Fans of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 know all about MASTER NINJA, a series of "movies" starring Lee Van Cleef as an old white ninja and Timothy Van Patten as his hunky hamster-enthusiast sidekick. But before MASTER NINJA got riffed on by MST3K it ran for an entire season on NBC in 1984, under the title of THE MASTER, and featured guest stars like Demi Moore (GHOST), Crystal Bernard (WINGS), George Lazenby (ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE) and several future stars of STAR TREK.

But was THE MASTER... CANCELED TOO SOON? Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold guide you through all 13 episodes of the notorious television series, including nine shows that MST3K never got to, and guide you through the weird wide world of 1980s fetishes - like aerobics classes, trucker lingo, ninjas - via this one strange action-adventure series where they all (briefly) collided.

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Theme Song: "Canceled Too Soon," Courtesy of Heptagon

Fans of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 know all about MASTER NINJA, a series of "movies" starring Lee Van Cleef as an old white ninja and Timothy Van Patten as his hunky hamster-enthusiast sidekick. But before MASTER NINJA got riffed on by MST3K it ran for an entire season on NBC in 1984, under the title of THE MASTER, and featured guest stars like Demi Moore (GHOST), Crystal Bernard (WINGS), George Lazenby (ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE) and several future stars of STAR TREK. But was THE MASTER... CANCELED TOO SOON? Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold guide you through all 13 episodes of the notorious television series, including nine shows that MST3K never got to, and guide you through the weird wide world of 1980s fetishes - like aerobics classes, trucker lingo, ninjas - via this one strange action-adventure series where they all (briefly) collided. Follow us on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/canceledcast">@CanceledCast</a>, "Like" us at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/canceledtoosoon/">Facebook.com/CanceledTooSoon</a>, follow Bibbs at <a href="https://twitter.com/williambibbiani">@WilliamBibbiani</a> and follow Witney at <a href="https://twitter.com/witneyseibold">@WitneySeibold</a>. And if you like what you hear, subscribe to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-movies-podcast/id427673712">The B-Movies Podcast</a> for Bibbs and Witney's weekly movie news, reviews and in-depth celebrity interviews!  Do you have a suggestion for a TV show that was "canceled too soon" (i.e. lasted only one season or less)? You can email us at <a href="mailto:bmoviespodcast@gmail.com,">bmoviespodcast@gmail.com</a>, or you can head over to our <a href="http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/15XA40SGBP9PI/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_ws_x_XFSCybP5Z0HED">Amazon Wish List</a> to send us more exciting one season wonders that we can review on the show! Theme Song: "Canceled Too Soon," Courtesy of <a href="http://www.heptagon.bandcamp.com/">Heptagon</a>

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold host a series of ongoing shows, featuring CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED (new movie reviews), CANCELED TOO SOON (retrospectives of short-lived TV shows), WE'VE GOT MAIL, CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, THE IRON LIST, and more!

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold host a series of ongoing shows, featuring CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED (new movie reviews), CANCELED TOO SOON (retrospectives of short-lived TV shows), WE'VE GOT MAIL, CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, THE IRON LIST, and more!

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The podcast that only reviews TV shows that lasted one season or less! Every week, your hosts William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold will guide you through the strangest missteps in television, and decide once and for all if these TV series were... canceled too soon!

Lee Van Cleef is a white ninja in THE MASTER, a series made infamous on MST3K under the title MASTER NINJA. Was it... CANCELED TOO SOON?

Canceled Too Soon #41 - The Master, aka Master Ninja (1984)

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Because YOU demanded it, this week William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold investigate Alan Pakula's Oscar-winning thriller KLUTE, starring Jane Fonda as a sex worker who's stalked by a serial killer, and Donald Sutherland as a private detective on the hunt for the madman.

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Welcome to CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold catch up on older movies one or both of them have never seen before, as chosen by YOU, our listeners!
Because YOU demanded it, this week William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold investigate Alan Pakula's Oscar-winning thriller KLUTE, starring Jane Fonda as a sex worker who's stalked by a serial killer, and Donald Sutherland as a private detective on the hunt for the madman.
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Critically Reclaimed #38 | Klute (1971)

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR emails and talk about the movies that caused them the most pain, advice about how the criticism industry works right now, telegram stuff, layered television programs and whether you should watch the whole original series before you watch the STAR TREK films!

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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR emails and talk about the movies that caused them the most pain, advice about how the criticism industry works right now, telegram stuff, layered television programs and whether you should watch the whole original series before you watch the STAR TREK films!
It's a brand new WE'VE GOT MAIL podcast!
Email us at <a href="mailto:letters@criticallyacclaimed.net,">letters@criticallyacclaimed.net,</a> so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes!
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We've Got Mail #130 | Which Movies Hurt Us the Most?

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold dig up the new vampire action movie DAYSHIFT, the A24 murder mystery BODIES BODIES BODIES, the acrophobic thriller FALL, the Forrest Gump remake LAAL SINGH CHADDHA, James Ponsoldt's neo-nostalgic drama SUMMERING, Masaaki Yuasa's anime rock opera INU-OH, and the Aubrey Plaza drama EMILYTHECRIMINAL!

Day Shift - 1:32  Bodies Bodies Bodies - 27:14  Fall - 39:03  Laal Singh Chaddha - 1:02:17  Summering - 1:18:33  Inu-Oh - 1:26:15  Emily the Criminal - 1:32:50  Review Round-Up - 1:41:05 

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William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold dig up the new vampire action movie DAY SHIFT, the A24 murder mystery BODIES BODIES BODIES, the acrophobic thriller FALL, the Forrest Gump remake LAAL SINGH CHADDHA, James Ponsoldt's neo-nostalgic drama SUMMERING, Masaaki Yuasa's anime rock opera INU-OH, and the Aubrey Plaza drama EMILY THE CRIMINAL!
Day Shift - 1:32  Bodies Bodies Bodies - 27:14  Fall - 39:03  Laal Singh Chaddha - 1:02:17  Summering - 1:18:33  Inu-Oh - 1:26:15  Emily the Criminal - 1:32:50  Review Round-Up - 1:41:05 
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