Mystery Science Theater En Masse (MST 'EM)
Obviously insipired by the cult TV series "Mystery Science Theater 3000"
Four groups of four are forced (or not, depending on the season) to read and riff fanfics, advice articles, news articles, and opinion columns. Most of them are terrible, but only a select few are actually good. Keep your eyes out for those little gems that are few and far between. There's a basic story on each page that summarizes the current situation, but you can feel free to imagine what each member may be doing when he or she is not riffing.
Here are the current groups in question:
The Egg Spiral members can hold their punches, but only
up to certain points. On the fanfic spectrum, they often get the typical odd
Mary Sue fics with mostly decent grammar. Sonic the Hedgehog and Amy Rose
seem to lead the way, but Sonic's siblings, Sonia and Manic, often steal the
show in the series' (allegedly) calmest group.
The Black Crow members are usually harsher than the Egg Spiral by
default, so their fics often consist of bad grammar, formatting, and/or
spelling... and it almost always comes with a Mary Sue to boot. This group is
led by the only male member, Kyo LeMaire.
The Neo Esaka members don't seem to have any riffing standards, but they do deal
with fics that contain explicit material. This group is lazily led by Kyo
Kusanagi... and technically led by his scene stealing best friend, Benimaru
Nikaido.
The Crazy Train group doesn't have any standards, either... but they may
deal with fics that won't fit the other groups. Mai James, the lone female of
the bunch, leads this foursome.
Also, here's a little key to understand the numbered riffings:
M - This is the number of the riffed item. I like to keep
track of what was riffed in order. For example, M11 means that this is the
eleventh item that was finished being riffed, regardless of who had it. Keep in
mind that M will follow one of these numbers or letters:
Any number between 2 and 7 - The minimum amount of riffers needed to
spork on anything is set at two. Seven is the maximum for a regular "episode".
This usually happens when any random riffers spork the material.
A - Indicates a riffing by the Egg Spiral
members (Sonic, Sonia, Manic, Amy).
B - Indicates a riffing by the Black Crow
members (Kyo L., Miyu, Jessie, Cassy).
C - Indicates a riffing by the Neo Esaka members (Kyo K., Benimaru, Emi,
Keiko).
D - Indicates a riffing by the Crazy Train (Mai, Axl, James, Rory).
S - This indicates a "Special", where eight people riff on the
item of question at the same time. They're normally set to two groups of four,
but eight random people can still do the deed. These are usually
saved for odd special occasions.
Also, I will not riff anything that has a well-known MSTing, like "My Immortal", "Agony In Pink", or
"Celebrian". Why? Because my riffings can't compare to the ones that have
lasted longer than my own material. The whole point of this series is to introduce
"new" badfics (and a few good ones) into the MSTing circle.
Now it's time to pick your season:
Or maybe you want to select something quickly? Don't care about who's riffing what? Then head on over to the Episode List if you want to jump to something and avoid all the kerfluffle. The warnings for any fics in question are also there as a precaution.
Once again, no money is being made off of this. All the fics and articles are owned by their respective authors. "Mystery Science Theater En Masse" is simply pure entertainment and nothing more. And writers? If you (somehow) find your work here, you should keep in mind that you can't throw a temper tantrum or pull a Meyshi, because you did post your works on public locations for everyone to read... and in the case of fanfiction writers, used copyrighted characters in your fanfic to boot. Long story short, if you didn't want it ripped, you shouldn't have posted it on the internet.