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This attribute controls the content of the description and og:description elements. | Mystery Science Theater 3000 is the Trope Namer. The phrase "keep circulating the tapes" was a line in the credits from Seasons 1-4, inserted to give a winking consent to sharing tapes with others in order to popularize the show; it was removed in Season 5 for many of the legal reasons this entry concerns itself with. During the show's run, the hosts would give a Shout-Out to fans in places where the series wasn't aired (including a group of tape-sharing aficionados in Paris, France during the third season). Although many of the movies shown fall into the Missing Episode category and are unlikely to see wide release due to copyright issues, a fair number are available for purchase legally. In this case, the problem is the reproduction rights to the movies since nobody expected there to be such a market for home recordings down the line, so movie rights were only secured for the show's on-air run. Episodes are released on DVD as the rights issues are ironed out. Many episodes were uploaded by Best Brains themselves to Google Video - many others are uploaded to YouTube at random, with some having been pulled by NBC Universal.One of the creators has actually said "Keep circulating some of the tapes," meaning fans should buy the episodes available on DVD, but the others are fair game...which is what most of the dedicated fans do anyway. Special mention should be given to The Amazing Colossal Man and Godzilla vs. Megalon, released but quickly withdrawn due to rights issues. |