From: jenkins@mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu (jenkins lisa)

From: TV Guide

Date: April 18, 1992

Title: Big Fans on Campus

Author: Cary, Alice

Page(s): 31

Perhaps such nouveau kitsch accounts for the newest cult hit: "Mystery Science Theater 3000" on cable's Comedy Central channel. MST 3000 fans join host Joel Hodgson and his robot sidekicks as they watch bad movies and offer a constant comment of wisecracks. Students adore their savvy slings at such fare as "Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster." "Anyone who watches for 10 minutes falls for it immediately," says Bill Daly, a junior at Emerson.

Penn State senior Bob Reap is also a MST 3000 junkie, but since the show can't be seen at his college, he's working with Comedy Central to stage independent screenings. "It will sweep the campus like wildfire," he predicts.

Harvard sophomore Josh Lieb thinks he may understand the entire campy craze. "A lot of people our age have a stomach for bad TV," he says. "It's so rare to find anything good, I don't want to see anything that tries."

Bad TV, good TV, the truth is that while undergrads may profess to prefer high GPAs and hours at their IBMs, TV is their dirty little secret.