I think I'll have to watch the MST3k episode of Pod People a few more times before I can officially decide on its worth. While definitely not as unwatchable as other subjects like Red Zone Cuba (a film which can only be sat through by the most sturdy of individuals), it didn't seem like Joel and his robot friends were up to snuff with the commentary. Then again, I was doing other things when I first played the tape, so I'll repeat how this needs to be seen again in order to make a firm decision. Pod People definitely has its moments, though; I loved the ridiculously stupid song the pop group sang, along with the lead singer's reaction to what they sound like (see my One line Summary). The other classic scene has to be Trumpy's "magical" manipulation of the objects in the annoying little child's room, set to wacky music while the alien's eyes glow like demonic diamonds. And what was up with the cast of about 100 characters? There were so many different plots, most of which never even came close to merging, I literally had no idea where the film was going. Thankfully Joel and the 'bots point out this big flaw, along with the many scenes of characters shouting out one another's names.
Character: Shane? Shane??? Shane! Joel/Bots: Fox? John Boy? McCloud!
Other points in the film really dragged, however, including the many scenes where the characters just sat around talking about doing stuff but never actually getting off their foreign butts and doing something. Aside from that I'm not really sure if Pod People is either a great episode or simply an average entry. Only time will tell I suppose!
Character: Shane? Shane??? Shane! Joel/Bots: Fox? John Boy? McCloud!
Other points in the film really dragged, however, including the many scenes where the characters just sat around talking about doing stuff but never actually getting off their foreign butts and doing something. Aside from that I'm not really sure if Pod People is either a great episode or simply an average entry. Only time will tell I suppose!