So Joel is going to go back in the studio? Wasn't that unprofitable for Cinematic Titanic? I just hope they are real sets and not green screen backdrops like they did on that Rhino bit about the Godzilla disc getting pulled.
The difference would be TV money.
DVDs are still profitable enough to keep being released (even with the rights being harder/more expensive), the show is being re-run on TV and Rifftrax is thriving.
I actually suspect this might have been the real reason for shuttering Cinematic Titanic.
This spring Hodgson is hoping to start a new online incarnation of the show, one that will feature a fresh (and as-yet-unannounced) host and cameos from many MST3K alumni.
The difference would be TV money.
DVDs are still profitable enough to keep being released (even with the rights being harder/more expensive), the show is being re-run on TV and Rifftrax is thriving.
I actually suspect this might have been the real reason for shuttering Cinematic Titanic.
Are DVDs profitable? It wasn't for CT to do studio episodes. Anyways the article says (bold mine):QuoteThis spring Hodgson is hoping to start a new online incarnation of the show, one that will feature a fresh (and as-yet-unannounced) host and cameos from many MST3K alumni.
At first blush it seems that Joel is going to go the RiffTrax VOD route. Which is what they probably should have done with CT.
At first blush it seems that Joel is going to go the RiffTrax VOD route. Which is what they probably should have done with CT.
The idea of Ron Funches as a mad... ;D That'd be hilarious!
I hope you guys aren't forced to watch it!It beckons us "Come to me for I am the magnet and you are steel!"
Joel, Mike, Crow, Tom, Gypsy, and Cam-bot awaken on the Satellite of Love II without any memory of how they got there or who built it. Pearl, Observer, and Bobo have also returned to their castle without any recollection of getting there, only that a mysterious character called "The Phantom" has ordered them to continue Dr. Forrester's original experiments.
I doubt Joel and Mike would go in at the same time, but taking turns throughout the movie could work, with maybe the four in the theater for the film's final act as a "special occasion" event. Trace and Bill could take turns as Crow, but Kevin should remain Tom, as I personally never cared for Josh in the role.
Anyway, throughout the movie, Joel and Mike would be trying to find a way off the SOL II, and then TV's Frank would return as a Soultaker. He too is working for the Phantom and mentions that they have something special planned.
The Phantom would eventually reveal himself to be Dr. Erhardt, Clayton's first assistant, who disappeared without explanation. Pearl would also recognize him. He explains that he was working on a time machine, and that he was actually sent back in time. There he became Pearl's lover, and it turns out he is Clayton's biological father. And with Frank's help, Erhardt manages to clone Clayton, return his soul, and bring him back to life.
Its kind of a neat idea, although Crow randomly changing voices and attitudes doesnt make a lot of sense to me.For Crow it would probably be better if he had one voice, but changed it later. Start with Trace, and go to Bill? Or since Bill was his last voice, start with him, and switch back to Trace?
Eh, if they went with a plot like that where Forrester didn't show up until the end, but Brain Guy was there all along, they should just let Trace be Crow, since Bill's already got a role all along.
I might be overthinking this hypothetical fan pitch, though.
If they do reboot MST3K then Bill, Kevin, and Mike may likely not be involved anyway.
I think they've got a gig that's doin' alright.
Maybe for a one-shot reunion but not a series, or if one day they merge the two like the AFL-NFL, or the NFL-USFL.
If they do reboot MST3K then Bill, Kevin, and Mike may likely not be involved anyway.
I think they've got a gig that's doin' alright.
Maybe for a one-shot reunion but not a series, or if one day they merge the two like the AFL-NFL, or the NFL-USFL.
Simply one reunion film with all of them is all I could ask for. Surely Rifftrax isn't that time filling.
If they do reboot MST3K then Bill, Kevin, and Mike may likely not be involved anyway.
I think they've got a gig that's doin' alright.
Maybe for a one-shot reunion but not a series, or if one day they merge the two like the AFL-NFL, or the NFL-USFL.
Simply one reunion film with all of them is all I could ask for. Surely Rifftrax isn't that time filling.
Oh, is that all you ask for? :P
If they do reboot MST3K then Bill, Kevin, and Mike may likely not be involved anyway.
I think they've got a gig that's doin' alright.
Maybe for a one-shot reunion but not a series, or if one day they merge the two like the AFL-NFL, or the NFL-USFL.
Simply one reunion film with all of them is all I could ask for. Surely Rifftrax isn't that time filling.
Oh, is that all you ask for? :P
If they do reboot MST3K then Bill, Kevin, and Mike may likely not be involved anyway.
I think they've got a gig that's doin' alright.
Maybe for a one-shot reunion but not a series, or if one day they merge the two like the AFL-NFL, or the NFL-USFL.
Simply one reunion film with all of them is all I could ask for. Surely Rifftrax isn't that time filling.
Oh, is that all you ask for? :P
and for it to be the green slime.