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What Did You Think?We were at the live show in Minneapolis. What was it like in your theater?
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What a perfectly timed program that was. Destined to go down as an all-time classic in the annals of MST-dom.
So much greatness abound, too much to mention, but by the time we got up to the 2 hour mark and they flowed into Grass, it was like watching The Beatles get back together. They really got loose on that Grass short, and it felt like we were getting a glimpse into the old writer’s room, when they were all one unit and their powers were just flowing off of each other. Magic. Everyone’s cracking everyone up; we’ve got nine comedians on stage at one time all focused on the same thing and just crushing it. No one stepping on anyone’s lines, the blending of it all.
Yeah. Go to the replay. And barring that, a must own on video. Just wow.
After the “Kay” short, I desperately want Trace and Frank to work out a streaming deal with someone, maybe Rifftrax, so I can keep getting their riffs on the regular. Man, it was great.
It was great. I just wish they would shown a clip of new mst3k or what they have Beenough working on. Clip of new show would been great.
Randall 15 in Batavia,IL was almost completely filled.
Good time was had by all.
Already hyped for Mothra.
The pre-pre-show: Gloria Estefan: The Test footage tour was interesting with a some in house riffing by the theater audience.
” I just want to know when is the Death Star going to come into view?”
“Next Estefan will sing the haunting Creepy Girl theme.”
Loved it!!!!!!!!!
The highlights of the night were Frank and Trace’s short (I was laughing so hard the room spun) and Joel and Jonah. Jonah flubbed his line and when Joel yelled “Welcome to Rifftrax LIVE!” he instantly turned a “bummer” moment into a classic never-forget moment.
Joel is magical. Not since the Kickstarter raised a kajillion dollars have I been more psyched for more MST!!!
The Ameristar 18 in KC, MO was a little less than half full but everyone behaved themselves as usual and was great to be with!
Just a technical note, our feed was a bit odd. Some of the darker areas were plagued with green “snow” and we lost our video feed a few times but just for a few seconds each. It seemed to happen on jump-cuts, especially during the Rifftrax highlight reel. Hmmm…
Just ‘cuz, here’s my list of last night’s shorts in order of preference…
1. More Dates for Kay – I wasn’t sure what to expect because I wasn’t familiar with Trace/Frank’s work these days, but GIVE ME MORE!
2. Barbers / Beauticians – The apprentice and the master. Poetic and hilarious.
3. Grasses – The crowd psyching freakout at the end from everyone was great!
4. Shake Hands w/ Danger – Good job on the new riffs, but why so many repeated shorts?
5. Word to the Wives – I like Bridgette and MJ, but the RPM was a little low.
6. Talking Car – Simply the warm up.
7. Superman – Not a bad riff job, but boring source short, IMHO.
Great show. So awesome to see the gang together; some slow moments but when they were ON, MAN they were ON.
I thought Joel and Jonah did amazing… just so over the top manic at points, and fast-paced. Can’t wait till it’s available through RiffTrax as I’m sure I missed half the jokes. And, I can’t believe we did not see the Joel/Josh “podium switch” bit. Someone who was at the live show please PLEASE PLEASE relate this to us lesser huddled masses… inquiring minds want to know. Though, maybe you just had to be there. :-/
Trace is a God to me. I thought More Dates for Kay was superb, great job by he and Frank. (And, as an aside: what the…? Can you believe that a film like this was ever actually made?)
I think the riff that made me laugh the hardest was the one about the glowing jacket in The Talking Car… something like “Galadriel gave me this for taking care of her cat.” It just got me. :laugh:
Normally, the Virginia Center 20 is about half full for the Rifftrax Live shows. But last night, it was packed. Thankfully, all the technical issues we experienced occurred before the slide slow.
Is it just me, or does Jonah sound a lot like Jim?
Several of the ‘kids’ in that short have been in others. I recognized a few from ‘Shy Guy’ & a few other Coronet shorts.
Elmwood Cinema in Buffalo, NY. Not a big crowd – maybe 1/3 to 1/2 full, but that theater never seems to be very full.
I thought it was great. My favorites were “More Dates for Kay”, “Word to the Wives” and the totally whacked out “Grasses”. (I know that and “Shake Hands with Danger” were repeats, but I had never seen either before.) In fact, the only short I thought was a weak link was the Superman short that they all riffed on, and was glad they came back with the “Grass” one to finish up strong.
