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Josh and Joel Radio Interview

Josh (who was in Minneapolis this weekend doing standup) was a guest on a Twin Cities radio show, “Weekends with Mike and Natalie,” and Joel called in from his birdsong-filled back yard.

Click on “Hour 2.” Josh’s interview starts about halfway through.

Weekend Discussion Thread: What You’d Like to See on DVD

Alert reader Scott writes:

What do MSTies think of the Rhino and Shout! DVDs in general? What did Rhino do better and vice and versa? What would they like to see as future Shout!
extras?
For me, I’m not a big fan of the stock Shout! DVD covers…I wish they would
get rid of Roman numerals already and mention the episode numbers. “The
Making of MST3K” would make for a great extra.

And while we’re at it: What movie (never mind the rights issues) would you most like to see in an upcoming set?

My thoughts: Even though some of the same people were at both places, it seems pretty clear to me that Shout “gets” MST3K more than Rhino did, especially at the end. The figurines alone show that. I don’t have a problem with the Roman numerals, and I think relying too heavily on the episode numbers might be too confusing for the casual buyer.

As for extras, I would love to see all the TV specials and I really enjoy the introductions by the cast members. The interviews with cast members can be hit and miss, but they’re at their best when Shout is able to coax backstage info about the movie of the movie out of them.

As for an episode I’d like to see, no question: 610- THE VIOLENT YEARS.

What are YOUR thoughts?

Coming Up Next at RiffTrax…

But really, would you want to eat, say, the ribs at a fondue restaurant? I ask you.

We Get Interviewed

Jeff McGinnis of the Toledo Blade interviewed us for his podcast, “Pop Goes the Podcast.” Our interview starts at about the 52 minute mark. There’s probably nothing in the interview that regulars here don’t already know, but we had fun doing it. The sound quality is a bit low, and most of the time Jeff didn’t really call on us when he asked a questions, so there are a couple of odd pauses as both Brian and I waited for each other to start talking, but other than that I think it went pretty well.

Upcoming Cinematic Titanic Live Shows

Here’s the latest Cinematic Titanic tour schedule:

• Friday, April 15: One show, 8 p.m. (“Rattlers” ), Community Theatre at the Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, 100 South St., Morristown, N.J. Tickets are $27 and $37.

• Saturday, April 16: One show, 8 p.m. (“The Alien Factor”), in the Matthews Theater of the McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, N.J. Tickets are $28-$38.

• Friday, May 6: Two shows, 7 p.m. (“Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World” ) & 9:30 p.m. (“Rattlers” ), at The Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St., San Francisco. Tickets are $35 for one show, $60 for the double feature. General admission. Buy 7 p.m. tickets here. Buy 9:30 p.m. tickets here. Buy a combo ticket to both shows here.

Also:

• Tuesday, April 12: The Paley Center for Media in New York City will hold a tribute to and retrospective of the great Ernie Kovacs on and Joel Hodgson (a big fan of Kovacs and winner of the Ernie Kovacs Award at the Dallas Film Festival) will be on the panel.  More info here.