Meglos

Copied and pasted from the Satellite News site:

milo bloom

Surely Mitchell and TBTWD aren't a bonus disc with the box but are just single disc releases of those eps?

Seems excessive, but I suppose it would help me save space by selling off my singles of those two eps.


Also, does anyone know if Shout! ever has coupon codes for ordering off their website? I want to order Vol 27, but I hate paying MSRP.

Jay G.

I'm guessing they'll be a website-exclusive like the serial discs on Vols 25 and 27. The serial discs come in a separate slim-DVD case.

I don't think they have coupon codes, but they occasionally have sales. Of course, it's anyone's guess if Vol 27 will be included in a sale, or when the next sale will be. They're pretty much using the bonus discs as leverage to make you pay MSRP.

Spottedfeather

I wish they put out set that were just Joel (ugh...) and just Mike. That way, I wouldn't have to buy crap just to get one or maybe two Mike episodes.

Jay G.

Well, part of it depends more on what titles they can get the rights to, and when. However, I also suspect that they know some fans have a preference, and make sure the sets have a mix so that nobody can completely skip a given set because they don't like the hosts, or season, etc.

Meglos

I prefer Joel over Mike, but I honestly don't care.

When it comes to the mad scientists, though...I'd prefer the box set to be predominantly Dr Forrester and tv's Frank.

milo bloom

Coming in late to the series when it was already on Scifi, I should probably have a preference for Mike, but to be honest I only ever caught a handful of eps on TV. The majority of my viewings have been via DVD and because of the nature of the releases over the years, I watched what was available, no matter who the host was.

Meglos

Yeah, I never got the Joel vs Mike thing. They both have their strengths and weaknesses, and they both have a different relationship with the bots.

Joel is the sleepy - sometimes stoned - irresponsible dad and Mike is their lunkhead older brother.

milo bloom

Damn, that's perfect.

dhmac

To me, the Bots relate to Joel like he's their beloved father, so they are obedient to what he asks, seek advice from him, etc.

But the Bots treat Mike like some inept babysitter who was left with them while their dad's away, so they don't respect him and they play pranks on him, while never really listening to anything he tells them.

dhmac

Happening soon in Atlanta...



Cineprov! ( link ) is a local live show in Atlanta a lot like MST3K (or CT or RT) with people riffing on a movie while it's playing. At it, the riffers sit in the front row of a small theater with wireless microphones and then the audience sits anywhere else.

It's a damn fun show! (Of course, the price of the special show with Joel is substantially higher than the normal weekly price to go.)

walletboyniac

Many of the MST3K box sets are on sale at Amazon between $23.99-$24.99.

story

Cool, thanks. Looks like the sale is through August 10.

Could be an even better deal with the Amazon coupons in this thread.

DJLinus

I have quite a few gaps in my collection, so this sale is very welcome. But it could get costly for me. Ha. For now I just ordered XXVI and MST3K vs. Gamera. (The latter is temporarily out of stock.)

milo bloom

I decided during Rhino's run to always buy these as soon as they were available (after paying a premium for a few Rhino sets), but it doesn't seem like Shout! is going to have the same OOP issues that Rhino did. I need to save myself some money and wait for the price drops on these.

Jay G.

Shout Factory is running a "Turkey Month" promotion, where from now till November 25th they'll have a new item on sale every weekday, with free shipping.
http://www.shoutfactory.com/turkeymonth

Today's sale is Vol. XXVI for half off ($29.99) + free shipping:
http://www.shoutfactory.com/product/...00-volume-xxvi

big e

Does anyone know if the Mitchell and the Brain That Wouldn't Die disc is a shout exclusive or is it included in the retail packaging?

DaveyJoe

Exciting! My birthday is later this month, I may have to treat myself to one or two of these.

Jay G.

It appears that the bonus disc is included in the retail packaging. The Facebook page mentions that the tin has 6 films:
https://www.facebook.com/mysteryscie...65911896789542

This announcement shows that the tin will have 5 discs, with Mitchell and The Brain That Wouldn’t Die both on the 5th disc:
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Mys...iversary/18797

Amazon mentions the bonus disc:
http://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Scienc.../dp/B00EALTWRC


Ordering from Shout will get you the tin 2 weeks early though:
http://www.shoutfactory.com/product/...collectors-tin

Jay G.

Today's sale is Vol. XXV for half off ($29.99) + free shipping. This comes with a Shout Factory exclusive bonus DVD of the "Radar Men From The Moon"' serial, while supplies last:
http://www.shoutfactory.com/product/...sive-bonus-dvd

Jay G.

Today's sale is for the 20th Anniversary, standard edition for half off ($29.99) + free shipping.
http://www.shoutfactory.com/product/...andard-edition

Jay G.

Today's sale is for Vol XXVII for 33% off ($39.99) + free shipping. It includes the exclusive bonus DVD "MST3K: Serial Variety Pack" featuring the riffed installments of The Phantom Creeps, Undersea Kingdom and General Hospital, while supplies last.
http://www.shoutfactory.com/product/...us-serials-dvd

mnementh

Bah, it's not half off like the other items that have been on sale.

Trevor

Thanks Jay. It looks like I somehow missed this one. Enjoy your vacation.

Jay G.

Thanks. Of course, because of the vacation, I won't be around to post the new deal of the day next week.