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Joe Lawler

@joelawler.bsky.social
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Dad, MSTie, comic book fan, phone haver.

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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As a kid, I avoided watching "Halloween III" because it wasn't a Michael Myers movie. I decided it was time to fix that. livelocalman.com/2026/10/01/1...
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100 Films I Haven’t Seen: ‘Halloween III: Season of the Witch’
I figured I would kick off spooky season with an appropriate choice. Last year I watched 31 scary films in the month of October. I have something similar planned this year, but more on that at the …
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@frankconniff.bsky.social, have you read @stevedarnall.bsky.social’s new Marvels adaptation? It’s now canon that your dad was a co-worker of J Jonah Jameson at the Daily Bugle in 1940.
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thrift shop find of the day.
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I wrote another entry in my 100 Films I Haven't Seen series. This time I watched David Cronenberg's 2007 film "Eastern Promises." livelocalman.com/2026/09/07/1...
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100 Films I Haven’t Seen: ‘Eastern Promises’
Earlier this summer I got the urge to revisit David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen’s “A History of Violence.” It made me remember that I had never watched Cronenberg and Mortensen…
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Hal Jordan's go-to move in Lanterns.
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Toyshiz @toyshiz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
LIVE NOW ON KICKSTARTER! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jnl... The new @jnl.toys TOSHIRO MIFUNE 1:12th scale action figure project. Grab now if you need em! #toshiromifune #jnltoys #samurai #toyshiz #actionfigures
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
What if Kaiju were just tiny bugs? That's the premise of "War of the Insects," the 11th film riffed by Cinematic Titanic. Here are my thoughts. livelocalman.com/2026/07/20/m...
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MSTing Links: Cinematic Titanic Episode 11, ‘War of the Insects’
Has it really been so long since I revisited Cinematic Titanic? Well, let’s jump into this. The episode starts off with Dave “Gruber” Allen introducing the group at a live show. G…
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Tilt Araiza @tiltaraiza.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The mistake made by too many adaptations of Batman is their failure to emphasize his file of hobo signs.
From Detective Comics #317 (July 1963) Batman and Robin are in the "flying Batcave" consulting a chart of hobo signs.
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Dumb Industries @dumb-industries.com · 08/05/2026
From the Producers of THE MADS ARE BACK comes MOVIES ARE DUMB! The scripted riffing series that finds Chris Gersbeck, Emmy Martian and Matt Reiser watching the DUMBEST movies imaginable. The all-new Movies Are Dumb Quintuple Feature set includes the first five episodes for one low price!
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
March is almost over, a good time for my first blog post of the year! I decided to do a tangent in my MSTing Links write ups of Cinematic Titanic due to the discovery of a long-missing episode of @mst3kofficial.bsky.social
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MSTing Links: KTMA Episode 3 ‘Star Force: The Fugitive Alien II’
I started this “MSTing Links” series way too long ago to bridge the gap between the original run of the show and the Netflix revival, with the plan to follow that up with the short run …
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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Dr Neo Cortex (Christopher Maher) @drneocortex.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
I can't wait to see Spirit Halloween Octaman in action.
A mockup VHS box for Sting of Death in the style of a Rhino MST3k release.
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Chelsea Kelly @lunamacaroon.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Yesterday was the @dumb-industries.com 2026 Dumb Drive, so I wanted to show the art piece that @joelawler.bsky.social and I collaborated on for Jackey’s art class! Joe had the amazing idea of combining Dr. Z from The Blood Waters of Dr. Z with the Dr. Z of @danagould.bsky.social and I doodled it!
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RiffTrax @rifftrax.com · 10/02/2026
THE MADS ARE BACK! Full details here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif... @tracebeaulieu.bsky.social @frankconniff.bsky.social
Headshots of MST3K legends Trace Beaulieu and Frank ConniffDr. Clayton Forrester & TV’s Frank of MST3K fame
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
@benitocereno.bsky.social I just wanted to say that seeing Hector Plasm back on shelves was a real treat. Now, when do we get more Tales from the Bully Pulpit? (Bonus sketch by Nate from 20 years ago).
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
King Kong vs. Godzilla, Dukakis vs. Bush, Joe's family vs. the VCR, Jonas vs. Christmas Eve. All this and a terrible Hollywood tragedy in my final blog post of 2025. livelocalman.com/2025/12/31/1...