As far as Jonah goes – I think he was a bit out of his league, but I have to imagine live riffing is hard. Bridget was the other one I thought struggled a bit, and those are the two that have no experience with live riffing. Timing your lines perfectly with the movie and never flubbing must be difficult as heck. I DID like Jonah’s style and his chemistry with Joel, it made me feel that the new MST3K is in good hands.
I don’t want to turn this into a political discussion – but I guess I don’t get people being upset by the transgender bathroom riff. Is it just cause Frank – a known Lefty – made the joke? It’s a topical joke – not making a political statement, just riffing off the fact the girl looked a bit androgynous. I thought it was hilarious. People really need to just relax.
Someone who was at the State Theater, could you please fill us the rest of us in on what happened during the “podium switch” moment? The broadcast did not capture what Joel & Jonah were doing, though the audience seemed to love it.
I attended the event live at the State Theater with my wife and a college friend. As I’m sure was apparent, the cheering and laughter were deafening at some points. Needless to say, we had a lot of fun!
I had no idea Jonah Ray was so tall.
Some of the shorts, particularly the Talking Car and the Kay ones, had such bizarre concepts and facial expressions that there was plenty of laughter even when there weren’t jokes.
For the final riff, I would have either gone with one that Rifftrax fans didn’t already know so well or rewrote a lot more of the jokes. Still, it was neat to anticipate a joke and hear a different riffer give their own delivery.
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The truth hurts. I’d rather laugh about it than cry.
Great show. Nice to see that Jonah shows promise to be a good host. Loved seeing everyone on stage together. I too do not understand complaints about any of the riffs. It is a comedy show for goodness sake. Topeka, KS was about 1/2 full or maybe just a bit more. My only complaint about the evening has nothing to do with the Rifftrax crew nor Fathom Events but the theater in Topeka itself. For the second time now, they have totally ignored turning on the equipment to be able to see the pre show. The first time this happened was at the Time Chasers Encore. At the time I thought maybe they were not doing it with the Encore showing but I had to go to the lobby to get them to turn the projector on for the show. Last night, same thing. at 6:40 or so I want out and asked that they turn on the pre show and the kid said he would check on it. It got to be 6:56 and still nothing and no activity in the booth. Had to go out to the lobby again and get someone to go turn it on. Very annoying since we are paying a bit of a premium to attend these events and they seem to ignore the fact that they are hosting this special event. They did get it on in time to see things from the beginning but it is annoying. My annoyance was soon replaced with Joy at seeing everyone playing nicely together and having many genuine belly laughs through the evening. Well done Rifftrax crew.
They kind of ran around each other in little circles, like a weird game of musical chairs/podiums, but then ended up back where the started. I was sitting about 30 feet away from them, row F.
I know there was a big laugh from the live audience, but I personally don’t think you missed much by not seeing it.
I tell you what was more interesting was from the angle at my seat at the far right (performer’s side) I could see offstage on the far left where the performers made their entrance. For at least two minutes before Joel and Jonah were introduced, Joel was standing in front of Jonah, facing him and appeared to be adjusting Jonah’s clothing. Then he just kind of kept his arms huddled around Jonah for another minute or so and leaned his head toward Jonah’s chest.
It was the strangest thing! It was almost as if Joel was the parent making sure his child was neat and tidy before trying to make a good impression. Maybe he was doing a pep talk, or a prayer or something.
Nothing much more to say – Union Square in NYC was packed, we laughed our asses off, Trace still has the best delivery of anybody and to all the people who haven’t heard Mary Jo and Brigitte riff before, where have you been? They’ve done a baker’s dozen of shorts, one short feature length film, and a blockbuster commentary! And I recommend them all (well, I haven’t heard their ‘Gravity’ riff yet, but based on the rest, I recommend it anyway!)
My only beef with Jonah Ray was that his line delivery was WAY too fast – I hope it was just nerves, if that’s just his regular timing, it’s going to get annoying quickly.
I was not surprised to see old short redone, I was pleasantly surprised to see some new ones! I expected something like Sketchfest, which is usually all redone shorts. And since they rewrite the old shorts with new lines, it works for me. Especially when it’s favorites like Shake Hands with Danger and At Your Fingertips: Grasses.
One of my favorite lines wasn’t in a short at all – it was Kevin remarking something to the effect of, It’s weird looking down this line of people and seeing 30 years of my life.
Also attended the screening in Thousand Oaks. Had a really great time, but noticed that some of the audio in the shorts themselves was a bit muddled. Superman and the barber short seemed to be the hardest to hear. The riffing was loud and clear, so it might have been an issue with those prints.
