Joe Bob Briggs MonsterVision Uploads!

[norcal2001]

Thank you again RunRunBill. Huge JB fan, looking forward to watching Shudder on Friday night for the kickoff to his new season.  Glad to get an upgrade on the Friday the 13th marathon.

[runrunbill]

Hi Everyone!

I just added the updates for February (Base64 x2):
https://www.base64decode.org/

Code:
YUhSMGNITTZMeTl0WldkaExtNTZMeU5RSVVGblFUTkJhMEZGZFVsUVR6RlhZMHBKTUZWMWFIWk9ZamRmU21Kc1VXRlliazFhZEY5YU5sQnRaa2hYUkdFMFNFSmZOMFpuV1hweGFHWldUV1ZyTkVST2QxcG5abkk1Umpjd1ZYWXhVMnBYYlhaR1pHTnpRbWcxTjJnM05ubHVPREZpUTBkU09EbDJORkJyT1VOTVVFOUdUakE1YjFFPQ==

PW:
joebobbriggs

*Please be sure to de-code the link twice (decode the decoded)

March's edits are soon to follow. I think I may stick closer to this 3-month release schedule. Enjoy!

[squishycrab]

That was quick! Thanks a lot, runrunbill!

[RowsdowerRevenge]

Much appreciated friendo

[runrunbill]

Hi Everyone!

I just added the updates for March (Base64 x2):
https://www.base64decode.org/

Code:
YUhSMGNITTZMeTl0WldkaExtNTZMeU5RSVVGblFUTkJhMEZGZFVsUVR6RlhZMHBKTUZWMWFIWk9ZamRmU21Kc1VXRlliazFhZEY5YU5sQnRaa2hYUkdFMFNFSmZOMFpuV1hweGFHWldUV1ZyTkVST2QxcG5abkk1Umpjd1ZYWXhVMnBYYlhaR1pHTnpRbWcxTjJnM05ubHVPREZpUTBkU09EbDJORkJyT1VOTVVFOUdUakE1YjFFPQ==

PW:
joebobbriggs

*Please be sure to de-code the link twice (decode the decoded)

As always, please let me know if there are any issues. I'm most likely going to stick to a 3-month release schedule going forward, but I'll check the forums from time-to-time. Thanks and enjoy!

[Mrloki]

Hi Everyone!

I just added the updates for March (Base64 x2):
https://www.base64decode.org/

Code:
YUhSMGNITTZMeTl0WldkaExtNTZMeU5RSVVGblFUTkJhMEZGZFVsUVR6RlhZMHBKTUZWMWFIWk9ZamRmU21Kc1VXRlliazFhZEY5YU5sQnRaa2hYUkdFMFNFSmZOMFpuV1hweGFHWldUV1ZyTkVST2QxcG5abkk1Umpjd1ZYWXhVMnBYYlhaR1pHTnpRbWcxTjJnM05ubHVPREZpUTBkU09EbDJORkJyT1VOTVVFOUdUakE1YjFFPQ==

PW:
joebobbriggs

*Please be sure to de-code the link twice (decode the decoded)

As always, please let me know if there are any issues. I'm most likely going to stick to a 3-month release schedule going forward, but I'll check the forums from time-to-time. Thanks and enjoy!

Thanks as always, you're the best!

[latenet]

Here's a weird philosophical question...

As you know, the cool thing about the Monstervision "upgrades" is that the films have the original Joe Bob host segments, but don't use edited-for-television copies of the movies that TNT used. Instead the original theatrical cuts are put back in, which makes the experience much, much more authentic (and much, much more like what Joe Bob would have intended).

In the case of TWO-MINUTE WARNING, however... And here's where a little historical background is first needed:

When TWO-MINUTE WARNING was released theatrically in 1976, some critics... *cough*Ebert*cough*  decried what they considered its senseless violence (because it was a movie about, you know, senseless violence). As a result, when the film went to television about two years later, NBC was concerned (also, it's worth noting, because violent news stories were peaking that year). They did something that had never been done before, and actually paid out big money to not EDIT the movie for television, but actually have 40 minutes of new footage shot, completely changing the plot of the film. The movie was no longer the story of an insane sniper who wanted to kill people at a football championship; instead it was NOW a movie about a paid professional sniper who was deliberately shooting at empty seats (I know; try to keep from laughing) so he could make the crowd at the stadium panic. He did this to draw police attention to the football stadium, while a crew of criminals robbed a nearby art gallery. This changed the plot of the film so much that multiple characters in the movie who had died now walked away completely unharmed. Pretty screwy, huh?

Now, back to the philosophical question. When MONSTERVISION showed TWO-MINUTE WARNING, they showed the TV version of the film. But as I said, it wasn't a TV EDIT, it was actually a special version prepared FOR television. So technically it was the version that TNT meant to show. So would the theatrical version be the correct one to be remastered, or would it be the TV version?

On the OTHER hand, at the time of the Super Bowl broadcast, did Joe Bob even KNOW which version they were showing? You'll note that he doesn't really mention anything about it in the one host segment included in the video included in the remastered version.

[That raises another point: The TV edit included several more host segments that weren't upgraded for the remaster. I don't know if possibly the people doing the crowdfunding thing thought there might be legal rights issues, as all of the segments were Joe Bob out and about in Miami interviewing folks, which possibly would have required getting all of them to sign off to allow their old footage to be used. Either way, none of those clips referred back to the film either.]

