Thanks to you, the Kickstarter community, we shattered RiffTrax Kickstarter records in 2016 when you helped us fund our Mystery Science Theater 3000 Reunion show. This year, we're headlining our Live show slate with one of our biggest names ever!
With your help, we can make this the most amazing year of RiffTrax Live yet!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
The Red Wedding riff and digital script goodie are here!
over 7 years ago
– Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 12:12:36 AM
Howdy folks! Another Friday is upon us. That can only mean one thing...
If you backed us at the $75 level or higher, the Game of Thrones Season 3 Episode 9 riff ("The Red Wedding") is now available for you to download! Just visit your Kickstarter rewards page to get it. It will be made available to the public, as well as in the app, very soon!
AND, for those of you who backed us at $60 or higher, a new reward is available: the Digital Goodie Pack! Right now, it only includes a digital signed script, but will soon include photos, exclusive avatars and more - so keep checking back!
Lots of stuff happening behind the scenes right now, so we'll have more updates for you soon!
- The RiffTrax Crew
Samurai Cop LIVE is available + MP3s on the way! And.. a standee!
over 7 years ago
– Fri, Jul 07, 2017 at 06:05:46 PM
Howdy, backers! And a happy Friday to ya.
We hope you folks here in the States had a fun and safe Fourth of July holiday! Here's a quick update from the riffing mines:
NOW AVAILABLE: RiffTrax Live: Samurai Cop
Throw out your banana hammocks and glue on your most glorious wigs - the cop they call Samurai is now available to own forever! We absolutely love this show. If you haven’t seen it yet, you owe it to yourself to give it a watch. And if you backed us at the $50 level or above, you can download RiffTrax Live: Samurai Cop right now! Just go to your rewards page at RiffTrax.com/Kickstarter2017 and it will be added to your Library.
WARNING: RiffTrax is not responsible for our songs getting stuck in your heads for weeks on end.
Also, we'll be continuing to lock down backer surveys and charge cards at BackerKit, and issuing download links to those who are missing them, very shortly. Shirts have already begun being shipped, and we're hoping to get tracking numbers to those of you who are receiving them in the near future. Keep an eye on those inboxes!
More Just the Jokes riffs - coming soon!
We’re always hard at work crafting fine, wholly organic, artisanal riffs for you wonderful folks. We’re happy to report that some of those Just the Jokes audio riffs you’ve been waiting for are heading to the RiffTrax app! Fans of our riff on the premiere episode of Game Of Thrones from last year will be delighted to hear that a "Rains of Castamere" (AKA the "Red Wedding") riff is just around the corner.
Do you know someone named “Martha”? WHY'D WE SAY THAT NAME?! It's because our riffer-filled commentary for Batman V. Superman is also in the pipeline! We're recording it soon, and we promise not to let Jesse Eisenberg within 50 feet of the studio.
Missing a RiffTrax Live of yesteryear? Soon, you’ll finally be able to complete your collection with our take on that Kaiju classic MOTHRA.
All these and more are on the way! If you haven’t yet, download the RiffTrax app in preparation for this deluge of riffing goodness.
RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who - The Five Doctors!
If you have yet to attend a RiffTrax Live AND in person, now’s your chance! A limited number of tickets are still available to see The Five Doctors at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville. Nothing beats seeing RiffTrax Live, but nothing compares to seeing it in person. Act fast while tickets last!
We're debuting the theatrical trailer for THE FIVE DOCTORS in the not-too-distant future as well, so stay tuned! So, while we can't show you that, we can leave you with this exclusive first look at the amazing, life-size standee that will soon be showing up in a whole bunch of theaters around the country:
ENRIFFINATE!
If you see it, be sure to post a photo!
That’s it for now - we hope you all enjoy reliving RiffTrax Live: Samurai Cop. Have a great weekend!
- Mike, Kevin, Bill, and the RiffTrax Crew
Summer Shorts Encore + Pre-orders!
over 7 years ago
– Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 04:18:03 PM
Happy Tuesday, backers! We hope your week is off to a great start.
Summer Shorts encore tonight!
Our Summer Shorts Beach Party show includes some of our most perplexing shorts to date (which is really saying something), along with a RiffTrax milestone: our 300th riffed short! And you can only see it on the big screen one more time - tonight!
To help us handle this befuddling batch of short films, we had to assemble one of our finest riffing crews to date - our riffing friends and MST alums Frank Conniff, Trace Beaulieu, Bridget Nelson and Mary Jo Pehl, plus our extra special guest, the legendary Paul F. Tompkins. And they delivered!
Get working on your rhythmic ball skills!
Marvel at the inanity of Rhythmic Ball Skills, be concerned by Ricky the Raccoon, spend your life contemplating the ramifications of The Baggs, and more, all on the big screen.
The show starts at 7:30pm local time, but be sure to take your seats thirty minutes early for our ever-popular pre-show “trivia” and music! Head to RiffTrax.com/Summer to find a theater near you and secure your tickets, as not all theaters show the encores — even if they participated in the live event.
Live show pre-orders!
Loved both live events so far this year? Well, now you can pre-order them on RiffTrax.com! Pre-order Samurai Cop and Summer Shorts now on VOD so you can be among the first to re-watch them from the comfort of your own beach chair once they're available.
Shipping addresses for shirts being locked down!
Last but not least: a friendly heads up that your shipping addresses entered into Backerkit will be locked down in two days for all backers who've had their cards charged and are receiving backer shirts.