I was a bit surprised by the reuse of “Shake Hands with Danger” and “Grasses”, but those are both classic “episodes” in my opinion, and “Shake Hands with Danger” had some great new riffs added. “Grasses” seemed to be pretty much the same set of riffs just spread across the cast. A little disappointed there, but they did such a good job with it, especially the insanity at the end.
I did think the riff pacing on “Word to the Wives” was a bit on the slower side, but for some reason the baking soda riff got a huge laugh out of me. My favorite short had to be “More Dates for Kay”. Trace and Frank were on top of their game and just nailing all their jokes Cornet always seems to provide some of the best fodder for riffing (although ACI comes in close second).
I though Jonah did a fine job in his first live riffing. He and Joel really seemed to be feeding off each other’s energy. I’m really looking forward to seeing him in the new series.
I had mixed feelings about the Superman short. On the one hand I used to watch that old series on reruns when I was a kid. So there was a lot of nostalgia seeing that old cast and sets. But as a whole it didn’t seem to give them quite enough to work with. It was a lot of fun to hear all the cast throw in on that one though. But I think as a standard three riffer job it might have fallen a little flat.
I also got a kick out of the 10 year Rifftrax clip reel. So many funny moments in there. But I was a bit surprised they didn’t pick one of the many “line?” moments from the “Twilight” series. Although the Benny Hill running scene is always funny.
This was a treat, and I’m really hoping we get some kind of release on VOD or DVD for it. I’d love to revisit it.
This was a treat, and I’m really hoping we get some kind of release on VOD or DVD for it. I’d love to revisit it.
I believe that’s already planned!
As someone who didn’t have a chance to see the show (nothing closer than a four-hour drive, thank you, inland Northwest!), I find that incredibly touching. Is it possible? — I now love Joel more than ever.
P.S. What was the Sylvia Plath joke? Something to do with an oven? I’ve had a huge fascination with SP for decades. thx
I’m just going to say this: My favorite part was Joel as the monster beautician. That was marvelous.
Thank you! That’s awesome to hear!
Had an amazing time at the State Theatre. It was a lifelong dream of mine to see these guys live, ever since becoming a MSTie during the Sci-Fi era, and being sad to learn that I had missed the live performances at the “Conventio-Cons” and there were no more planned. Looking forward to receiving the video, so I can catch all the riffs I missed due to audience laughter. One crossed off the bucket list.
Frank and Trace totally won the evening. As Frank pointed out, their short was riffing itself at points. ‘Kay’ is an instant classic.
Was in the North Brunswick, NJ at the Regal Commerce Center. It was a great night! Everyone was fantastic and Kay was our favorite! The only complaint was that the signal was lost when the last riff came on. I will never know if corn is grass. : :-/
Caught the show at the Showplace ICON in Chicago, the stadium seating portion was 100% full and the seats up by the screen were 3/4 full. So… 95% full theater?
Some doofus at the theater left on some second projector so we saw Windows shutting down during the intro and then a mouse pointer was projected on top of the show. Somebody finally complained (I’m always the first to leave the theater to complain to management, but for this show I was dead center in a packed house so leaving was difficult). Thankfully, they fixed it but only after turning off the second projector with the mouse pointer AND rebooting the Fathom feed. So we missed the introductions of the cast. Thankfully, we did not miss any riffing.
The usual Rifftrax trio were great, as usual, even if the first short was kind of one note in its craziness. I did love the badly paced diologue, with several shots of cars and the kid just staring in silence.
MJ and Bridget were excellent! I just recently got into their Rifftrax shorts, thanks to their Christmas special, and I love their chemistry. It’s a bit more loose and giggly and chatty, feeling a lot less scripted even though it largely is. It helps that it’s women covering shorts about women, something the guys on Rifftrax and MST3K could never quite nail due to being the opposite gender.
Frank and Trace were probably the highlight of the night, if only because I have never seen The Mads do their thing outside of the Cinematic Titanic stuff and because the short itself was awesome – both in creepy quality and the riffs themselves. I will have to catch The Mads when they roll through my part of the country again.
Joel and Jonah were not the strongest part of the night, if only because the short was kind of repetitive with the gags. But this was made up for because this was Joel on Rifftrax AND Jonah’s first riffing. Jonah did a good job, I’m glad he does goofy voices and I thought his normal voice stands out from Joel and Mike’s deliveries.
