#agent for h.a.r.m.

[countesspetofi]

mst3k - extreme!

To this day, I can't cook or eat rice without saying to myself, "EXTREEME RICE!!"

[theindescribable1]

Fanart from a friend

my friends without a tumblr giving me fanart RAHHHH!!!! ZUIX!!!! Is he a clear favorite!? YE

By @/Vindingmachine on Youtube / Vindy, my friend! (She posted this on YT community posts)

[inde-extras]

I'm so excited to make H.A.R.M I'm so excited to make H.A.R.M I'm so excited to make H.A.R.M I'm so excited to make H.A.R.M I'm so excited to make H.A.R.M I'm so excited to make H.A.R.M I'm so excited to make H.A.R.M I'm so excited to make H.A.R.M I'm so excited to make H.A.R.M I'm so excited to make H.A.R.M I'm so excited to make H.A.R.M

I AM SO EXCITED TO MAKE THE H.A.R.M STORY!

[incorrectlooneytunesquotes]

You think this is all there is to America? Apple pie and all that jazz? Well it's my job to keep the pie on the table and no-one questions how I do it!

Daffy Duck to Speedy Gonzales 

[mst3kgifs]

Stop, or I'll Agent From H.A.R.M. you!

[jimintomystery]

MST3K's most wanted

I've been organizing my Mystery Science Theater 3000 collection, so I've become preoccupied with the handful of episodes that are not easily available, and the reasons why. In case in anyone else is interested, I thought I'd share what I've learned.

For our purposes we'll be focusing on the ten seasons that aired on cable, from 1989 to 1999. With the post-2017 episodes, it's trivial to purchase them on home video or streaming. And the pre-cable stuff, from KTMA, is widely available as bootleg footage, which is probably about as good as you're ever going to get. But the episodes from the cable era have been notoriously difficult to re-release, and require special attention.

Of the 176 MST3K episodes that aired on cable, 166 have been released on home video, and 145 are available for streaming/download on the Gizmoplex. As someone who's been trying to collect the whole series since the 1990s, I think that's pretty impressive. But there are 40 episodes that have been particularly tricky. Let's take a look, won't you?

Currently available on the Gizmoplex, but never on home video (1):

913 - Quest of the Delta Knights

As I understand it, nobody was sure who owned the rights to this movie, or how to contact them, for years. The situation has only recently been cleared up, perhaps too late for a DVD release.

Currently available on the Gizmoplex, but out of print on home video (8):

203 - Jungle Goddess

317 - Viking Women and the Sea Serpent

319 - War of the Colossal Beast

510 - The Painted Hills

619 - Red Zone Cuba

806 - The Undead

808 - The She-Creature

912 - The Screaming Skull

It looks like all of these went out of print due to being on a set where a different episode's rights expired. Theoretically Shout Factory could re-release any of them in a "Lost and Found" set, but that may not be cost-effective as people move away from collecting physical media.

Currently available on home video and MST3K's official YouTube, but not on the Gizmoplex (1):

615 - Kitten with a Whip (Vol. 25 DVD, 2012)

Kitten is one of the Universal movies that could only be licensed for physical media. And yet, it's the only one I can find on the official YouTube channel. Beats me why that is.

Currently available on home video, but not on the Gizmoplex (16):

401 - Space Travelers (Vol. 32 DVD, 2015)

522 - Teen-Age Crime Wave (Vol. 33 DVD, 2015)

524 - 12 to the Moon (Vol. 35 DVD, 2016)

601 - Girls Town (Vol. 39 DVD, 2017)

605 - Colossus and the Headhunters (Vol. 38 DVD, 2017)

614 - San Francisco International (Vol. 32 DVD, 2015)

704 - The Incredible Melting Man (Vol. 36 DVD, 2016)

801 - Revenge of the Creature (Vol. 25 DVD, 2012)

802 - The Leech Woman (25th Anniversary Edition DVD, 2013)

803 - The Mole People (Vol. 26 DVD, 2013)

804 - The Deadly Mantis (Vol. 27 DVD, 2013)

805 - The Thing That Couldn't Die (Vol. 29 DVD, 2013)

814 - Riding With Death (Vol. 36 DVD, 2016)

815 - Agent for H.A.R.M (Vol. 33 DVD, 2015)

901 - The Projected Man (Vol. 30 DVD, 2014)

1013 - Diabolik (Vol. 39 DVD, 2017)

I was able to find the DVD sets listed above on Shout Factory's website. As far as I know, they'll remain in print for the foreseeable future, but there's no way to know how long that will last.

