CT005: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians!!!

[Queen Shadowrama]

Joel announced it today! They're doing Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. How cool is that?? 

[jewishcarpenter]

I hope they have Rob Schrab help write some riffs like he did for the MST3K version.

[James of LinHood]

I actually find that kinda lame.  Mostly because CT's riffing of it is only going to draw instant comparisons to the MST3K version.  Besides, the MST3K version is great and I don't see any need for a "re-riffing."  There's plenty of other god awful movies out there for them to riff.  This decision seems really odd.  Oh well.

[mrbasehart]

Really? That sounds....redundant.

[jewishcarpenter]

I'm sure it was something easy to snag and pretty much ready to go for the holiday season.

[awfulgoodmovies]

Interesting.......

Should be cool(North pole and all).

Maybe the CT gang are planning to redo some KTMA and Season one MST3K episodes?

[oddstocks]

I actually find that kinda lame.  Mostly because CT's riffing of it is only going to draw instant comparisons to the MST3K version.  Besides, the MST3K version is great and I don't see any need for a "re-riffing."  There's plenty of other god awful movies out there for them to riff.  This decision seems really odd.  Oh well.

They'll be compared to MST3K no matter what they do. I'm looking forward to this because I haven't seen the MST version and probably won't buy it because it's boxed with Manos, which I already have.

[RVR II]

I actually find that kinda lame.  Mostly because CT's riffing of it is only going to draw instant comparisons to the MST3K version.  Besides, the MST3K version is great and I don't see any need for a "re-riffing."  There's plenty of other god awful movies out there for them to riff.  This decision seems really odd.  Oh well.

Yeah, I agree..

Any explanation given as to why they're redoing a MST3k original (besides the fact that it coincides with the holiday )

[James of LinHood]

Any explanation given as to why they're redoing a MST3k original (besides the fact that it coincides with the holiday )

In Joel's latest CT blog he says it was because they thought it would be fun.   

[awfulgoodmovies]

I actually find that kinda lame.  Mostly because CT's riffing of it is only going to draw instant comparisons to the MST3K version.  Besides, the MST3K version is great and I don't see any need for a "re-riffing."  There's plenty of other god awful movies out there for them to riff.  This decision seems really odd.  Oh well.

Yeah, I agree..

Any explanation given as to why they're redoing a MST3k original (besides the fact that it coincides with the holiday )

Joel said:

"This Saturday, November 1st, Cinematic Titanic rolls into The Family Arena in St. Louis, and since it officially is the beginning of the Holiday Season, we've decided to do a movie riffing holiday classic. That's right, we're re-riffing "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians"! This edition has completely different riffs from our MST3K version and also features several bonus minutes of the original movie that weren't featured in the MST version. We thought it would be a cool experiment to see what revisiting a movie after all these years would produce. Not to brag, but it's likely to be the riff-jam of the year!

Naturally, this means we'll be releasing a DVD version of Cinematic Titanic's "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" just in time for the holidays on November 20th, as well as a series of holiday e-cards you'll be able to send to everyone on your gift list, whether you deem them "naughty" or "nice".

[RVR II]

Any explanation given as to why they're redoing a MST3k original (besides the fact that it coincides with the holiday )

In Joel's latest CT blog he says it was because they thought it would be fun.   

*sigh* Maybe in a Live event..

I dunno, it may turn out ok, but I would rather they riff on an old flick that Hasn't Been Riffed On Yet!!

[Queen Shadowrama]

See, I always found the MST version to be a bit of a chore to get through, so I'm excited about the possibility of seeing it again in a different way. It's been ages since they tackled it, so I think it will be really interesting to see a fresh take on it after so long.

[RVR II]

See, I always found the MST version to be a bit of a chore to get through, so I'm excited about the possibility of seeing it again in a different way. It's been ages since they tackled it, so I think it will be really interesting to see a fresh take on it after so long.

Oh yeah, and it may be..
I'll still buy it for sure, but..

I'm just a fan of originality, and redoing something like this just seems to lose it's.. 'originality zing'  that it had

[awfulgoodmovies]

See, I always found the MST version to be a bit of a chore to get through, so I'm excited about the possibility of seeing it again in a different way. It's been ages since they tackled it, so I think it will be really interesting to see a fresh take on it after so long.

I agree. One of my least favorite episodes.

321- SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS

First shown: 12/21/91.
Opening: Crow and Tom are looking at Christmas catalogs.
Invention exchange: Wish squisher, misfit toys.
Host segment 1: Song: "A Patrick Swayze Christmas."
Host segment 2: J&TB look over tapes of cheesy Christmas specials.
Host segment 3: J&TB read their Christmas essays.
End: "Angels We Have Heard Are High," stocking time, letter, Mads exchange gifts.
Stinger: Bad martian's derisive laughter.

I'd like to see their version of Manos! 

[James of LinHood]

I'm just a fan of originality, and redoing something like this just seems to lose it's.. 'originality zing'  that it had

Same here.  I'd be just as against the idea of Mike, Kevin, and Bill deciding to riff a movie that they already did on MST3K.