The Master would be pleased...

Warning! Geek alert!

Before the days of The Daily Show and Fairly Odd Parents, the only reason to have cable television, IMHO, was to see Mystery Science Theater 3000. One of the most infamous movies ever spoofed was "Manos" The Hands of Fate. And now, Entertainment Weekly has seen fit to call it the Worst Movie Ever Made (thanks to Wait Wait Don't Tell Me on NPR for informing me of this.... and for the record, Hubby, who heard the program, would have gotten every question right). BTW, that's June 11, 2005 show, for when the "this week" link gets bumped as time goes on.

Now, the Mads might disagree with EW, as a year or so later, they described Skydivers as, "Like Manos, but without the lucid plot." But it was painful. I remember the first time I ever saw it, having pot-luck brunch with fellow-fan friends (I believe Audrey brought a tasty french toast with almonds). When it was over, we turned and stared at each other, speechless. But, as time passed, it did come to be one of our favorites. Kinda like spinach - it grows on you. Or, rather, maybe it's more like kudzu in that respect.

All said, I still hold that Ro-Man / Robot Monster is the worst movie I've ever seen.... no, wait, Cyborg is really the worst movie I've ever seen, but Ro-Man didn't make any pretense about being a big-budget blockbuster.

But darned if I can't wait for Rhino to release the MST3K DVD of Jungle Goddess. Ahhhhh, good times, good times.