The general pattern with these episodes is that the movies are owned by major studios that would only license them for physical media. Columbia owns Teen-Age Crime Wave and 12 to the Moon. MGM owns Girls Town and The Incredible Melting Man. Paramount owns Diabolik. But the big player here is Universal, which controls the rights to Space Travelers, San Francisco International, Revenge of the Creature, Leech Woman, Mole People, Deadly Mantis, Thing That Couldn't Die, Riding With Death, Agent for H.A.R.M., and Projected Man.

The odd man out here is Colossus and the Headhunters; I can't find any info on who owns the rights to this film, which may be part of the problem.

The real hard cases, the stickiest of wickets, are below...

Released on home video, but now out of print (5):

212 - Godzilla vs. Megalon (Vol. 10 DVD, 2006)

309 - The Amazing Colossal Man (VHS, 1996)

910 - The Final Sacrifice (Vol. 17 DVD, 2010)

1001 - Soultaker (Vol. 14 DVD, 2009)

1012 - Squirm (Turkey Day Collection DVD, 2014)

Megalon and Colossal Man were both recalled when rights issues came up after they were released. Oops. These were produced by Rhino, back before Shout Factory took over.

The Final Sacrifice is particularly tough to find, even unofficially, because director Tjardus Greidanus is very aggressive about tracking down download links. I always figured someone was similarly possessive of Soultaker, since it's clearly a passion project, but that's purely my speculation.

The Turkey Day DVD set is still available on Amazon at a reasonable price, so Squirm is still relatively accessible for now.

Never released on home video or streaming (9):

201 - Rocketship X-M

213 - Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster

311 - It Conquered the World

416 - Fire Maidens of Outer Space

418 - Attack of the the Eye Creatures

807 - Terror from the Year 5000

809 - I was a Teenage Werewolf

905 - The Deadly Bees

906 - The Space Children

In 2017, Shout released its final (?) MST3K DVD collection, which included Satellite Dishes, a compilation of host segments from episodes that "may never get a legitimate release." This included the nine listed above, as well as The Amazing Colossal Man and Quest for the Delta Knights. Of course, Delta Knights eventually got a digital-only release, which is cause for a glimmer of hope. But the others are probably tougher nuts to crack.

Wade Williams owned the rights to Rocketship X-M and had a particular sentimental attachment to the film. His death in 2023 may make it easier to negotiate with his estate, but I wouldn't count on that being a swift process.

Godzilla vs. Megalon and Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster are part of a prestigious franchise, and it's remarkable MST3K got away with riffing on Godzilla movies in the first place. I get the impression that Japanese culture doesn't particularly appreciate the sort of mockery MST3K is known for, so the rights to these two movies may be a long, long shot. Then again I used to think there was no hope of for the Gamera episodes too.

Fire Maidens, Deadly Bees, and Space Children are owned by Olive Films, and currently licensed to Paramount. It's possible a deal can be made later on, but not until the current arrangement expires.

The major bugbear for MST3K fandom is Susan Hart, the widow of American International Pictures co-founder James Nicholson. One way or another the AIP catalog was split up and Hart laid claim to several of their films, including Amazing Colossal Man, It Conquered the World, Eye Creatures, Terror from the Year 5000, and Teenage Werewolf. Hart's price for licensing her movies is very high, and it seems Shout has given up negotiating with her. I suppose the situation could change when she passes away, but I'd feel rather silly hoping for an old woman to die just so I can pay 8 bucks to watch robots laugh at a werewolf movie.

In conclusion, I've already purchased all the movies available on the Gizmoplex (I got most of them in a Kickstarter reward package), and the 31 that aren't available there can be obtained by, ahem, other means. So it's a great time to be an MST3K fan, and I'm still amazed how easy it is to watch the show nowadays.

[the-laridian]

Thank you for tagging me @swoljarjar

Favorite Color: Royal blue, emerald green, golden yellow, crimson & scarlet

Currently reading: more like currently writing amirite? srsly

Last song: Hold My Hand, Hold My Heart by the Chantrellines

Last movie: last month, Lord of the Rings trilogy

Last series: I drew a blank on this until I remembered I had MST3K "Agent for H.A.R.M." on in the background while I did some needlework earlier this week

Current Craving: I'm good right now, thanks

Tea or coffee: coffee in the morning, decaf iced tea in the afternoon

Currently working on: I got the lemon curd made, the meringues are in the oven, the lemon cake will be up next, I just finished 2 more Christmas ornaments for 2024 and I'm on track to make the last 3 (of 12) today, which'll be nice, then play some Fallout 76 and also I'm writing in between all of these things

No pressure tags: @bokatan @bleumanouche @the-lastcall @galaxycunt @gayafsatan @darkfire1177@happyhappysparkle @throwbackjoe @fuzzyizmit

[zippocreed501]

FROM THE B-MOVIE BADLANDS...

