DGibFen

Slightly off topic, but is anyone attending the Rifftrax Live! event tonight?

DJLinus

I went. It was a fun time, as usual. "Be right there!"

Honestly, some of the shorts they get just baffle me as to what purpose they originally served. What kind of a class would they show tonight's one in?

I'm glad they're still doing these events. (My theater was pretty full, so I guess I'm not the only one to feel this way.) I feared that the live streaming riffs - well, the planned, but cancelled "Santa Claus and the Ice Cream Bunny" one anyway - would take the place of them. Sure, streaming is convenient, but there's just something about seeing these with a crowd full of laughing fans that makes them even more enjoyable.

Pizza

I've been eyeing the Cinematic Titanic DVDs. Any recommendations?

DGibFen

I went, but my theater was only 10 percent full. (By comparison, when I went to all 3 nights of the LOTR EE event, the same theater was 60-70 percent full.) Everyone had a good time, but I lost it on the very last joke, because the setup was perfect. "Remember these three words: seize the bone."

majorjoe23

Crap, I thought this was tonight.

@Pizza: I would suggest East Meets Watts and Blood of the Vampires.

Trevor

Shoot, I missed it too. I know I shouldn't ask, but anyone want to share the goodies link?

Preterite

Seconding East Meets Watts. Cinematic Titanic is much better with a live audience. I kinda think there's a "too many cooks" problem with CT; the riffs don't seem to flow organically because it feels like everyone is marking time to their next queue and are super-concerned with stepping on each others lines. The live shows add a much-needed spontaneity to the proceedings. The team ad libs and plays off the audience and even cracks up occasionally.

I've seen them perform live at the Lakeshore Theater a couple of years back and might check them out again this fall. Kinda bummed that the shows scheduled for my area feature movies that they have already done on DVD, though.

DJLinus

Your inbox seems to be full or something because I wasn't able to send you a PM. Not that I was going....to send you...something.

Trevor

^ Forgot that I usually have PMs turned off, prefer email. Fixed. Not that I expect any PMs....

DJLinus

Didn't even think about that option. I just PMed you...about an entirely different matter.

dhmac

I got my MST3K Gamera boxed set last week and put it on the shelf. After a couple of days, I decided to watch the original "Gamera" episode, so I removed all of the shrink-wrapping and took out the thin-case. I opened it up and... it was empty. A bit surprised by that, I opened a different thin-case and it too was empty. I opened the rest: all empty. So I had the tin, the little posters, the thin-cases but there was not a single DVD disc in the entire set!

Luckily, I had ordered it from the Big River so I immediately went to Amazon's support site and reported the issue. They replied and sent me a return mailing label and also sent out a replacement boxed set ASAP (which I received so quickly that it was delivered before I had even dropped off the empty set at UPS for return).

I am SOOOO glad that I decided to open it up and watch an episode so soon after getting the set in the mail instead not bothering to check it out until weeks/months later. I think if I had not discovered this until a long time later, returning it would've been a bit of a hassle. And heed my warning: if you get this, even as a gift for someone else, verify that everything is in the tin box.

milo bloom

I try to open most DVDs anymore. I can't watch them all right away but I always check for the right discs.

manicsounds

DVD Drive In reviews "MST3K: Manos The Hands Of Fate - 2 Disc Special Edition"

Trevor

Thanks for the reminder. I rarely check my discs before my first planned viewing, which is often years later.

But this gave me an excuse to open the set and delve into it. Only on disc 2 so far, but wow, Shout did a fantastic job here. Getting the shows is good enough for me, but great packaging and extras make it a great package.

story

Amazon now has the set up for review. Still have to make an order myself but maybe it's a good thing I'm waiting?

milo bloom

Are you talking about the Gamera set or the Manos set?

The only issues I've seen are dhmac's set with no discs. Otherwise, I've taken to pre-ordering every MST3K set in case there's a rights issue again. I wouldn't hesitate on ordering the Gamera set.

Preterite

Yeah, I got my set from Amazon and everything's intact. And I'm also grabbing every set as they come out - I lucked out on Godzilla vs. Megalon but I didn't want to risk it on Gamera.

story

I'm talking about the Gamera set, milo. Anybody heard anything?

milo bloom

Just dhmac's issue, which looks like it was resolved super quick.

KaBluie

How are the Rhino sets packaged? Are they like the Shout! Factory ones or are they the long folding digipack?

coyoteblue

The Rhino boxes are digipaks.

majorjoe23

Looks like the Gamera set is back up for review.

Pizza

Thank you both for the suggestions, though it sounds like the DVDs aren't up to snuff of their live performances.

As for Gamera, I've had no issues with mine and all the discs are in place.

majorjoe23

The EMW DVD is a filmed live performance, and works very well.

dhmac

to the reviewer calling Monster A-Go-Go a worse movie than Manos. Although it's a marginal difference, that is the worst movie seen on MST3K IMO too.