Exclusive Interview With Michael J. Nelson of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000/RIFFTRAX

Exclusive Interview With Michael J. Nelson of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000/RIFFTRAX

Head writer for the popular TV show "Mystery Science Theater 3000", Michael J. Nelson, reflects upon MST3K, describes his current and similar work with RiffTrax, and comments upon the comic book movie revolution in this exclusive interview with ComicBookMovie.com.

Interview
By BJD - May 11, 2012 05:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: RiffTrax




If you were a fan of the popular cult TV show "Mystery Science Theater 3000" you may be a bit surprised to find out that Mike, Crow, and Servo are still hard at work trying to keep their sanity by skewering movies that they're forced to watch. Of course they now have shed their TV alter egos and go by their real names, Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett while they poke fun at movies as they roll by, and sadly the iconic movie theater silhouette is gone with little hope of it returning, however the substance and heart of MST3K is alive and well over at a little site on the internet called RiffTrax . These three joke masters aren't limited any longer to B-movies. They've girded up their loins and have successfully deflated the egos of some of the most popular and big budgeted movies of the past 12 years including "Avatar", "The Dark Knight", "Twilight", and one of my personal favorites, "The Room".For us comic book fanboys, RiffTrax provides a great service, that is, they give us a reason to like that comic book movie we hated!






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Interview Part 2





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Rowsdower
Rowsdower - 5/11/2012, 5:56 PM
Mike Nelson is my God.
BJD
BJD - 5/11/2012, 5:57 PM
@Rowsdower: can you hear the audio or do you have to go to youtube to watch it?
Rowsdower
Rowsdower - 5/11/2012, 6:37 PM
I can hear it here.
BJD
BJD - 5/11/2012, 7:10 PM
@Rowsdower: as long as other people can hear it, that's great! Still don't understand why I can't though!?
BJD
BJD - 5/11/2012, 7:15 PM
@Gaston: did you ever try watching TWILIGHT without the RiffTrax....it really is so bad that it's good
eleven59
eleven59 - 5/11/2012, 7:28 PM
Lol this is a job I deff would have fun with!
BlindLemonShemp
BlindLemonShemp - 5/11/2012, 8:20 PM
Rifftrax is amazing.. I hope these guys never stop doin what they're doin. Im a sucker for the Rifftrax Shorts too..
Blackmatter
Blackmatter - 5/12/2012, 3:38 AM
i miss that show
capaware
capaware - 5/12/2012, 1:16 PM
@bropous

If you've watched every episode 100+ times, you should know that the episode with Cornjob is GAMERA VS. GUIRON, not GAMERA VS. BARUGON.
BJD
BJD - 5/12/2012, 2:07 PM
@bropus: My gut feeling is that Mike will see your post. I had to send his producer a link to this article so they will probably give the article,interview, and comment board a cursory examination.
JonasWepeel
JonasWepeel - 5/12/2012, 3:33 PM
I love Rifftrax and the old MST3K. Can't wait to see this summer's CBMs recieve Rifftrax treatment.
JonasWepeel
JonasWepeel - 5/12/2012, 3:33 PM
Oh, I really miss Crow.
BlindLemonShemp
BlindLemonShemp - 5/25/2012, 4:12 PM
Just wanted to stop back in and say how much I LOVE RIFFTRAX! :)

Mike, Kevin, and Bill are true entertainment legends. I would hate to see the kind of person and the sense of humor (or lack of) that I would have if not for MST3K and Rifftrax influence on my early childhood and current young adult years.

Thanks guys, for everything.. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say the world needs you now more than ever... you've seen the fignuts lined up for this summer's cinema right? :)
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