A subscription service
I have been a big fan for a long time. I have purchased many riffs of the blockbuster movies, and the live shows. To be honest, I have a harder time wanting to pay $10 for the b movie riffs because most of the movies are bad enough that I won't want to watch them again. The magic of MST3K was the mix of the riffs and the host segments. Many of the episodes I don't care to watch again because the movie was just too bad, but the host segments make it worth watching again and again.
Since you guys don't do host segments, and I'm guessing you don't have any plans to do so since MST3K is coming back, have you considered some sort of subscription service for the b movies? One idea is to charge $10 a month and you get to choose 3 movies, but had to commit to 6 months or a year. Something like that I would be willing to pay.
Just a thought. Thanks again for all the laughs.
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Frank
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I concur! I would pay for a monthly or annual subscription to be able to watch all of your titles when ever I wanted. I love t hat they are on Amazon Prime but they seem to be taking more down and are not adding anything newer. Please keep us posted on this, thank you and keep on riffing!
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Anonymous
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I have heard this is being considered. I strongly second the idea!
I have heard from my many, many sources planted deep inside the mountain (I don't want to unmask anyone, but one of them breathes fire), that the idea would be to open up the whole catalog of B-movies that are more than two years old. YES YES YES!
I would rather give Rifftrax my money and get the B-movies I need for my addiction now rather than wait for them to go on Amazon Prime. I think $10/ month (heck, $12) would be do-able for a poor person like me, and it is better than the $0 you are getting from me now. I really can't justify spending money JUST for Zindi (shudder) or Yambao, and permanently downloading a movie and clogging up my hard drive for a riff I only want to watch one or two times (or five for Icebreaker) doesn't help me. Having a broad choice of bad movies at my fingertips for "Recreational Pharmaceutical Night" helps me a lot.
You could even have a "tip" feature, wherein we could send a buck or two if we thought the riff was really good! I hate Swamp of the Ravens, but the "real estate sketch" is worth the price of the movie.
You could call it "Rifflix," "Rifftube," "Rifftunes, "or "A Riffer Runs Through It," and wait to get sued.