Rating: 
Summary: honestly my favorite book of all time
Review: i'm a serious reader who reads actual novels and classic literature, but not even Joyce's "Ulysses" can top the genius of The MST3K Amazing Colossal Episode Guide. i've read this book DOZENS of times, and reference it nearly daily. i would give my first born child for a new edition that covers EVERYTHING (season 7 wasn't aired yet when the book was written). if you are looking for updated episode capsules, consult mst3kinfo.com for season seven and mst3k.com (the scifi site) for the sci-fi channel episodes. i can't say enough about this book. it should be twelve times longer because i can't get enough mst3k. it really inspired me to collect every episode and turned my from a casual fan in to a ridiculous fanatic. and i mean that in a good way. even if you've never seen the show, this book will still make you laugh. kevin's vonnegut anecdote, mike's miles o'keefe tribute, "your area and you," and the hilarious "bunular funular" anatomy diagram photo from the convention are all highlights that require no knowledge of the show to appreciate. i truly think anybody with an interest in modern humor should own a copy of this book
Rating:
Summary: As funny as the show
Review: This is an excellent book both as a guide to the MST3k show, and just to read. Even the setup of the book is entertaining.
There is a prologue, an introduction which has a postscript, a foreword about Kurt Vonnegut, an introduction to the preface, then the preface. You might think that's it, but you're wrong! After all of that there is still an introduction to the Special Platinum Edition of /The MST3K Amazing Colassal Episode Guide/ and notes on the translation. Finally there is an about the typeface, which simply says "This book uses a particular typeface." That is the most complicated set of various introductions I have ever seen in a book, and made me love the book right away.
This book also has nice little extras in addition to the episode synopses. There's a foreward about each season, TV's Frank's Pix, tributes, MST3k Monster! and so much more. This only has guides of episodes up to season six, of course. There are complete guides in the style of this book to seasons seven through ten on Satellite News, the official MST3k info club website.
The ACEG is definitely something every MSTie needs to own! I hope they come out with the platinum edition someday, with it's hand-woven leather jacket and individually autographed plates of the characters! ha ha
Rating: 
Summary: Could I Have Some More?
Review: It may be a bit unfair to criticize this book for failing to include episodes from the period after it was originally published, but on the other hand fans of the show today would like to have a complete guide, and there is no obvious reason why a revised edition couldn't be produced. This book covers the first six seasons of the show fairly well, although it would have been nice to have more behind the scenes information. Sometimes they tell you why a movie was picked, but usually they don't provide any reason at all. It also contains a brief section on Season 7, and another on the MST3K The Movie.
They also could have provided more fun information, such as lists of movies they wished they had done; which movies they did do that they thought were the worst; which movies they rejected; etc... You will find occasional mentions of these things in the write-ups for a particular movie, but they could have provided sections for the information, and make it organized and more complete. All in all, this is a good book, but it leaves the reader wanting more.
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Summary: It would be funny to read even if you never saw the show.
Review: I can't believe how funny this book is. This is not an in-depth geeky, nostalgic look back at the 6 years of MST3K. It's basically a shallow geeky continuation of the show in book form, where they make fun of everything about the show itself, instead of just the movies.
This is all done in the context of listing the episodes in order of broadcast, and then filling with memories of the cast(every cast member contributes-- except Joel, of course), details from the movies and shorts, and "tidbits" like "our favorite lines of all time". It also goes a little bit into how the show got on the air, and how sometimes things weren't so great. In case you're a Joel fan like me, there is no trashing of him, but he is rarely mentioned.
The long and short of it is-- if you ever laughed at anything that was done or said on MST3K, you will "get" the humor of this book. I still laugh at the idea that there are about 12 prefaces, introductions, and introductions to the prefaces before you get to Chapter 1. They're just funny people.
Rating:
Summary: honestly my favorite book of all time
Review: i'm a serious reader who reads actual novels and classic literature, but not even Joyce's "Ulysses" can top the genius of The MST3K Amazing Colossal Episode Guide. i've read this book DOZENS of times, and reference it nearly daily. i would give my first born child for a new edition that covers EVERYTHING (season 7 wasn't aired yet when the book was written). if you are looking for updated episode capsules, consult mst3kinfo.com for season seven and mst3k.com (the scifi site) for the sci-fi channel episodes. i can't say enough about this book. it should be twelve times longer because i can't get enough mst3k. it really inspired me to collect every episode and turned my from a casual fan in to a ridiculous fanatic. and i mean that in a good way. even if you've never seen the show, this book will still make you laugh. kevin's vonnegut anecdote, mike's miles o'keefe tribute, "your area and you," and the hilarious "bunular funular" anatomy diagram photo from the convention are all highlights that require no knowledge of the show to appreciate. i truly think anybody with an interest in modern humor should own a copy of this book
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