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MST3K Planetoid

Too Much Information:
The Annotated Mystery Science Theater 3000

"...more important than the Human Genome Project!!" -- Helper Ken Tkacs
"...more important than the international space station!" -- Helper Randy Johnson

Important Announcement: As you have all no doubt noticed, this project eventually screeched to a halt. Unfortunately, it all got a bit beyond me. I have other projects that are more dear to me and plenty of real life stuff going on, so I don't really have the time or energy to continue working on this project. Plus, even if I did work on TMI to the exclusion of all else, I'd still never get it done. It's too much for any one person.

I had considered starting up a wiki through Wikia, something all MiSTies could contribute to. But the Digital Archive Project already has something along those lines, and I still wouldn't have the time and energy to watch over such a project. Which is not to say that nobody else should give it a go. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

These pages will stay up because, well, I put a lot of work into them! And they can still be used, anyway. Although, you can all ignore my little cries for "Help!" scattered throughout the pages, as I won't be doing anything with that information.

Thanks for the support you have all shown me over the years.

Have you ever watched an episode of MST3K and just not gotten a joke? Maybe someone refers to an actor you've never heard of or a product you've never seen. Or possibly there is a reference specific to one region and, unless you're a local, it looses something. Sometimes, you might even know what's being referred to but not how it relates to what's happening in the film?

Really? Happens to me all the time...

Well, if is has happened to you, help is here! I've decided to take on the massive task of trying to explain all the cultural references in MST3K.

This project was inspired, in part, by the now apparently defunct Complete Mystery Science Theater 3000 Reference Guide, to which I had contributed. After it went away, I decided to try it for myself (fool that I am). I hope nobody minds too much if I borrow some information from there.

Keep in mind that this will probably never be a complete project. I anticipate it will the rest of my life to just get copies of all the episodes, let alone fully annotate them. I'm mostly doing this in my spare time.

But remember that you can help. Feel free to mail me with new or corrected information or just to point out spelling error, out of date info or dead links. When I have had trouble with a specific reference, I have asked for "Help!" with an e-mail link.

If you do help, and are the first to supply me with specific information, you get to be listed on the Helpers page! The honour is greatly coveted. By whom, I don't know, though. (Previous Helpers, please visit the page for a small announcement.)

Searchable! Wondering if your favourite TV show, film, actor, singer or whatever gets mentioned on MST? Is there in fact a "Star Trek" reference in every single episode? Just want to search for all the stuff I need help with? Or just feel like typing a word in at random and see where it turns up? Well, now you can! You lucky people, you!

Back to my home page.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 and all related characters, images, indicia, hamdingers, Miles' too-sweet pecs and Woozles named Peanut are the property of Best Brains Inc. No copyright infringement is intended. Please don't bother suing me; you're not gonna get much. Everything else is copyright by me.