I wasn’t bothered by the returning shorts, as I had never seen Shake Hands With Danger and missed out on seeing the Reefer Madness show, so both were highlights for me. The Superman short was alright, but the grass short was the perfect way to end the evening! Everybody got a chance to shine between the two shorts and it was all-in-all a great show! Can’t wait for the blu-ray.
My only complaint: Mike didn’t join Joel and Jonah for a short. I get that Joel and Jonah were repping the MST3K revival (just as The Mads and MJ & Bridget were repping their own projects), but why oh why did they miss the chance to get all three MST3K hosts together? Maybe they are holding off for the new season’s final episode? I can only hope.
Stray thoughts:
• Needed more reflections on the show, as mentioned
• I wish we had some MST3K footage or a cameo from the bots
• However, I totally get that this was just as much a Rifftrax 10th anniversary special as it was a MST3K reunion, so I totally enjoyed the montage
• Frank clearly wanted to break that PG-13 rule
• I’ve learned that there is this loud cackling woman that goes to every show I end up going to (aside from Time Chasers, as that was the repeat that I caught). I hate her. She bellow laughs and cackles at every joke, even ones that don’t make sense or are flubbed, and she has a coughing fit when she laughs too hard. She also likes to interject with her own commentary from time to time (the cars short had her saying “What..!? WHAT!?” every time the cars spoke). Did I mention I hate this woman?
I have the distinct feeling at least one of those girls was in “What to do on a Date.”
After that show, which was great, BTW, I couldn’t be more excited for the MST reboot. Jonah is going to make a fantastic host!
I was disappointed in the reunion show. It was more like a showcase. I would have like to see each iteration of cast members get together rather than separated by current projects. Lots and lots of plugs. Shorts are fine but I would have rather seen a full movie. Don’t get me wrong I did enjoy the show but I didn’t get the reunion vibe.
The Showcase theater here in Cincinnati was about half full but the crowd was boisterous. Man, what a great time my younger son (nearly forty, and raised on MST3K from back in the Comedy Central years) and I had. We both laughed until we cried.
Am I the only one who recognized the kid from the Talking Car short? That was Brian Forster, the second Chris on The Partridge Family. I was pretty sure in the theater, but I checked it on IMDB to verify it. SO many missed Partridge Family riffs! As for the school “bus”, I actually did ride in a mini-bus like that to and from kindergarten (and no, it wasn’t driven by a sexual predator). It was a small, standalone kindergarten and probably didn’t have a need for a full size bus, so that worked for them.
The theater was almost half full, which is a lot for us. There are two theaters in town that show Rifftrax, and I think the other gets most of the crowd. Unfortunately, they didn’t bother to show the pre-show trivia until I went out and found somebody to get it started, and they didn’t bother to turn the house lights down until someone else went out and found someone. The AMC Orange Park 24 had been doing much better with that sort of thing, but I guess they had an off night. Fortunately, there were no technical problems once the show actually started.
As for the show itself, I can’t remember when I laughed so hard! More Dates for Kay was probably the highlight, and Trace and Frank were fantastic! At one point she mentioned keeping a list of “prospects”, sort of like the door-to-door Chevrolet salesman in Hired. It was great seeing Mary Jo and Bridget live, and of course Joel and Jonah. I didn’t mind seeing the Grasses short at the end – it’s a classic (“This is for patients the nurses won’t give scissors to”)! All I can say is, if you missed this one and there’s any way at all you can get to the encore, DO IT!
My wife and I were at the Marcus Theaters in Ashwaubenon, WI. Quick- Who is Ashwaubenon High School’s most famous alum? Wait for it….Joel Hodgson! To watch this reunion show literally in the shadow of Joel’s high school was great.
Our theater was about 1/2 full. We missed the 30 minute “pre-show” for some reason. Our show started right at 7:00CDT.
The “dead” guy from “Shake Hands with Danger” reminded me a lot of Buster from Mythbusters.
Now, to find a way to get the reboot that I can afford.
The turnout at my Cinemark in Davie, Florida was much better than last month’s Time Chasers, the first RiffTrax Live event I’ve been to. I thoroughly enjoyed the MST3K Reunion. There was so much good energy from both cast and audience at the State Theater in Minneapolis, and lots of laughs in my theater too. For me, the best short was A Date for Kay – an instant classic. Frank didn’t get a lot of riffs but each one was gold and delivered in a way only Frank could deliver. I had never seen Jonah in anything and was very impressed. He can do voices! When he flubbed that one riff I appreciated Joel quickly pointing out that this was a live event, which got big laughs. Needless to say, I am now very much looking forward to the reboot shows. Overall I thought Mary Jo was consistently the funniest one on that stage, and the short she and Bridget did was a close second to A Date for Kay. When Mary Jo mentioned When Loving Lovers Love as one of her fondest memories of making MST3K, did anyone else wish that she and Bill would launch into an impromptu rendition of it?
