Film Crew Interview

[MrTorso]

There is a new interview with the guys here:
http://www.mania.com/54091.html

I really take exception to this part:

They also began performing downloadable podcast commentraks called "RiffTrax" available on a website (RifftTrax.com), providing commentary on otherwise unreachable subjects like The Grudge and Lord of the Rings, but the process of downloading the tracks, getting the DVD of the movie, then syncing up the two proved to be too clunky.

Does this guy know something we don't?? That wording makes it sound like Rifftrax is done and Mike is moving on. It was linked from Fark and it will be getting a ton of hits.

[BathTub]

Nope, I would say we know something he doesn't.

[BathTub]

Sign ups seem broken so can't correct the article or the comments.

[MrTorso]

I tried to sign up just never got the validation e-mail.

[6079SmithW]

God, those guys are hilarious. It's too bad the comments are so utterly retarded.

Also, it's cool to know they did all four already- I suspected as much, but hey, doesn't hurt to be told. I just wish they'd release all four at once instead of taunting me like this.

[BathTub]

I tried to sign up just never got the validation e-mail.

exactly

[Douglin]

The Interviewer posted a correction in the comments, apparently Kevin asked him to clear things up. Cool

I'm looking forward to these discs, It's good to hear they'll be skits & bonuses

Just so I'm clear, these shout factory "Film Crew" releases aren't affiliated with the whole Legend films/Rifftrax thing we've got going on over here, right?

[BathTub]

Only in concept and participants. 

[AmandaGal]

I wish he would have made the correction in the actual interview.  Not that it's any skin off my nose, but I don't generally read comments and had I read that interview, I probably would not visit rifftrax.com.  For one, it seems like the new DVDs have replaced it and for two, he makes it seem like it's a pain.  I think a lot of readers won't bother with that line and won't bother with reading the comments.

I'm probably wrong, but in general when I make a mistake in something I write online, I correct the actual piece and don't just post a comment (I've posted comments to "add information" before and gotten emails about the exact same issue).   Commenting a correction seems unprofessional to me.

[mrbasehart]

A nice interview, but I really wish that interviewers would cease trying to be as funny as the interviewees. 

[Rodney]

Got this from Satellite News, also known as mst3k.com. 

I never heard of mania.com before this.   But it's an interview with the guys talking about their Film Crew movies coming out soon.  Too short, but funny:

http://www.mania.com/54091.html

[JoshWay]

That was a fun interview, but this quote is alarming:

...but the process of downloading the tracks, getting the DVD of the movie, then syncing up the two proved to be too clunky.  Thus, the Film Crew reteams for a series of DVDs launching this July from Shout Factory!

Makes it sound like RiffTrax is dead.

[Rodney]

Makes it sound like RiffTrax is dead.

Yeah, that is weird.  To be honest I didn't read the intro very carefully, just went right to the interview with the guys. 

Either the interviewer was misinformed, or he was trying to run down Rifftrax for some reason.    In any case, what a jerk!

[Douglin]

yeah there's a thread about it here: http://www.rifftrax.com/smf/index.php?topic=2852.0

The writer did correct himself in the comments, Kevin asked him to.

[Rodney]

I wish he would have made the correction in the actual interview.  Not that it's any skin off my nose, but I don't generally read comments and had I read that interview, I probably would not visit rifftrax.com.  For one, it seems like the new DVDs have replaced it and for two, he makes it seem like it's a pain.  I think a lot of readers won't bother with that line and won't bother with reading the comments.

I'm probably wrong, but in general when I make a mistake in something I write online, I correct the actual piece and don't just post a comment (I've posted comments to "add information" before and gotten emails about the exact same issue).   Commenting a correction seems unprofessional to me.

Exactly!   I also think that even though he made a sort of correction in the comments   (booo!), he didn't correct what he said originally.  He just contradicted himself. 

Good interview only because of the guys.   Bad interviewer.   Too much of him, too little of Mike Kevin & Bill.