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Talkin' DripTrax #3: Backlash: Oblivion 2

NOTE: This post was first published on March 9th, 2018 on Drip.

Good Day, DripTraxians!

It’s Friday, and you know what that occasionally means: time for a new riff! 

This time we’ve tackled an unfortunate sequel to an even more unfortunate piece of previous riffing fodder. Wait! Before you throw your computer out the window in abject horror, it’s not more Whizzo the Clown. It’s Oblivion 2: Backlash! (Or is it Backlash: Oblivion 2?)

Bill's London Travelogue

This post was originally published on Drip on March 7, 2018.

Hello, Drippers! Bill here. 

In an earlier post I talked about our upcoming trip to Great Britain for the first-ever RiffTrax Live in London event. Well, since then, it happened! We performed two live riffs back-to-back in one night at the Prince Charles Cinema, and had a lot of fun. 

I recorded this audio recap about the trip, tailoring jokes for a new audience, and more. Please enjoy...

Kickstarter 2018 video outtakes

This post was originally published to Drip on March 1, 2018.

Howdy, DripTraxians! It's your old pal Erik here. (I can say that now, right - 'cause we're friends? No? More like acquaintances? Well then I'll take it!)

Earlier today, we posted two new reward levels for this year's Kickstarter campaign, including Mike drawing you one of his famous "ugly guys" and a V.I.P. package for the KRULL show! 2019-09-12 18:01:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Talkin' DripTrax #2: Invasion of the Animal People

NOTE: This post was first published on February 9th, 2018 on Drip.

Happy Friday, DripTraxians!

Once again, It’s Time For DriiiipTraaaaax! 

This installment of your exclusive Talkin’ RiffTrax episode is about today’s hot-off-the-digital-press RiffTrax movie, Invasion of the Animal People.

We hope you’re ready for confusing edits, a surprising...

Talkin' DripTrax #1: Berserker - Hell's Warrior

Howdy folks! 

It’s been awhile since our last RiffTrax Movie. Well, GOOD NEWS! We’ve got a brand new one today, and you’re the absolute first to know about it. Brought to you by the same minds that brought us Merlin: The Return, it's Berserker: Hell’s Warrior!

Every now and then, Mike, Kevin and Bill like to chat about the movies they riff, and the guys thought this doozy of a movie would be the perfect subject to kick off our DripTrax version of the...

Three Men and the Movies! (Unaired NPR pilot)

NOTE: This post was first published on January 27th, 2018 on Drip

Hey, DripTraxians! Mike Nelson here. 

We reached way, way deep down into the vault to give you this pilot episode Kevin, Bill and I did for NPR back in, whew, 2003 or so...? Yes, NPR let us in the building, I wouldn't have believed it myself if I weren't there!

Grammy Award-winning producer Tom Voegeli championed us, and we got far enough along in the process to visit th...

Riffs That Never Were: From Justin To Kelly

This post was originally published to Drip on January 26, 2018.

Hello everyone, Conor here. I thought I would share with you another artifact from the early days of RiffTrax. This is approximately twenty minutes of a From Justin to Kelly RiffTrax script.  

From Justin to Kelly RiffTrax, you say? But that doesn't exist! That's right! It doesn't! I...

Fire Marshall Bill (Corbett)

This post was originally published on Drip on January 17, 2018.

Howdy folks,

Bill here! Today we're releasing a short on the site called "A Day with Fireman Bill"... which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Please enjoy a few words from me about this short, which includes a fireman with my name demonstrating the best way to dry your hose.

Also!

A lot of ...

Playin' with the Boys

This post originally appeared on Drip on January 8, 2018.

Hello everyone, Conor here. We recorded a new RiffTrax last week, and it's one of my favorites in a long time. An utterly ridiculous movie starring Mario Lopez called The Journey: Absolution. 

There is a lot to say about it, and we will have more for you soon, but one of the first things that stands out is that The Journey: Absolution is quite possibly the most shirtless movie we've done sinc...

Mike, Conor and Sean remember discovering "Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny"

Hello, DripTraxians!

'Tis the season... for madness! To celebrate, join Michael J. Nelson as he chats with writer-producers Conor Lastowka and Sean Thomason to discuss how we all found, and first screened, "The Room of Christmas movies" - SANTA AND THE ICE CREAM BUNNY.

This story reaches back in time to 2009, when RiffTrax, still a part of Legend Films, was looking for a more-permanent home. Finding office space in San Diego isn't always easy; so, while we continued looking for an...

A Christmas Message from Bill

This post was originally published to Drip on December 13, 2017.

Here's a message for you, dear Drippers, from Bill Corbett, where he discusses his favorite Riffs of Christmas Past, and what fresh hell awaits you this year... "Spunky the Snowman" will be released on the site later today.

Enjoy!

Alternate Names For RiffTrax (by Conor Lastowka)

NOTE: This post was first published on December 12th, 2018 on Drip

What’s up everybody? Conor Lastowka, RiffTrax Writer/Producer here. Thank you for joining us here on Drip. I found the scrap of napkin that had the Kickstarter login and password scribbled on it, and since I’m avoiding doing real work (YES, watching a garbage Canadian Christopher Lee movie from the 70s counts as ‘real’ w...

Animated intro animatic!

Howdy folks,

Hot on the heels of our JoCo Theme Song Demo, here's a peek at how our animated intro from Harry Partridge came together. 

Animatics - animated storyboards, usually with a soundtrack - are essential to the process, and allow clients (in this case, us!) with a way of seeing how a finished animation might look, while still allowing some freedom to give notes, or to make ch...

RiffTrax Theme song demo

For our first-ever Patreon post, we thought we'd reach back a bit and offer you this brief journey into RiffTrax History with a demo of our theme song, from our good pal Jonathan Coulton. 

Way back in 2013, JoCo took a short break from going Cruise-Crazy to write and record our new theme song; this demo track was his first draft.

While much of the song remained the same in the final version, you can see how the lyrics have changed a bit, while still retainin...