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100 Films I Haven’t Seen: ‘King Kong vs. Godzilla” (1962)
On Christmas Eve, Jonas was feeling a little overwhelmed by 20+ largely unfamiliar (to him) family members doing Christmasy stuff. He retreated to an upstairs room, and I went to check on him. Whil…
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
If I had a nickel for every time I saw a dinosaur on the back of a truck this week, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Did I write a thousand words about Superman and punk rock? Of course I did. livelocalman.com/2025/07/16/s...
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Superman: Secret Punk
“I’m listening to the music with no fear“You can hear it too if you’re sincere.” “Punkrocker,” Teddybears featuring Iggy Pop In a deleted scene in “Pulp Fiction,” Vincent Vega and Mia W…
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Reading is FUNdamental.
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 @mst3kofficial.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
As we celebrate the Halfway To Turkey Day marathon, you can enter for a chance to win the ultimate MST3K summertime survival kit! One lucky winner wil receive a custom apron, spatula, and a bottle of Cowboy Mike's Ricochet Barbecue Sauce. gleam.io/Iyq6D/enter-...
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Enter For A Chance To Win An MST3K BBQ Kit
Consider this your official Mystery Science Theater 3000 summertime survival kit! One lucky winner wil receive a custom apron, spatula, and a bottle of Cowboy Mike's Ricochet Barbecue Sauce. Tune into...
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
My latest Cinematic Titanic post, covering Danger on Tiki Island:
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MSTing Links: Cinematic Titanic Episode 10, ‘Danger on Tiki Island’
The episode starts off with Joel doing a little banter and introducing the five members of the cast (including himself). I figured I would do the same with the six titles of “Danger on Tiki Island.…
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Congratulations to the first American Pope, @michaelianblack.bsky.social
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
I caught Kevin McDonald in an episode of Arrested Development this morning. I love when comedy worlds collide.
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Savage Dragon figures in the style of Super Powers? Yes, please.
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Get the #RiffTraxLive: TIMECOP Kickstarter to 7,000 backers to unlock @dumb-industries.com rewards from The Mads Are Back & @maryjopehl.bsky.social! www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...
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RiffTrax Live 2025: TIMECOP! In theaters August 14 and 19!
RiffTrax (the stars of MST3K) will riff the Van Damme film before a live audience, then broadcast it to hundreds of cinemas nationwide!
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
I've done another write-up for my blog, this time about 2010's "The Wolfman." I'll have another Cinematic Titanic post soon, I promise. livelocalman.com/2025/03/20/1...
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100 Films I haven’t Seen: ‘The Wolfman’ (2010)
I’ve been really into Universal Monsters off and on since I was a kid. My parents would rent 8 mm shorts of the monsters films when I was a young (We rented movies for projectors; every joint…
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Mary Jo Pehl @maryjopehl.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Hey, e'rrbuddy! theparkwaytheater.com/all-events/r...
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RiffTrax and Friends Comedy Night
A night of comedy with three of the stars of RiffTrax and Mystery Science Theater 3000 — Bill Corbett, Mary Jo Pehl , and Kevin Murphy . No movies or movie riffing… it’s standup, storytelling...
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RiffTrax @rifftrax.com · 03/03/2025
Just under six hours in and we are over 75% of the way funded! Thank you all so much for your support! Can we get the rest of the way tonight? www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...
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RiffTrax Live 2025: TIMECOP! In theaters August 14 and 19!
RiffTrax (the stars of MST3K) will riff the Van Damme film before a live audience, then broadcast it to hundreds of cinemas nationwide!
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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
In the 1930s, Titus Tart started a potato chip company, and of course he named it for himself.
A bag of Big Tits potato chips — for 10¢ you got 1 & 3/4 ounces of chips.

There's a picture of a large man in a suit with a walking stick on it that is of course "Big Tits" aka Titus Tart
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
My state is the worst.
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
I'm continuing my "100 Films I Haven't Seen" series, after a 7-year gap. At this pace it will it will only take me 50 or so years to get up to 100. This one is about "First Blood." livelocalman.com/2025/02/20/1...
