MST3K Update: "Film Crew" is dead, long live "RiffTrax" and "Cinematic Titanic"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

The Mike Nelson group (Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett) that released a handful of "Film Crew" DVDs is HISTORY, according to Kevin Murphy. The new venture is "RiffTrax," a bot-less commentary by Nelson, Murphy & Corbett that can be played in sync with your DVDs using the RiffTrax player:

http://www.rifftrax.com/

Meanwhile, JOEL HODGSON has come out of the shadows to reuinite with TRACE BEAULIEU (Crow, Dr. Forrester), J. ELVIS WEINSTEIN (the pre-Kevin Murphy Tom Servo, Dr. Erhardt), FRANK CONNIFF (TV’s Frank), and MARY JO PEHL (Pearl Forrester), to create "Cinematic Titanic."

http://www.cinematictitanic.com/

They offer a few DVDs on their site, and will be releasing a new version of "Santa Claus Conquers The Martians."

That is all.

:toast:

[Initech]

1. I want to see them do "Beer For My Horses":

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1178640/

[4_Legs_Good]

2. There were McCain jokes in the first three Cinematic Titanics

which were just spot on and hilarious!

Heh heh heh.

Anyway, Mike & Co. makes unwatchable movies like the Phantom Menace and Jackson's Lord of the Rings :hide: watchable again, and Joel and CT is fun just like the old MST3K days.

Love 'em both. I have to admit, though, that I'm usually too lazy to synch up the Rifftrax and listen with 2 sources, so CT movies get viewed by me as soon as I get my DVD, while Rifftrax usually get added to a pile of "to-view" items. I gotta get their new syncher going and get used to watching movies on the computer - something I've still not warmed to. OTOH, CT puts out movies too seldom - once a month at best - because they have to worry about rights and visuals in addition to the writing and recording. Fun, but sometimes a little slow while waiting. Plus Rifftrax are so cheap, it's essentially a couple burritos at Taco Bell ($2-4/recording) while CT discs run $20 if you get a real one and I think about $10-14 if you download, which I'm too lazy to do.

Anyway, it's awesome to have these guys back at work doing what they do best.

David

[Amerigo Vespucci]

3. Agreed on all counts, and it's good to have them back in action.

My all-time favorite MST3K personality has got to be Trace. When I purchased the 20th Anniversary MST3K set, it was so cool to see him again on the "bonus" features. Soon after that I discovered CT.

Since the series finale, "Danger: Diabolik" in 1999, I don't think any true fan has "let go" of the MST3K experience. The 20th Anniversary set sheds some light on the expectations of Comedy Central (then the "Comedy Channel") and Sci-Fi Channel regarding the series.

But the premise...wise-cracking friends hanging out and ranking on bad movies...will never die.

:toast:

[LSK]

4. wow, I have no idea what you are talking about