Re: Gnus Memory usage

[speters@us.oracle.com (Stephen Peters)]

dhall@illusion.apk.net (d. hall) writes:

Lars> What's MST3K?

>Mystery Science-Fiction Theatre 3000

Mystery Science Theatre 3000, but close enough :-)

>It's a show that is/was(?) shown on Comedy Central a cable channel here in
>the U.S.  It's one of those cult-following show, normally stereo-typed to
>the "electronically inclined folk".  Not quite up there with Star Trek: *,
>and I never really got into it.

OK, we're way off-topic here, but I'll just put my two cents in with a
little more information.  It is still being shown, although it may be
leaving the airwaves soon.  A big-screen version should be hitting US
theatres in April, I believe.

The basic idea is that they take a movie -- and I mean a really bad
movie, ideally with horrendous special effects and dialogue that makes
you wince, and they then make a running wisecracking commentary on the
film for its entire length.

I wouldn't say that it's stereotyped to "electronically inclined"
people -- the jokes are fairly reference-heavy, so I would say it
probably appeals more to people with a broad knowledge of pop culture
and a fairly sarcastic sense of humor.  It is, however, definitely a
cult show.  We'll see if it can translate at all well to the movie
theatre in April, I guess...

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