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You should really just relax. (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by FlyingSquid to c/comicstrips

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[–] [email protected] 100 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don't recognize them, who are the silhouettes?

[–] FlyingSquid 101 points 3 months ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000

[–] jimmydoreisalefty 44 points 3 months ago (1 children)

To keep his sanity, Joel crafts sentient robot companions, including Tom Servo, Crow T. Robot, and Gypsy, to keep him company and help him humorously comment on each movie as it plays, a process known as riffing. Each two-hour episode would feature a single movie (often edited for time constraints), sometimes preceded by various old shorts and educational films, with Joel, Tom, and Crow watching in silhouette from a row of theater seats at the bottom of the screen.

[–] FlyingSquid 30 points 3 months ago

with Joel, Tom, and Crow

Or Mike, Tom and Crow.

Or Jonah, Tom and Crow.

Or Emily, Tom and Crow.

Or Eddie, Tom and Crow.

Or sometimes various Mads.

And once Gypsy, and sometimes GPC and sometimes GPC2.

[–] [email protected] 73 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It's a show called Mystery Science Theater 3000. It's about someone stuck in space by evil scientists and forced to watch bad movies with his robot companions (played by puppets). The show is made up mostly of them watching the movie with only their silhouettes in the bottom of the screen as they make fun of the movie, like in the comic, with occasional segments where they leave the theater and usually do some kind of skit related to the film.

It's kinda corny but it's a fun show. They have a channel on YouTube where they upload some of the episodes and play others live, and an app where you can watch most of them ad-free.

[–] finitebanjo 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

They're not that bad, often just dated.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

Yes but also most of those films were bad at the time too.

[–] FlyingSquid 3 points 3 months ago

Not the most recent season. Unless you consider 2022 dated.

[–] pirating 5 points 3 months ago

The mads are back at dumb industries and rifftrax are the more modern versions of the gem of a show!