Tomorrow sees the release of the eagerly-anticipated Mystery Science Theater 3000 box set, MST3K vs. Gamera. But Satellite News has just announced the titles for the next volume (XXII in the series), due for release in December. Those titles will be:
TIME OF THE APES (306)
MIGHTY JACK (314)
THE VIOLENT YEARS (610)
THE BRUTE MAN (702)
That’s going back to the typical custom of two Joel Hodgson episodes and two Mike Nelson episodes, if you’re keeping track. Also, it means we’re getting more mind-melting, badly-dubbed, Sandy Frank-y Japanese movies, with Time of the Apes being a personal top 10 favorite. (The other, Mighty Jack, is one of the most incoherent edit jobs ever unleashed on the Satellite of Love.) The Violent Years features a script by Ed Wood. And The Brute Man, from the abbreviated seventh season of the show (the last season on Comedy Central), stars 40’s boogeyman Rondo Hatton. With these four episodes, Shout! Factory continues to prove to MST3K fans that they’re listening, and releasing the most sought-after episodes of the long-running cult series.