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100 Films I haven’t seen: ‘First Blood’
When I was a kid, I had a vision of Rambo in my head. It was the Rambo from “Rambo III,” sweaty, shirtless, telling people who were fighting the Taliban “I’m your worst nightmare.” It w…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/02/2025
"You should have never started it" -- Trump to Ukraine, which very much did not start the war
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The heroes of @mst3kofficial.bsky.social by @lunamacaroon.bsky.social @jonahrayrodrigues.bsky.social @emilymarsh.bsky.social @funkybeck.bsky.social @movieriffingmelee.bsky.social @tracebeaulieu.bsky.social @kevinwmurphy.bsky.social @billcorbett.bsky.social @thetoiley.bsky.social
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
My day is made, and it’s a snow day.
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
A Marvel and @mst3kofficial.bsky.social-mashup by @lunamacaroon.bsky.social #mst3k @frankconniff.bsky.social @tracebeaulieu.bsky.social @maryjopehl.bsky.social @felicia.day @pattonoswalt.bsky.social @billcorbett.bsky.social @bv-tv.bsky.social @kevinwmurphy.bsky.social @funkybeck.bsky.social
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
After a 7-year break, I'm back to do write ups about the @mst3kofficial.bsky.social side project Cinematic Titanic. In my write up about The Alien Factor, I realize that Willard Scott may hold the riff-a-verse together.
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MSTing Links: Cinematic Titanic Episode 9, ‘The Alien Factor’
The episode starts with Joel introducing Trace, Josh, Mary Jo, and Frank and giving a bit of backstory about them, before launching into the riffing. I don’t know quite how to sum up this mov…
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
8 years ago I started writing an episode guide about the Cinematic Titanic, featuring 5 @mst3kofficial.bsky.social alumni. Then grad school happened and my writing trailed off. Its returning. Heres a quick update on what’s gone on in the riff-o-sphere since I stopped writing about it.
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MSTing Links: Transmission incoming
Back in 2017, I started doing write-ups about the long defunct Cinematic Titanic, a riffing project that the reunited Joel Hodgson, Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Josh Weinstein, and Mary Jo Pehl. …
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Libby Cudmore (SHE/HER) @libbycudmore.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
PSA: You can watch the #MST3K forever-a-thon, which will bring you joy, instead of watching something that will make you miserable. @mst3kofficial.bsky.social @billcorbett.bsky.social @frankconniff.bsky.social @maryjopehl.bsky.social @kevinwmurphy.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Rn...
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🚀 MST3K: Mystery Science Theater 3000 🚀 Streaming Now❗️
YouTube video by Shout! Studios
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
One of my best friends passed away just after the new year. Not long before Christmas he said he was sad that I don't blog anymore. My goal for 2025 is to blog more regularly. I just wish one of the first posts back didn't have to be about him. livelocalman.com/2025/01/15/i...
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I met my best friend in a Spider-Man bathroom
-Arturo Fernandez, Des Moines Register I met a lot of people through my time as a reporter. Some became acquaintances. Some became Facebook friends. A few became in-person friends. One – Stev…
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Over the weekend I went to Madison with @lunamacaroon.bsky.social to check out Joel Hodgson and Wayne White's Cheese-Capades show. It's been about three years since I've blogged, so please be gentle. I promise I'll have another post up soon. #MST3K
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Joel Hodgson IS Truman Capote AS Robert Crumb IN Hodgson & White’s Cheese-Capades!
Wayne White, Joel Hodgson, Yvonne Freese Oh hey, remember when I had a blog? Then I started grad school, then a new job, then another stint of grad school, and suddenly it’s been years since I’ve p…
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Today I found out that a therapy dog I thought was just named Doug actually has an amazing full name. #Brooklyn99
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Dumb Industries @dumb-industries.com · 03/12/2024
Have we mentioned how much we adore @readfulthings.com lately? Here's a wonderful design featuring @frankconniff.bsky.social & @tracebeaulieu.bsky.social he made for next week's all-new episode of The Mads Are Back (which you can get tickets to now)! dumb-industries.com/anightoftoons
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Joe Lawler @joelawler.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
I went to sign up for this site, only to be disappointed to find out my name had been taken. Turns out it was taken by me, when I signed up a year or so ago. I'm a crafty bastard, always one step ahead of myself.
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