Transformers MST : The BotCon scripts


Back in 1996, I talked with BotCon's Jon Hartman about a presentation for BC'97... annoyed by everyone screaming at the screen during the showings of Transformers The Movie like a bunch of deranged gibbons, I proposed a scripted Mystery Science Theater 3000-style showing of the movie that limited itself to THREE idiots screaming at the screen like a bunch of deranged gibbons.

Probably against his better judgement, Jon aggreed. I got some writin-friends together, and we hammered out a hammy, amateurish MSTing of Transformers The Movie, which we presented live at '97.

People acually ENJOYED it, so we did it again (and with an improved script) at BC'98. People liked that one a lot too, despite the fact that we didn't have microphones this time.

Since the Movie was REALLY starting to grate on me, for '99 we switched formats to ripping open TF television episodes, and we're still doing it every year. People seem to dig it.

Here's the original scripts for these presentations (minus the '97 TFMST), read and enjoy. And if you attend BotCon, COME TO THE SHOW, DAMN YOU.

MSTF3K II -- The Wrath of 'Con

BotCon 1997-1998
Transformers The Movie, the original target. Despite the II of the title, it's really only a tweaking of the original '97 script. Doug Dlin and Rob Jung throw rocks at me and laugh. This presentation actually got a "road show" as Doug performed it with some friends of his at an anime convention he was sent to by his employers Antarctic Press. Wow.


Transformers the MSTing 3 -- The Search for Spark

BotCon 1999
Now completely sick of the movie, we move on to slap around "Dark Voyage" from Beast Wars, and from the original cartoon series "Fire on the Mountain", "The God Gambit" and, gods help us, "Carnage in C-Minor". Phil Zeman and David "Hex, not Rob, dammit" Tashjian bring in some smoky, sexy passion to the proceedings.


Transformers the MSTing 4 -- A New Joke

BotCon 2000
Apparently, we haven't run out of dumb yet. "Victory" from Beast Wars, "Forbidden Fruit" from Beast Machines, "City of Steel" and "Dweller in the Depths" from the original series make us all cry. Rob and Doug return, this time loaded out of their minds.


Transformers the MSTing 5 -- The Foolish Frontier

BotCon 2001
When does the hurting stop? So-called "classic" cartoons "Aerial Assault" and "Dark Awakening" sit on our chests and dangle loogies while "Cutting Edge" from Beast Wars and "wolf in the Fold" from Beast Machines deliver purple nurples. Phil and Doug have to hold me and comfort me afterwards.


Transformers the MSTing '02 -- Attack of the Clowns

BotCon 2002
I am so NOT putting this script online yet. Go see it at the show live, jerky.


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