# Michael J. Nelson of MST3k latest project
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [July 20, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349 "2006-07-20T15:44:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/1 "2006-07-20T15:44:05Z")
> **[We make movies funny!](https://www.rifftrax.com/)**
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> The stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 are back, making fun of your favorite - and not-so-favorite movies!
Pay him $1.99, get an mp3 of a full length mst3k style riff of the movie. The only one he has now is “Roadhouse”, but hopefully this will take off and he’ll do more.
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### Author:  [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/2 "2006-07-20T16:00:52Z")
Huh. This could be interesting, especially if this method means he doesn’t need to get licensing for the movies, or adhere to any television standards, and so on.
On the other hand, Mike doing it by himself seems sort of…sad, in a way. Some of the best MST3K jokes were coordinated between two or all three of the guys (“McCloud!”). Plus, neither Mike nor Joel were ever that charismatic, and they needed the bots as foils. Mike by himself might not be enough to keep interest up throughout the movie.
If he puts out a riff for a movie I’m interested in, though, I may give it a shot.
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### Author:  [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/3 "2006-07-20T16:02:13Z")
Saw the announcement earlier - any available payment method other than PayPal, which is the devil?
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### Author:  [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/4 "2006-07-20T16:50:27Z")
Excellent choice for the first one. _Roadhouse_ must be one of the worst movies ever.
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### Author:  [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/5 "2006-07-20T17:09:21Z")
> [@BayleDomon](#):
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> Huh. This could be interesting, especially if this method means he doesn’t need to get licensing for the movies, or adhere to any television standards, and so on.
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> On the other hand, Mike doing it by himself seems sort of…sad, in a way. Some of the best MST3K jokes were coordinated between two or all three of the guys (“McCloud!”). Plus, neither Mike nor Joel were ever that charismatic, and they needed the bots as foils. Mike by himself might not be enough to keep interest up throughout the movie.
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> If he puts out a riff for a movie I’m interested in, though, I may give it a shot.
While I agree that Mike alone is inadequate for the task of riffing on an entire film, my hope is that if enough people buy the downloads, he will have the funds to hire supporting players.
I don’t have an mp3 player yet, but am in the market for one. If anyone has actually tried this, give us some feedback–how well timed are the comments, is the process complicated, etc.
And, on a slight tangent, considering how bad SF Channel sucks these days, does anyone else think it’s time for them to offer MJN a chance to revive the show?
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### Author:  [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/6 "2006-07-20T17:15:23Z")
The fact that the writers of MST3K are all under-employed, while the writers of (let’s pick one at random) \*Yes, Dear \* are cashing a check every week, is criminal.
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### Author:  [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/7 "2006-07-20T17:20:21Z")
> [@jsc1953](#):
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> The fact that the writers of MST3K are all under-employed, while the writers of (let’s pick one at random) \*Yes, Dear \* are cashing a check every week, is criminal.
Is Trace Beaulieu still writing for _America’s Funniest Videos?_ I haven’t checked lately.
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### Author:  [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/8 "2006-07-20T17:31:49Z")
Maybe the old crew should pitch a remake of _Hello Larry!_.
God I miss MST3K.
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### Author:  [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/9 "2006-07-20T17:37:29Z")
> [@teela brown](#):
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> Is Trace Beaulieu still writing for _America’s Funniest Videos?_ I haven’t checked lately.
Yup. I count that as under-employed.
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### Author:  [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/10 "2006-07-20T17:47:27Z")
> [@want2know](#):
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> While I agree that Mike alone is inadequate for the task of riffing on an entire film, my hope is that if enough people buy the downloads, he will have the funds to hire supporting players.
Oh, absolutely. I fully support any motion to revive MST3K, and I hope this pans out. I may pay for a copy of the file just to show support, although my Netflix queue is far too full to support adding Roadhouse to it. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/11 "2006-07-20T18:29:10Z")
Thanks for letting me/us know about this! I just bought it. It might be a little while before I can get the movie to do it right, but I wanted to just buy it anyway to show my support. I might just listen to it as it to see what it’s like.
Come on everybody. Buy it! It’s 2 measily dollars!
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### Author:  [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/12 "2006-07-20T18:32:23Z")
> [@want2know](#):
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> I don’t have an mp3 player yet, but am in the market for one. If anyone has actually tried this, give us some feedback–how well timed are the comments, is the process complicated, etc.
You most definitely do not need an mp3 player. You can listen it it on your computer, or easily burn it to a CD.
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### Author:  [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/13 "2006-07-20T20:09:05Z")
I just came back from looking at the site when I saw this thread. I think it’s a great idea. Hopefully Mike can corrall Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy to join him behind the mic.
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### Author:  [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/14 "2006-07-20T20:41:27Z")
> [@BayleDomon](#):
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> On the other hand, Mike doing it by himself seems sort of…sad, in a way.
If you want to find out how Mike is by himself, I would suggest you get a copy of [Reefer Madness](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0028346/Ss/0028346/Untitled1.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0028346) and watch the colourized version with Mike’s commentary or [House on Haunted Hill](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0028346/Ss/0028346/Untitled1.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0028346) (the Vincent Price original) since these are two movies on which he provided commentary alone.
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### Author:  [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/15 "2006-07-20T21:10:05Z")
He also riffed on Night of the Living Dead, not sure which production company released it, it’s the one with the B/W original version, and the bastardized _colorized_ versions on the same disc…
Mike on his own is definitely sad, he _needs_ the 'Bots as foils and to bounce riffs off of
the Mike Nelson commentary on NOTLD was incredibly underwhelming, had none of the charm of an MST3K Experiment, you could tell he just wasn’t “into it” that day, flat and unfunny for the most part
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### Author:  [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/16 "2006-07-20T22:12:31Z")
Heck with it, I’ll give Mike the chance to prove me wrong. 🙂 I bought the track and moved Roadhouse up in my queue (Clerks had a long wait anyway). The downside is I don’t have a personal MP3 player, so I’ll have to jury-rig something with my computer and TV this weekend. If nobody else gets to it first, I’ll report in with how it works out.
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### Author:  [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/17 "2006-07-20T22:26:57Z")
Burn a CD and put a little boombox next to it!
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### Author:  [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/18 "2006-07-20T23:14:59Z")
> [@detop](#):
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> If you want to find out how Mike is by himself, I would suggest you get a copy of [Reefer Madness](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0028346/Ss/0028346/Untitled1.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0028346) and watch the colourized version with Mike’s commentary
I own this DVD and have watched this track. I’ll personally attest to the fact that Mike does a fine job with or without bot support. Personally, I’m looking forward to seeing how this goes once they have a few more movies.
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### Author:  [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/19 "2006-07-20T23:19:57Z")
By the way, what do “New York Balloon Bouquets” and pills to keep you awake have to do with Mike Nelson, besides being in the Google ads?
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### Author:  [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-nelson-of-mst3k-latest-project/365349/20 "2006-07-21T01:35:20Z")
I’ll pop my NOTLD DVD in and give the “Nelsonized” track another listen…
maybe i was just pissed off the day i watched it…
It’s the Fox/Off Color Films version, actually has some pretty surprising options, Original Mono track, as well as 5.1 Dolby Digital _and_ DTS remixes…
the “Nelsonized” track is only available on the colorized version…
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