Alienating the Audience

How They Made Mystery Science Theater 3000

Mary Jo Pehl wrote and acted in MST3K, a comedy show which dug up old (terrible) sci fi flicks and then pelted jokes at it. Over the course of its run, MST3K pioneered a new comedic medium, and rose from a local access program, to a Comedy Central…

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Vagabonding: The Wrath of Nick (Comedy)

Nick selflessly enters a deadly chamber in order to save the other inhabitants of the apartment from radiation.  Cast: Andrew Heaton, Nick Sperdute, Jared Berman as Joeblobe, Kevin Delano as AJ-19

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Vagabonding: Nick and Heaton meet the Spacehead god (Comedy)

Nick and Heaton travel through an inter-dimensional portal they found, and emerge on a planet strikingly similar to the one from Star Trek: The Final Frontier Cast: Andrew Heaton, Nick Sperdute, and Andrew Young as the Spacehead god

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Vagabonding: Nick and Heaton go to Narnia

When Nick and Heaton discovered an inter-dimensional doorway in the back of their refrigerator, they’re able to step through and visit the winter world of Narnia. And meet one of its talking animal inhabitants.  Cast: Andrew Heaton, Nick…

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Vagabonding: Heaton Gets Totally Recalled (Comedy)

Heaton realizes he’s actually been living inside of a virtual reality program, and must confront his actual reality. Cast: Andrew Heaton and Nick Sperdute

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Vagabonding: Hot Detroit! (Comedy)

Stuck in lockdown and bored, Heaton and Nick download into a virtual Sim City universe to manage an entire city. Cast: Andrew Heaton, Nick Sperdute, and Andrew Young as Mayor Sinclair St. Lewis

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Philosophy in the Delta Quadrant – Star Trek: Voyager

Who had the best character arcs in Star Trek: Voyager, and what were the hardest ethical conundrums the Delta Quadrant lobbed at Captain Janeway? How does her command style compare to Kirk or Picard? Dr. Erin Macdonald and Andrew Young join Heaton to…

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Why We Love Supervillains

If supervillains are so evil, why are they so captivating? Which crime lord would you serve under if you had to pick one? Former Marvel editor Tom Brennan and comic book aficionados Jeremiah Johnson and Nick Sperdute join Heaton to discuss the…

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Vagabonding: Murder Accusations (Comedy Sketch)

The comedy sketches with Nick and Heaton at the end of the show will be their own segment from now on: “Interstellar Vagabonding: With Nick & Heaton.”  In this episode, a detective shows up at the apartment to investigate Nick’s untimely…

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Let’s Fight About “The Undiscovered Country”

If “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country” is about the end of the Cold War, what’s it’s position on the Soviet Union? Tim Sandefur challenges Heaton on the underlying morality of the movie and whether or not it’s a commie apologism, leading to a…

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