I just got some Pizza Rolls in the mail...

[Tripe]

I say go for it, as long as you aren't trying to profit from it.  There are tons of Star Wars audiodramas out there on the internet.

yeah but most of them aren't built on a foundation of "Lucas is a hack, the prequels blow let's start from scratch"

[Russell]

I've always wanted to ask this but never felt it deserved its own thread...

Has anyone ever experimented with:

A.) Misplacing Rifftrax: For example, playing TPM Rifftrax over another movie, or vice versa?
-OR-
B.) Rifftrax + DVD Commentary: For example, playing TPM Rifftrax simultaneously with George Lucas' commentary.

I tried B once for a few minutes, I forget what movie. It was kind of amusing, but it didn't fully work. However, I'm fairly convinced that the right combo could result in something as fruitfully synchronous as The Wizard of Oz + Dark Side of the Moon.

An interesting concept, George is talking then all of a sudden Mike and Bill start yelling at the movie
and basically telling George Lucas to piss off, since he's so good at taking a piss anyway.

[Watchman]

I've always wanted to ask this but never felt it deserved its own thread...

Has anyone ever experimented with:

A.) Misplacing Rifftrax: For example, playing TPM Rifftrax over another movie, or vice versa?
-OR-
B.) Rifftrax + DVD Commentary: For example, playing TPM Rifftrax simultaneously with George Lucas' commentary.

I tried B once for a few minutes, I forget what movie. It was kind of amusing, but it didn't fully work. However, I'm fairly convinced that the right combo could result in something as fruitfully synchronous as The Wizard of Oz + Dark Side of the Moon.

An interesting concept, George is talking then all of a sudden Mike and Bill start yelling at the movie
and basically telling George Lucas to piss off, since he's so good at taking a piss anyway.

You know, it's funny, TPM was one of the few Rifftrax I simply had to give up on; the riffing couldn't overcome how much this fucking movie irritated me. The "double decker commentaries" could be quite amusing:

LUCAS: Children love Jar Jar, he rivals Yoda as a force of pure creative expression & spiritual insight-
KEVIN: AGH! It's Roger Rabbit as designed by SATAN!

...You know, I think Highlander was the DVD where I switched to the commentary during a repeat Rifftrax viewing, and it didn't really work because the guys behind Highlander are rather down to earth & lack delusions of grandeur. You know, sane.

The Prequels, on the other hand... the views of Lucasfilm & Rifftrax are about as diametrically opposed as you can get! (Leaving aside Battlefield Earth; yes there's a director's commentary for that.)

...Bah.  The concept's probably more entertaining than any execution. My ideas tend to be a waste of time.

[D.B. Barnes]

http://blip.tv/play/AYLQtiMC

[Watchman]

http://blip.tv/play/AYLQtiMC

I just want to thank you, Barnes. I no longer have to check redlettermedia.blip.tv every few days to see if there's a new video, I can just chill out & rely on your consistent updates. I do look forward to these.

[D.B. Barnes]

I just want to thank you, Barnes. I no longer have to check redlettermedia.blip.tv every few days to see if there's a new video, I can just chill out & rely on your consistent updates. I do look forward to these.

Don't mention it. RLM seems to have quite a few fans on this board. I'm a big Plinkett fan and I've come to be quite a fan of just the guys as well. I really enjoy their style and I love that they produce stuff like the "fake" Zookeeper trailer.

[Watchman]

I just want to thank you, Barnes. I no longer have to check redlettermedia.blip.tv every few days to see if there's a new video, I can just chill out & rely on your consistent updates. I do look forward to these.

Don't mention it. RLM seems to have quite a few fans on this board. I'm a big Plinkett fan and I've come to be quite a fan of just the guys as well. I really enjoy their style and I love that they produce stuff like the "fake" Zookeeper trailer.

The fake Zookeeper trailer was brilliant. It was dismissed by a lot of pop-savvy cynics, but since I pay so little attention to pop culture they fooled me into thinking Zookeeper was a mock trailer! And I'm glad I was able to be fooled (I'm sick of predicting things). Seriously, that TGI Friday's moment seemed impossibly stupid. 

I like the "normal" Half in the Bag reviews too, there's always some odd perspective that makes me laugh. They make me want to see X-Men First Class just so I can see the awkward close-up of Michael Ironside they were talking about. The esteemed "binocular scene". Did you happen to see that in the theater?

The only film they've reviewed lately that I actually saw in the theater was Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and I thought they were pretty spot on about its merits & flaws. Mike's comments about John Lithgow were hysterical. John Lithgow sad face= "Boo hoo, I have Alzheimer's."

[D.B. Barnes]

The fake Zookeeper trailer was brilliant. It was dismissed by a lot of pop-savvy cynics, but since I pay so little attention to pop culture they fooled me into thinking Zookeeper was a mock trailer! And I'm glad I was able to be fooled (I'm sick of predicting things). Seriously, that TGI Friday's moment seemed impossibly stupid. 

I like the "normal" Half in the Bag reviews too, there's always some odd perspective that makes me laugh. They make me want to see X-Men First Class just so I can see the awkward close-up of Michael Ironside they were talking about. The esteemed "binocular scene". Did you happen to see that in the theater?

Yeah, I think they absolutely nailed the Zoopkeeper segment. I've watched it several times and it just doesn't get old for me. What a perfect movie for that treatment!

I did not see X-Men First Class in the theater. Looking forward to it on BD.


Here's a little clip they just released from Chicago COMICON. I found it pretty amusing. Some of the vendor reactions are great.

[Russell]

The fake Zookeeper trailer was brilliant. It was dismissed by a lot of pop-savvy cynics, but since I pay so little attention to pop culture they fooled me into thinking Zookeeper was a mock trailer! And I'm glad I was able to be fooled (I'm sick of predicting things). Seriously, that TGI Friday's moment seemed impossibly stupid.  

I like the "normal" Half in the Bag reviews too, there's always some odd perspective that makes me laugh. They make me want to see X-Men First Class just so I can see the awkward close-up of Michael Ironside they were talking about. The esteemed "binocular scene". Did you happen to see that in the theater?

Yeah, I think they absolutely nailed the Zoopkeeper segment. I've watched it several times and it just doesn't get old for me. What a perfect movie for that treatment!

I did not see X-Men First Class in the theater. Looking forward to it on BD.


Here's a little clip they just released from Chicago COMICON. I found it pretty amusing. Some of the vendor reactions are great.

George Lucas's greatest weakness is that it's very easy to mimic him. All you need is... Kevin Bacon.

[Rainbow Dash]

Was funny for the first 30 seconds.  Then it just got repetitive and stale.

[Tripe]

People really sell the Holiday Special for $15 bucks, to people who are, more likely than not, net savvy? Really?

[Russell]

People really sell the Holiday Special for $15 bucks, to people who are, more likely than not, net savvy? Really?

I find it extremely hard to believe myself. Any schmuck(like myself) could theoretically go to comic
con with 100 burned copies of the Holiday special to sell. Sure, I doubt 10 copies would sell,
let alone 100. But if they have copies I guess there is a demand not because people aren't net
savvy but because they lack the requisite software to burn a copy to a DVD they can watch.

[Tripe]

Again, really?

[anais.jude]

I can't watch the videos because they are set to private. What does that mean

[Rainbow Dash]

I'm actually surprised that places like Comicon even allow bootleg sales.  Even most anime conventions don't allow bootlegs to be sold at the convention.