were to do RHPS, it would either have to follow this script, which would be a letdown to MST3K fans, or it would come up with new MSTings, which would be a letdown to RHPS fans. Plus, many of the scripted lines anticipate a line in the movie, whereas MST3K tries to avoid that. In short, the two are sufficiently different that it does not make sense. Q: I've seen some people MiSTing USENET articles. Is there a guide to the proper format for doing this? A: Yes, it is available from Matt Duhan (mduhan@husc.harvard.edu) or Michael Neylon (mneylon@engin.umich.edu). In addition, there is a mailing "dibbs" list. To subscribe, e-mail misties-request@jg.cso.uiuc.edu. Q: Does juliewa, tskwm, or any of the Brains read the fanfics and MSTings posted here or sent to them? A: No. For legal reasons, they can't. Please do not send them any. Q: Why not? A: OK, it works like this. Suppose you write something in a fanfic and something similar appears in an MST3K episode. Now, if the Brains can prove that they do not read any of these fanfics, then they don't have to worry about being sued by you for having a similar idea. Even if you are sure you wouldn't sue them, the Brains have to be certain that something like this won't happen, and the best way to do this is a no read policy. Situations like this have arisen in the past, like the issue over the film _Coming to America_. Q: I'm thinking of getting an MST3K related vanity plate. Any suggestions? A: Yes. Thanks to Joe McMahon. 4 letters 5 letters 6 letters 7 letters 8 letters --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ATOR CABOT 3M 3TI8 HIKEEBA CHEEZ LVR ONE O CROW T BITE ME 000E T2M FORKLIFT PTBF GYPSY CAMBOT B NATURL GIZMONIC NMCB HIRED DA WIND CRPY GRL MITCHELL SOL 1 JOEL R DEEP 13 CRWLNG I HAI KEEBA PUMA MANOS ED WOOD CRWTRBT TOM SERVO MST3K GAMERA DP HRTNG TVS FRANK M THOF MOTHRA DR 4STR YDNTDYLK RELAX MST FAN GYMKATA REX DART SAMPO MSTIE 1 KLR SHRW WLD REBL SERVO OUTLAW MGK VOYC WLDREBEL TORGO RCK CLM MOVI SGN TOR JNSN EEGAH ROCKT 9 MST 3000 MGAWEPON ZIGRA ROL CAL MYLUNGS JOIKE TRMNTD PSH T BTN TRUMPY ROK CLBG MTJACK SAT O LUV THE WIND CROOOOW KILL CC BARUGON RAMCHIP JETJAGR Q: Who do I have to thank for this? A: All the MiSTies who post on (r)a.t.m!