We'll send the notification later today, and at that point you'll have the customary 48 hours to confirm your address before they are locked down and sent to our shirt production company. If you're receiving one of those EXCLUSIVE backer shirts, and need to update your address - now’s the time to do so! If you run into any issues updating your information, please send us a message through here or to [email protected].
The shirts are currently in production, and we want to make sure we have your most current and correct shipping information on hand.
If you can’t get to your BackerKit form to change your address, visit http://rifftrax2017.backerkit.com where you can request a link to retrieve it.
We will most likely unlock shipping addresses before our DVDs and Blu-rays of the live shows begin production as well. Expect more details as we get closer to having those ready.
That’s it for now! See you at the Summer Shorts encore show tonight!
Mike, Kevin, and Bill.
Advance backer tickets for The Five Doctors available NOW!
over 7 years ago
– Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 09:20:01 AM
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We riff our 300th short next week!
over 7 years ago
– Thu, Jun 08, 2017 at 09:38:04 PM
Happy Thursday, Backers!
Today is also National Best Friends Day, and we hope you'll be our friends for eternity, loyalty, honesty - we'll stick together through thick or thiiiiin!
Now that you have Dragon Sound stuck in your heads, we're here to provide you with an update. You haven’t heard from us in a while, so we've got some catching up to do!
Summer Shorts NEXT WEEK!
Next Thursday, June 15th, Mike, Kevin and Bill will be joined on stage by their MST3K pals Bridget Nelson, Mary Jo Pehl, Frank Conniff, and Trace Beaulieu, PLUS one of our favorite comedians ever, and our good friend, the one and only Paul F. Tompkins.
We can wholeheartedly guarantee the shorts we've picked out for this show will delight, terrify, and incite laughter.
You'll laugh, you'll cry - you'll learn how to love... again.
And in case it wasn't clear already, the Summer Shorts Beach Party will feature our 300th riffed short! Can you believe it?! That's quite the milestone, and we can't wait to share this moment of RiffTrax History with all of you.
This year of RiffTrax Live Events was made possible thanks to you, our incredible Kickstarter backers, and knowing we have such fantastic people giving their support, well... it just makes us want to jump inside a burlap bag and dance around.
Oh yes. This is a taste of what's in store!
The in-person taping at the Belcourt in Nashville has been sold out for a while, but you can still attend the simulcast at a theater near you. If you haven’t already, get your tickets now by heading to RiffTrax.com/Summer!
Samurai Cop Live VOD coming soon!
The cop they call Samurai is coming to RiffTrax.com NEXT MONTH!
In just a few weeks' time, you’ll be able to revisit one of our best live shows yet before anyone else, and catch the Samurai Cop Rockin’ Action Theme ear worm all over again.
Z’Dar you excited?
Note: the Blu-ray and DVD versions are still in the pre-production phase. Since this is a fairly lengthy process, those of you who backed us at the physical media levels (or purchased them as Add-ons through BackerKit) can expect yours later in 2017.
RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who - The Five Doctors backer-only advance ticketing window!
This Wednesday, June 14th, we’ll be posting an exclusive backer-only advance ticketing link to see RiffTrax Live: The Five Doctors at the Belcourt in Nashville. The Summer Shorts Beach Party sold out in just under two weeks, so if you want to catch the show live and in person, you'll definitely want to take advantage of this opportunity.
If you can’t make the trip out to Nashville, you can already purchase tickets for the simulcast by going to RiffTrax.com/DoctorWho.
We’re so excited to pack the TARDIS with live riffs, and we hope you are, too!
Shirt Update!
We're happy to announce that the first (and biggest!) batch of Kickstarter backer shirts is in production. If you've backed us at the $80 level or higher, your shirts are now being printed as we speak!
Because we have so many to do, and the printing and shipping processes are totally manual, it might be a few weeks until you receive yours. But we're working as fast as we can to make sure you get the coolest shirt on the block, and that you'll have it ready in time for THE FIVE DOCTORS in August.
For those of you whose surveys were locked down, we'll be sending a 48-hour warning as the shirts get closer to shipping. That will allow you to confirm your shipping address one last time, to ensure we have the most current information. If at any point you have questions or concerns, you can contact the folks at BackerKit for help, or message us here through the Kickstarter platform.
To the BackerKit!
And speaking of BackerKit: as most of you probably know, last week we locked down surveys there and charged payment cards for any late backers and add-on purchases - right on schedule. We're very happy to report that 96% of you have filled out your surveys, which is impressive!
If you have not yet completed your survey, and you're getting rewards from this campaign, please get those filled out as soon as possible. Not completing your survey in a timely fashion will cause a delay in receiving any rewards, including shirts and digital downloads.
For those of you who have not yet answered a survey, or whose cards have failed, we'll continue to lock surveys and charge cards in batches, so be sure to get your information to us as soon as you can.
Keep in mind, you will only receive the "activation" link for our 2017 Rewards area after completing your survey and payment has been collected. The link is available on the Confirmation page as well as in the "downloads" section of BackerKit, and can be accessed there anytime - but only after you've answered your BackerKit survey.
If you never received a link to the survey, check your email junk folders, or visit http://rifftrax2017.backerkit.com to request a new one. Slacker Backers whose cards have been charged will be receiving their activation codes soon.
That's all for now! We'll be in touch next week from the sunny shores of Nashville. See you there!
