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New Short from RiffTrax…

Download it here. Free sample here.

Updated: Volume XVII Reviews

Update: Ian Jane gives an extensive review, including screen shots, at DVDManiacs.com.
Also…
• Mark Cappelletty at Geekweek.com reviews the new set.
• Todd Erwin reviews the set for Home Theater Forum.
• Tony Redman at Pop Dose gives us his review.
• Our old pal Bruce Westbrook offers his review.
• Video Vault has posted an unsigned review of Volume XVII.
• And John Wallis at DVD Talk has one as well.

Incidentally, the price at Amazon has fallen back to $33. If you have not ordered yet, please use this link.

Weekend Discussion Thread: Good Host Segments/Not So Good Riffing (or vice versa)

Alert reader Chris writes:

I thought it’d be fun to get people’s opinions on “Most Divided Host Segments vs. Movie Episodes”. I was watching “San Francisco International” and I absolutely love that movie (TV show?). I think the riffing is terrific, and I end up laughing through the entire movie portion. But, the host segments [the Urkel stuff, for those who don’t remember] are just terrible to me. I get the purpose of the segments. I just don’t enjoy them, at all.

So, I thought it might be cool to see if other people have certain episodes in which the movie outweighs the host segments considerably. Or even if the opposite is true. The movie portion just doesn’t work on any level, but the host segments are gold.

What comes immediately to mind is 416- FIRE MAIDENS OF OUTER SPACE. The “Dark Timmy” segments are such classics. At the same time the movie riffing is a bit sub-par for me.

For the reverse, I’d pick 702- THE BRUTE MAN. Hilarious in the theater, but the segments do nothing for me.

What what be your pick?

‘Twilight: New Moon’ Riff from RiffTrax

Download it here (in advance of the Friday midnight arrival of the DVD).

Get Polled

Andrew Marker, a regular here, wants to know what you think about stuff. Right now, he wants to know what your favorite episodes are, but he promises there will be more polls in the future.

You can add your voice at his site here. Click on “Fave shows” to vote. (He also has a page where he asks for input about the site.)