Do you ever hear something and say, “That sounds like a clever idea?” then never follow up. Then when you think about it 6-12 months later and do follow up you find out it’s too late and it didn’t work out.

That’s how I felt about RiffTrax, a site by Michael J. Nelson a writer and later a star on Mystery Science Theater 3000. I heard about it a while ago and said “that sounds interesting!” but then never bothered to follow up.

Today I’m reading TVSqad and I see that a new RiffTrax has been recorded with special guest contributor Niel Patrick Harris. I’d assumed that RiffTrax had put out maybe a track or two or three and then quit. But when I visit the site I see that there are tons of tracks and that they put out a track almost every week and a half to two weeks.

They also have expanded to include the guys from MST3K (although they’re not ‘in character’ it’s clearly Tom Servo). I think I’m going to have to give this a try this weekend though. There are certainly more than enough movies on the list that I own or could get from the ol’ double B.

I’ve included a sample below so as to whet your appetite. Enjoy blog monkeys!