MST3k references

[saintbacchus]

Aegeus informations:

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MST3k is Mystery Science Theater 3000. The basic plot
is that these people are trapped in a spaceship and
forced to watch bad sci-fi movies, of which they
comment on incessantly. It's really quite funny.
Another fun thing to do is MST very bad fics from
FanFiction.net (though they don't actually do that on
the show).
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Yep, Aegeus and Wanda have done a bang-up job desribing
the indescribable glory of MST3k. I just wanted to add
a couple of notes about the terminology and the fanfic
version:

MST3k - the show
MSTies - the fans
MiSTing - the act of joking your way through bad art

It really amuses me that MST3k fanfiction should take
the form of MiSTing, rather than actual stories. It's
just so much in the spirit of the show. ^^

If you're interested in dipping your toe in text-based
MiSTings, check out Web Site #9:

http://www.masemware.com/mst3k/mistings.shtml

I recommend sorting by Ratings first, then picking one
from a fandom you like. Unfortunately, there are no
Harry Potter fics. Well, there are some in existence,
but they use the HP characters, and that just ain't
right. Kids today! Don't know their roots! Of course,
the other side of that coin is that the HP fandom has
been ignored utterly by writers who do "standard"
(Mike or Joel + the 'bots) MiSTings. Sigh.

--Anna (going to read "The Triumph of the Retart," which
is up for a couple of awards this year)