That final point being: If Joe Bob didn't know which version of the film was being shown on Super Bowl weekend, then maybe it really doesn't matter which version is the "real" MONSTERVISION experience. Personally, I'm keeping both, because I think it's fun. I think it may be one of those cases in which the question is more interesting than the answer.

And I've had that crappy-looking copy of the TV version of the episode so long that I can't even remember where I got it. I THOUGHT it had come from MySpleen, but now I see that it isn't showing up in any of the torrent lists there. *shrug*

Also, in case anyone's wondering... TWO-MINUTE WARNING wasn't a great movie to begin with, and the "guys robbing an art gallery version" is much, MUCH worse.

[runrunbill]

Added Season 05 to the "The Last Drive-In Weekly Show" folder. I'll update this weekly.

(Base64 x2):
https://www.base64decode.org/

Code:
YUhSMGNITTZMeTl0WldkaExtNTZMeU5RSVVGblFUTkJhMEZGZFVsUVR6RlhZMHBKTUZWMWFIWk9ZamRmU21Kc1VXRlliazFhZEY5YU5sQnRaa2hYUkdFMFNFSmZOMFpuV1hweGFHWldUV1ZyTkVST2QxcG5abkk1Umpjd1ZYWXhVMnBYYlhaR1pHTnpRbWcxTjJnM05ubHVPREZpUTBkU09EbDJORkJyT1VOTVVFOUdUakE1YjFFPQ==

PW:
joebobbriggs

*Please be sure to de-code the link twice (decode the decoded)

Enjoy!

[runrunbill]

Here's a weird philosophical question...

As you know, the cool thing about the Monstervision "upgrades" is that the films have the original Joe Bob host segments, but don't use edited-for-television copies of the movies that TNT used. Instead the original theatrical cuts are put back in, which makes the experience much, much more authentic (and much, much more like what Joe Bob would have intended).

In the case of TWO-MINUTE WARNING, however... And here's where a little historical background is first needed:

When TWO-MINUTE WARNING was released theatrically in 1976, some critics... *cough*Ebert*cough*  decried what they considered its senseless violence (because it was a movie about, you know, senseless violence). As a result, when the film went to television about two years later, NBC was concerned (also, it's worth noting, because violent news stories were peaking that year). They did something that had never been done before, and actually paid out big money to not EDIT the movie for television, but actually have 40 minutes of new footage shot, completely changing the plot of the film. The movie was no longer the story of an insane sniper who wanted to kill people at a football championship; instead it was NOW a movie about a paid professional sniper who was deliberately shooting at empty seats (I know; try to keep from laughing) so he could make the crowd at the stadium panic. He did this to draw police attention to the football stadium, while a crew of criminals robbed a nearby art gallery. This changed the plot of the film so much that multiple characters in the movie who had died now walked away completely unharmed. Pretty screwy, huh?

Now, back to the philosophical question. When MONSTERVISION showed TWO-MINUTE WARNING, they showed the TV version of the film. But as I said, it wasn't a TV EDIT, it was actually a special version prepared FOR television. So technically it was the version that TNT meant to show. So would the theatrical version be the correct one to be remastered, or would it be the TV version?

On the OTHER hand, at the time of the Super Bowl broadcast, did Joe Bob even KNOW which version they were showing? You'll note that he doesn't really mention anything about it in the one host segment included in the video included in the remastered version.

[That raises another point: The TV edit included several more host segments that weren't upgraded for the remaster. I don't know if possibly the people doing the crowdfunding thing thought there might be legal rights issues, as all of the segments were Joe Bob out and about in Miami interviewing folks, which possibly would have required getting all of them to sign off to allow their old footage to be used. Either way, none of those clips referred back to the film either.]

That final point being: If Joe Bob didn't know which version of the film was being shown on Super Bowl weekend, then maybe it really doesn't matter which version is the "real" MONSTERVISION experience. Personally, I'm keeping both, because I think it's fun. I think it may be one of those cases in which the question is more interesting than the answer.

And I've had that crappy-looking copy of the TV version of the episode so long that I can't even remember where I got it. I THOUGHT it had come from MySpleen, but now I see that it isn't showing up in any of the torrent lists there. *shrug*

Also, in case anyone's wondering... TWO-MINUTE WARNING wasn't a great movie to begin with, and the "guys robbing an art gallery version" is much, MUCH worse.

That's really cool! This is the first time that I've heard of this film and have never heard of the alternate cut. I'm going to leave the edit with the original (better) version. But, if anyone is interested, here is a link to the TV-Cut:
https://mega.nz/folder/0pJkTYpT#D_htcsXWejfjHWdruV3dJQ

Thanks,
RunRunBill

[El Phantasmo]

Ok so the Superb Owl weekend continuity bothered me more than it should and caused me to do a deep dive on the actual lineup. According to the cinemassacre site listings plus searching for an old tv guide from the time I believe I have the actual order.

1/29 - Semi-Tough (1977) – 12:00 AM - Fred Williamson
1/29 - Paper Lion (1968) – 2:30 AM - Fred Williamson
…
1/30 - North Dallas Forty (1979) – 12:00 PM - Kevin Greene
1/30 - The Longest Yard (1974) – 2:30 PM - Kevin Greene
1/30 - The Dirty Dozen (1967) – 5:00 PM - Fred Williamson
1/30 - M*A*S*H (1970) – 8:00 PM - Fred Williamson
1/30 - The Longest Yard (1974) – 10:35 PM - Fred Williamson
1/30 - Two-Minute Warning (1976) – 1:15 AM - Fred Williamson
1/31 - South Beach (1993) - 12:00PM - Fred Williamson