Showplace 8 in Carbondale, IL was mostly full except for the 3 or 4 rows of floor seats. But the main tiered seating was more packed than I’ve seen in a long time at a Rifftrax here. Great time had by all, no technical glitches. Jonah’s got this in the bag. Frank & Trace had a winner of a short. Superman was a hilarious surprise. Bridget & MJP were great with their short as well. And not 1, but 2 group riffs? Icing on the cake.
Aw, that’s adorable. Kinda like Joel’s parental relationship with the Bots.
If you think about it, Jonah must’ve been terrified. Imagine doing something for the very first time, live on stage, in front of a huge crowd of hardcore fans who are at best skeptical of his ability (and at worst downright belligerent), and surrounded by his personal comedy heroes. He must’ve felt like that Filipino guy Journey found to replace Steve Perry.
There was probably much more of a vibe at the State Theater. Wish I coulda been there. Beyond that, the ‘reunion’ part didn’t really apply to Mary Jo and Bridget, who are now a part of RiffTrax. Frank and Trace are working together. Jonah is new to the bunch. I think the only person who was truly reunited with the gang was Joel. Too bad Mike, Bill and Kevin didn’t chat briefly with Joel about the MST3K reboot but maybe Joel didn’t have anything new he could share.
High points were “The Mads” Trace and Frank’s riffing section and of course the finale “Is Corn Grass.” Thought Jonah fit in pretty seamless in riffing, and his botching of a riff was a priceless moment as acknowledged by Joel. Had hoped that there may be other “special guests” appearances by other cast and crew not announced. And again, rather than simply riffing shorts for the entire show, would have preferred they had taken time to just reminisce more indepth on their time on the show. As on the finale of Mythbusters. But another good show nonetheless. The theater was about 95% full. Of course much higher than the previous rifftrax events.
Also, I’m hoping at the Mothra show one of their stage props is a bird cage with two barbie dolls dressed like the twins in it.
Some people have noted Jonah’s tall stature compared to the seniors; what’s funny is this was actually addressed in the press interview that CW 23 (current incarnation of KTMA) did
Jonah was talking about the new head writer for MST3K, and noted how short of a person he is, and Joel pointed out to him that’s an unfair thing to say because a lot of people are short to him!
I’m sad to hear of all the people who lost sound during the grass short! I thought it was one was the best they did, it was completely manic riffing and the guy next to me was laughing so hard he couldn’t breathe. I saw the show in San Jose, CA.
I’m also hoping Trace and Frank can figure out a deal with Rifftrax to offer riffs like Mary Jo and Bridget do.
Yes, this was a fun night and historical as it’s been a dream to get at least Joel and Mike together riffing on the same subject material.
^^ I’m gonna quote this for easy access to the names of all the shorts done.
More Dates For Kay: The riffing was solid, but I think the short was a bit too odd for me. I could not figure out what kind of point it was trying to make or why it exists. She was trying to flirt with more than one boy, right? Is it trying to suggest it’s okay to flirt with more than one guy as long as you get a date, any date, out of it? What a crummy message. I think when this comes out on DVD a second viewing will be good for me. This was a weird one.
Barbers & Beauticians: Oh my, Lurch-esque barber got a good riot out of me. And Jonah Ray is pretty good, too. He doesn’t really feel like the newb of the group. (Not that anyone does.)
Grasses: A classic Rifftrax short proves to be just as good on the second round. The grand total of 9 (Nine!) riffers didn’t seem to stop this from being funny at all. Loved Frank’s comment about these kids needing video games.
Shake Hands with Danger: This is a good short and always fun, but it seemed to phone in that this is Rifftrax’s show and the MST3K reunion is just a feature for them. I would’ve liked a short that was just Joel/Mike/Jonah, and this might’ve served that purpose. It was fun regardless.
Word to the Wives: I’ve said on here before, MJ and Bridget shouldn’t feel obligated to stick with the wives/women oriented stuff if they don’t want to, but I understand if it’s fun for them. And it was fun to watch. These girls are just as funny as the guys are and they make a great duo.
The Talking Car: I’ve seen ICWXP do this one before, so I knew what to expect and I wasn’t disappointed. This is a really good short for riffing. Gives off a far more terrifying vibe than it intends to.