...images from the lost continent of cult films, b-movies and celluloid dreamscapes

Super Spy Movies Of The Sixties

Yes I understand Q. It's a combined radio transmitter, harpoon gun and smoke grenade, but why do I have to hide it up there?

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) The Silencers (1966) Our Man Flint (1966) Modesty Blaise (1966) Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966) Secret Agent Super Dragon (1966) Operation Kid Brother (1967) Deadlier Than the Male (1967) Salt and Pepper (1968)

[darlingbandit]

Holy shit, I just realized the actor who plays the Italian-American Mook Fiancé in this movie also played the skeevy Adam “Harm” Chance in the MST3k-ified Agent for H.A.R.M.! It’s so distracting!

[le-fils-de-lhomme]

Seeing Crow with legs is the most horrifying ever.

[monkeypretzel]

Crow T. Robot: “You know, women can multi-task while they’re making love.”

Mike Nelson (mumbling disgruntledly): “I know that.”

Crow turns and stares at Mike.

[theindescribable1]

💥Deadly Child💥 (blood)

(BTW I removed the elbow pads he had in an older drawing, I don't like em)

[inde-extras]

This is a drawing a friend made for me and they gave me permission to post it!

Look at my silly agent!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[jaspers47]

I Watched 160 Movies in 2021

Five Stars

The Atomic Cafe (1982) Ball of Fire (1941) Belfast (2021) Bo Burnham: Inside (2021) Capricorn One (1978) The Celluloid Closet (1995) David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020) Footlight Parade (1933) Fourteen Hours (1951) Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) The Green Knight (2021) Hamilton (2020) Licorice Pizza (2021) Manhunter (1986) Metropolitan (1990) The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) Monterey Pop (1968) Nomadland (2020) Pig (2021) Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) Shiva Baby (2021) The Sugarland Express (1974) Titane (2021) West Side Story (2021) Woodstock (1970)

Four Stars

The Amityville Horror (1979) Another Round (2020) Arachnophobia (1990) The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) Bad Education (2019) Barbarella (1968) Bone Tomahawk (2015) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) Color Adjustment (1992) Don’t Look Back (1967) Emma (2020) Flight of the Navigator (1986) The Fog (1980) The French Dispatch (2021) The Freshman (1925) From Russia with Love (1963) Get Shorty (1995) Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) Hail Satan? (2019) Hard Eight (1996) Howard (2018) In the Heights (2021) Lady Snowblood (1973) Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986) Last Night in Soho (2021) Love and a .45 (1994) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) Marwencol (2010) Mother (2009) My Little Chickadee (1940) The Naughty Nineties (1945) Nightmare Alley (1947) The Raven (1935) Rocky II (1979) Seven Chances (1925) The Silent Partner (1978) Sound of Metal (2019) The Sparks Brothers (2021) Stoker (2013) Strait-Jacket (1964) Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) The Sweatbox (2002) Tampopo (1985) To Die For (1995) The Towering Inferno (1974) Waking Ned Devine (1998)

Three and a Half Stars

The Black Cat (1934) Carmine Street Guitars (2019) The In-Laws (1979) Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992) Kid 90 (2021) Nightmare Alley (2021) A Nightmare on Elm Street II: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) No Time to Die (2021) Save Yourselves! (2020) Sign o’ the Times (1987) Soul (2020) Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Summer of ‘42 (1971) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

Three Stars

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) The African Queen (1951) Annette (2021) Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021) Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) The Black Cauldron (1985) Black Widow (2021) Camelot (1967) Class Action Park (2020) Cluny Brown (1946) Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) Dick Johnson is Dead (2020) The Egg and I (1947) Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) Female Trouble (1974) The Gilded Lily (1935) L'avventura (1960) The Last Blockbuster (2020) Layer Cake (2004) The Living Desert (1953) Luca (2021) Mank (2020) The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story (2020) Original Cast Album: Company (1970) The Plague Dogs (1982) The Power of the Dog (2021) Promising Young Woman (2020) Shirley (2020) Shoot the Piano Player (1960) Showbiz Kids (2020) Star 80 (1983) The Suicide Squad (2021) Theodora Goes Wild (1936) Three on a Match (1932) Val (2021)

