Former Host and Writer of MST3K Launches RiffTrax

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday July 20, 2006 @12:14PM from the invention-exchange dept.

dougman writes "Today James Lileks mentioned his 'friend and all-around comic genius/good egg Michael J. Nelson' called, to tell him about his brilliant new project, RiffTrax. Here's the pitch: '...free-lance commentary tracks. Bottom line: Mystery Science Theater 3000-style commentary for big famous beloved movies like Titanic or The Matrix. The hitch: you have to provide the movie. It's genius: no worries about copyright. You buy the commentary tracks for $1.99, rent the movie or get it out of your collection, load the commentary on your iPod or burn it to a disk, then watch them together in true you-got-peanut-butter-in-my-chocolate bliss. ... The first movie is Roadhouse." Cool! I voted for The Matrix as the next one to be riffed." While I (and many others I know) preferred Joel, Mike was not without his share of funny moments too. Without Crow and Servo it just might not be the same, though.

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Open Hangar Doors!! by illuminatedwax · 2006-07-20 12:18 · Score: 4, Funny

Stay frosty, boys, we've got a flame war coming! Joel vs. Mike seen on radar, heading straight for us! Batten down the hatches, prepare all escape pods, brace for impact!

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1. Re:Open Hangar Doors!! by Hao+Wu · 2006-07-20 13:21 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Stay frosty, boys, we've got a flame war coming!
  
  Nothing sadder than a bunch of Slashdotters competing to be "Alpha-dork".
  
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Re:Spend your money! by Twisted64 · 2006-07-20 14:18 · Score: 4, Funny

Maybe some money will drag Joel in from whatever strange mountain cabin he's retreated to....
I hear his bosses didn't like him, so they... shot him... something something.

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