{"product_id":"in-the-peanut-gallery-with-mystery-science-theater-3000-essays-on-film-fandom-technology-and-the-culture-of-riffing-9780786445325","title":"In the Peanut Gallery with Mystery Science Theater 3000: Essays on Film, Fandom, Technology and the Culture of Riffing","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe award-winning television series \u003cem\u003eMystery Science Theater 3000\u003c\/em\u003e (1988-1999) has been described as the smartest, funniest show in America, and forever changed the way we watch movies. The series featured a human host and a pair of robotic puppets who, while being subjected to some of the worst films ever made, provided ongoing hilarious and insightful commentary in a style popularly known as riffing. These essays represent the first full-length scholarly analysis of \u003cem\u003eMystery Science Theater 3000\u003c\/em\u003e--\u003cem\u003eMST3K\u003c\/em\u003e--which blossomed from humble beginnings as a Minnesota public-access television show into a cultural phenomenon on two major cable networks. The book includes interviews with series creator Joel Hodgson and cast members Kevin Murphy and Trace Beaulieu.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10774028\"\u003eRobert G. Weiner\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland and Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.16w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786445325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786445327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER010030\"\u003eTelevision | History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004000\"\u003eFilm | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert G. Weiner\u003c\/b\u003e is the popular culture librarian at Texas Tech University. His work has been published in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Popular Culture, Public Library Quarterly, Journal of American Culture, International Journal of Comic Art\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePopular Music and Society\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author\/editor\/coeditor of numerous books related to popular culture. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eShelley E. Barba\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate librarian at Texas Tech University. She has published in such journals as \u003ci\u003eCollege \u0026amp; Research Libraries, The Reference Librarian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTexas Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Lubbock, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland and Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44580788502765,"sku":"9780786445325","price":58.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_32335cce-b918-4037-8b91-490752c40f91.jpg?v=1702080141","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/in-the-peanut-gallery-with-mystery-science-theater-3000-essays-on-film-fandom-technology-and-the-culture-of-riffing-9780786445325","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}