In 1990, Frank Conniff joined the staff of Mystery Science Theater 3000. First he was hired as a writer, then he was called upon to play TV's Frank, the bumbling yet lovable Mad Scientist henchman in Deep 13. And then he was given the sacred duty of finding the films that would be riffed on the show. Thus, because of his actions, the world now knows of Manos: The Hands of Fate, Monster A-Go-Go, The Brain That Wouldn't Die, Teenagers From Outer Space, and many other cheesy movies that the world would just as soon not know about. In these essays, TV's Frank focuses on twenty-five of the Mystery...
In 1990, Frank Conniff joined the staff of Mystery Science Theater 3000. First he was hired as a writer, then he was called upon to play TV's Frank, t...
The Defendant: Frank Conniff. Comedian, writer, gout sufferer, and prolific tweeter, who understood that his incendiary social media posts might one day lead to calls for his head, but never suspected that the calls would be coming from inside his house. The Plaintiffs: Millie & Barney. Indoor cats. Eaters, sleepers, poopers, bladder emptiers. Frequent subjects of Conniff's Twitter, Facebook and Instagram timelines, until they finally decided that enough was enough and fought back against what they perceived as rank exploitation by the guy they had always assumed was working for them. The...
The Defendant: Frank Conniff. Comedian, writer, gout sufferer, and prolific tweeter, who understood that his incendiary social media posts might one d...