‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’: Rifftrax, Shout! Studios Team for New Episodes of Cult Classic Series (EXCLUSIVE)
As much as I love Joel, Mike & the bots will always be my guys. I'm so much more excited for this than the Netflix seasons!
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I am here for this for sure. The thing that got me most excited when I saw this kickstarter was actually this pic:
Beez and Patrick! But the thing my eye went to was Crow's arm/claw. That an old, just for show, Crow arm. That's a Crow meant to be puppeted by the actor (Bill).
Yeah, so much about all of this seems great. I already backed at the Blu-ray level.
Yep! Going by the Kickstarter video they've completely reverted to the Sci-Fi era puppets, ditching the modifications made to them during the Netflix/Gizmoplex era.
This is incredible news! I've liked all the hosts, but Mike is my guy (probably because I saw him first!).
That's amazing news - I enjoy Rifftrax a lot, but having those 3 in character as Mike and the bots just adds that extra something else. That, plus the host segments, which is another part I miss when I see a Rifftrax episode. And MJP as Pearl, wrangling Bobo and Brain Guy as well?? Woo hoo!
That's rad.
My favorite MST3K riff gave me something to do any time I'm flying over Chicago.
"Hey look! You can see the Cubs losing!"