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Posted: May 08 2007 08:13 am

Mike Nelson, who was once the host of Mystery Science Theater 3000 after Joel Hodgson left the show, has started an online version of film lampooning called RiffTrax, wherin the listener gets to download MP3 files to play along with popular films, kind of like a constant commentary track.

So far, films have included the new Star Wars trilogy and Lord of the Rings, as well as favorites such as The Matrix and Star Trek V. Because it's just people talking about the movie, and doesn't actually contain content from the films, there is no law or limit to what they can do. The downloads cost anywhere from $.99 to $3.99 each, and they are made to be played in conjunction with DVD versions of the films they support.

The RiffTrax team not only features Nelson, but also the gents who were the voices of Tom Servo and even Crow on the original MST3K show. Nelson maintains that they've now sold 'hundreds of thousands' of copies of the streaming web content, which would make Mr. Michael Nelson one very rich man, indeed.

www.rifftrax.com

Posted: May 08 2007 08:28 am

I'm gonna have to check this out.

Joined: Feb 24 2006 Posts: 2578

I'm surprised no one's mentioned this here before. Like, uh... me. RiffTrax is awesome. I've listened to/watched the majority of them, and they're brilliant.

But if you're REALLY looking for more MST3K, wait for "The Film Crew" DVDs, the first of which comes out in July.

Posted: May 09 2007 12:02 am

I refuse to pay for these kinds of podcasts. Plus, I watched the demo of "Star Trek V", flat out terrible. There's some guys in the UK who do these kinds of shenanigans which I can listen to for free.

Now, the Nelson DVDs, that's a different matter entirely.

Joined: Feb 24 2006 Posts: 2578

I don't think you gave it a fair shot. Some of this stuff is as good or better than the best of MST3K.

Posted: May 09 2007 01:54 pm

DarkMaze wrote:

I don't think you gave it a fair shot. Some of this stuff is as good or better than the best of MST3K.

Again, I don't have to give it a fair shot because of the $$$ factor. If a none-to-legit file ended up on my computer though, I might reconsider...

BTW, to clear things up, I refuse to pay for all podcasts. Take Ricky Gervais. I love the guy, but I'm not paying to hear his shenanigans.