Two and a Half Stars

The Donut King (2020) Frank and Ollie (1995) Game of Death (1978) The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss (2020) When a Stranger Calls (1979)

Two Stars

All of Me (1984) Blood and Black Lace (1964) Brother Bear (2003) Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (1991) The Fox and the Hound (1981) Free Guy (2021) I Love You Phillip Morris (2009) Plan B (2021) The Ramen Girl (2008) The Rescuers (1977) The Strongest Man in the World (1975) Super Troopers (2001) Time After Time (1979) The Visitors (1993)

One Star

Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966) Cars (2006) Catalina Caper (1967) Chicken Little (2005) Count Dracula’s Great Love (1972) Dinosaur (2000) The Dead Talk Back (1957) Home on the Range (2004) Escape 2000 (1983) The Lion King 1½ (2004) Malignant (2021) (look, I didn’t like it, okay?) The New Mutants (2020) Rollergator (1996) Treasure Planet (2002) The Undead (1957)

[retrorevelations]

Time to take a look at another classic 80s arcade game that I was somewhat fixated with as a child, Namco's Rolling Thunder!  

[oosteven-universe]

The Catch #1

The Catch #1 Atomic Tiki Studio 2019 Written & Lettered by Steve Bryant Illustrated by Ismael Canales Coloured by Roger Surroca     When super-villains like Galactoid, Dron the Conqueror, or Professor Kill are defeated, they're sent to a government maximum security facility. But what about small-timers like Phileas Frost, The Grappler, or the random jump-suited agents of H.A.R.M.? What happens to the bank robbers, jewel thieves, and anonymous henchmen? They post bail. And sometimes, they skip town afterwards. That's where Lucy Chase comes in. Keeping super-powered lowlifes in line is a dangerous job; especially when you don't have super-powers yourself. Bounty hunters who specialize in supers are few and far between, keeping Lucy in high demand.     This is all kinds of fun. The concept alone is great a non-powered super-villain bounty hunter for bail jumpers is something few could or would ever think of. The opening here is fantastic and it gives the reader their first look at the mood, tone and feel of the series as well as our introduction to Lucy and Jack. Now Jack isn't a bounty hunter but he is a Deputy Marshall and has toys that Lucy doesn't have access to. Plus if I am reading this correctly a bit of a crush on Lucy as well. This may be an introductory issue but it feels like so much more than that to me and Steve really doesn't waste any time in getting things up and running.     I am a huge fan of the way that this I being told. The story & plot development that we see through how the sequence of events unfold as well as how the reader learns information is presented in a way that is as entertaining as it is informative. The character development we see is phenomenal and I like how we get these looks at the characters as if they are fully formed and we are just getting to know those personalities. This really feels like an established world that has finally opened it's doors to us and like birthday present with a big bow waiting to be unwrapped it gives off that kind of excitement. The pacing is superb and as it takes us through the pages revealing the story as it goes along, there aren't many twists and turns as it's pretty straightforward well until the ending. All of this works together to create a really good ebb & flow making this feel as if it's kind of like Cameron Chase, with dysfunctional family, as a freelancing bounty hunter.     The interiors here are really fantastic. The linework we see it mindbogglingly exquisite and how the varying weights are utilised to showcase the level and quality of the attention to detail is truly stunning. This is beyond top quality work here people, it's the kind of work that makes us wish everything we read was this well rendered. The character designs are utterly brilliant and I am sorry but Phileas is a dream come true in the uniqueness department as well as what we see of how he utilises his abilities. The way backgrounds are utilised and how they work within the composition in the panels show depth perception, scale and that overall sense of size and scope to the story rather brilliantly. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show this masterful eye for storytelling. Now the colour work we see is just as brilliant. To see the ice chariot, steampunk version and all, in the colour scheme works perfectly. How we see the various hues and tones within the colours utilised to create the shading, highlights and shadow work is beautifully done. Plus I really like the shading/shadows in the flesh tones that also work in defining parts of the body. ​     These are phenomenal characters and hell even I have a crush on Jack at this point and how we see their complicated histories with each other is really well thought out. The writing here is bloody well brilliant to see in how it manoeuvrers through the book with the layering and complexities. This is the kind of book that you expect to see out of a major company and that it was funded on kickstarter is both a joy and a shame. Folks you really need to find a way to get a hold of one of these and future issues in the series that come out, you might just find yourself swearing off the big guys in favour of The Catch!