My kids are big fans of RiffTrax, the guys who make fun of bad movies (and occasionally decent ones) with a snide running commentary you can play along with a DVD. If I hear cackling coming from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RiffTrax and Shout! Studios’ “Mystery Science Theater 3000” revival Kickstarter campaign has closed with some big numbers. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We think we’ve found the cure for the Deep Hurting that’s plaguing society. Announced earlier today, the RiffTrax crew will be ...

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When you’re in a line of work that constantly picks apart pop culture and film achievement, you also pay a lot of attention to anniversaries. If it ends in a 0 or a 5, you can bet someone will ...

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I was really upset when The Sci-Fi Channel (now SyFy) cancelled Mystery Science Theater 3000. I had only discovered the show in 1997, but in a few short years, it had already made an imprint on me.

In 1996, Universal Pictures released Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie. While it’s gone on to find love in the aftermath, the whole situation was handled badly in many ways and it ended up being ...

As my wife and I have exhausted RiffTrax' catalog of downloadable video+riff titles, I'm trying to figure out a good way to consume their audio-only tracks. Firing up the audio on my laptop while ...