Mike's Creative Output

[callipygias]

bixdugan said:

Come on now. You can't see my gentle ribbing aimed at the Original Poster, Mr Mellowpants?

Oh, right. Then I'm a little ashamed of me. Wait... "gentle ribbing" of Mr. Mellowpants? I'm a little ashamed of you, Bix.

[Goji]

I've read all three of his books and I am a big fan. I do wish he would write more, but he seems to enjoy Rifftrax, and he's quite good at it (though I have yet to check out more than a handful). I also liked the Film Crew releases, which are still my favorite of the post-MST riffing projects.

[Bix Dugan]

I love Rick Moranis. Ok?

Actually I need to vent about what happened yesterday.
I felt Mr. Atari handled it perfectly, even though I knew (I felt)he was holding back. RAD entered the fray, with what I hoped was going to be the final word on the matter.

"Mike's Turn"

Was it someone else's "turn" previously? 'Cause I missed that, I guess.

It was really bugging me last night, at home, trying to watch "Santa Claus", but I kept having to back it up, because I kept thinking "why would...", "How the heck..."

I just thank our Mods for the great job they do.

Intent, indeed!

[Mr. Atari]

Thanks Bix.

I got the joke, too. I just didn't want to call attention to it, as my egotism only goes so far.


Just kidding. It keeps going.

But Rick Moranis is a SAINT! I'll even give him a pass for The Flintstones. Hey, we all get desperate sometimes.

Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!

[Mighty Jack]

I agree with what Gen Servo said on page 1 as well. I think the idea that he's milking this absurd. I've been writing songs since I was like 12, at age 46 am I "milking it"? Hell no, it's what I love and I'm not going to stop doing it.

I think we've been way too hard on Mike and Rifftrax on this board at times. He's doing what he does well, he's doing what he loves.... AND he's giving us what we wanted. We've begged for these riff projects and now that we are getting them we dare complain or cry sell out?

-This just in, Mike gives up riffing and becomes a plumber. He's not a very good plumber but Mr. Nelson decided to do it anyway because he's done the comedy thing to death-

Silly notion.

[Trumpy's Magic Snout]

This is what I said in the other thread:

Well they're all back riffing or doing something to do with MST3K now so I'd imagine you could direct this at all of them. I personally enjoy Rifftrax and I feel that everyone involved with that and Cinematic Titanic are doing what they do best: riff on movies. Apart from Deathrat I thought Mike's books weren't that great, whereas Kevin and Mary Jo wrote very good ones.

[StreetDreamer83]

The Rifftrax stuff is great, but I love all three of Mike's books. The pop-art commentary books were great too, but I really wish that Mike would write another book or two.

Matt

[Gemini Man]

I think Mike has chosen the option that works best for him. Plenty of writing and voice work and not so much acting. Which is what I as a fan enjoyed the most.

I highly recommend Death Rat to those who haven't checked it out yet. King Leo alone is a riot.

[Ford Prefect]

beljah said:

As a MSTie, I should probably be ashamed of the fact that I haven't checked out Riff Trax, just seems like a lot of work.

The magical Rifftrax Player is your friend, Beljah. Have you checked out the On Demand titles?

Bix said:

Bix Dugan: If I ever get an MP3 player I'd buy some Rifftracks.

You could always play them on your computer. I burn them to disc and use my MP3 compatible boombox to play them.

[hugo]

Did anyone ever read Mike's movie reviews in "Home Theater" magazine? He had a column in there for several years (not sure if or when he stopped) called "Film Flam" which I used to really enjoy reading. I haven't read Megacheese, but I imagine the tone was very similar.

The Film Crew is probably as close to an MST3K clone as we've gotten (I didn't much care for Cinematic Titanic) but I think Rifftrax is made of pure awesome. I've got about 20 of them and for the most part the quality is fantastic! It's rare for me to be watching something alone and literally laughing out loud, but the Rifftrax for "Independence Day" had me busting up frequently.

[Trumpy's Magic Snout]

I think Megacheese is culled from that column, I may be wrong.

[General Tom Servo]

trumpysmagicsnout said:

I think Megacheese is culled from that column, I may be wrong.

Some of it, but not the whole book. The Sci-Fi chapter talking about DVD players etc. was taken from Home Theater and EntertainmentHome Magazines.

[Hugh Beaumont]

I don't think he's unjustly milking it. His best works revolve around the subject of movies. It's what he does best, his niche. However, I don't think his recent output is his best work. I haven't genuinely, 100% enjoyed anything I've seen from him since Megacheese. Still, I like the guy, so he gets a free pass, and even at his worst, he's still funnier than most other human beings, both the living and the dead. He's been a major influence on me.

[jello]

While I've read and enjoyed Mike's non-riff output those always, always felt like side projects to me. Rifftracks/Film Crew felt like him coming home to the comfy chair again. While I do hope he does another side project or three someday the chewing up bad (and not so bad) movies is clearly his passion.

What I really want to see is more output frmo Kevin. His book was damn fine work. As a cultural studies major with minors in both psychology and film studies it was really cool to see him break down the social/spatial aspect of the theater experience and how it is being impacted by the increasingly 'just watch it at home without all these damn kids around' attitude that is increasingly the norm today.

[General Tom Servo]

I wasn't crazy about Kevin's book (more for the way he wrote it than anything else) but you're right jello, he showed a great amount of knowledge about films and their social impact, and it wasn't limited to bad movies and pop culture. I dare suggest Kevin seems to be the smartest of the Brains, or at least the most refined. I would like to see more writings from him.