Superman: Wow, was this a dull short. I know Superman has marquee value, but considering this is the first one all 9 were doing together it’s a bit of a shame the short dragged down the fun so much. The grasses short was a lot better, and I might’ve replaced this one with Mr. B Natural or another MST3K classic.
Overall, it was a good night and I was glued to the screen the whole time. I do wish the shorts could’ve been old MST3K redos, climaxing with a 9 riffer Mr. B Natural riff, but there’s no reason to be picky with this kind of thing. It was a great time.
On one last note, How on Earth did they get Mothra? Did Toho crack, or are the rights just more murky here in the US? Anyway, when I first saw that I only noticed Mothra and I approved on that alone. I didn’t notice until the slide was fading away that it was going to be a Rifftrax Live event. I would’ve been happy just seeing Mothra on the big screen, but Rifftrax just doubles the fun!
Also, seeing all of them on stage riffing, pictured right below the short, it struck me. Nine riffers. Nine companions. They shall be…. The Fellowship of the Riff!!
While not hugely entertaining in its own right, Conor and Sean deserved their little moment of recognition. If you’re a RiffTrax fan, there’s a good chance one of those guys wrote a lot of your favorite jokes over the last 10 years.
For those that haven’t seen it yet, here’s the press interview that CW 23 did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjHXXX288zQ
It was nice that at least two of the reporters there were aware of MST3K’s origins on that network when it was KTMA. There’s a great moment where Trace is talking about how KTMA had a very nice hot chocolate machine, and one of the reporters says, “We don’t have that anymore”, and Trace gets a very sad look on his face.
Then, later Kevin is talking about how KTMA served REALLY BAD egg salad to employees, and the reporter remarks that they still have THAT.
We also get some nice Joel/Jonah/Mike interaction with all three of them joking around about being the hosts of MST3K. One reporter asked them if they did a three-way hug at any point, which they say they didn’t, but it sparked a great comment from Bill Corbett:
“You’re not so much asking a question as you are pimping your slash-fic.”
In Seattle my theater had it showing on two screens. It was open seating between the two, so my wife and I opted for the one with fewer people in. The theater still ended up mostly full, however.
Fantastic show. The Kay short was incredible, and Trace and Frank were just killing it. MJ and Bridget also did a great job with the Word to the Wives short. Both pairs have wonderful chemistry.
Jonah did pretty well for a greenhorn. I don’t think we need to burn his flesh off.
The theater in Royal Palm Beach, Florida was sparsely attended – which REALLY surprised me. Maybe the Tuesday vs Thursday time kept folks away? Our feed was a bit… “fuzzy” isn’t quite the right word, but it wasn’t a sharp picture – wavy lines.
I am SO glad I went and was a KS supporter. This was worth EVERY penny I donated just to see them all up there riffing. I thought everyone brought their “A” game and I laughed the whole time. I am wondering how hard it was for Frank to keep it PG-13, but he did a GREAT job even though he couldn’t “work blue”. :D
IF you didn’t get a chance to go last night – make plans to see the rebroadcast on July 12th or buy it when it comes out. You will not be disappointed.
I believe the egg salad to which they were referring was that served at a nearby deli, not at the station. I think Jim Mallon mentions the deli and egg salad in the AGEC…the Season 1 intro…but I am at work so I can’t check. :-)
My theater here in Seattle was packed and everyone loved it.
One of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. I couldn’t help but enjoy the offensive humor.
I was hoping to get a preview of the new incarnation of MST3K, but overall it was awesome.
Not to mention that RiffTrax wouldn’t even exist without Conor. As I understand it (Somebody please correct me if I’m wrong.), it was Conor who pitched the concept of synching mp3s to a movie back when Mike was recording commentaries for Legend Films’ DVDs. This anniversary celebration is as much his as anyone’s. Congratulations on 10 years, guys!
I was at the King of Prussia UA showing. The theater was about half-full. The sound did drop off during (IIRC) the Superman short, but other than that there were no A/V troubles. The audience in KOP reacted to Frank’s transgender joke strongly, but it wasn’t apocalyptic or anything — the Sylvia Plath stove joke got a bigger response.
I’m more of a Cinematic Titanic fan, but after last night I’ll have to catch up on Rifftrax. A great show all around. Four-and-a-half stars out of five.
Sony owns the North American rights – they’ve released both cuts on DVD. (So that one won’t be on VOD/disc later.)