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   On Mar 11, 3:24 pm, Professor Bubba  wrote:   
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   > <05b27dde-3ab7-47e1-9907-abb284bfa...@i5g2000pbj.googlegroups.com>, Ken   
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   > McElhaney  wrote:   
   > > On Mar 9, 6:23 am, Professor Bubba  wrote:   
   > > > Joel and others later did a thing called Cinematic Titanic, which had   
   > > > the same flavor as MST3K with silhouettes and all, while Mike and crew   
   > > > did audio-only commentary tracks that you're supposed to sync with your   
   > > > copy of the movie.  This neatly saved Mike all that licensing money and   
   > > > permission-seeking.  Neither effort seemed to gain any traction,   
   > > > though.   
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   > > I guess it depends on what you mean by "traction". While the demise of   
   > > Cinematic Titanic is one thing, Rifftrax has done quite well for   
   > > itself. In fact, a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to live riff   
   > > "Twilight" is now four times past its goal. No traction? Well, it was   
   > > never the intention of Rifftrax to go on cable TV, but they regularly   
   > > produce new riffs on full length movies, have VOD that can be   
   > > downloaded and shorts as well.   
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   > > I think "successful" would more accurately describe Rifftrax whether   
   > > you care for the humor or not anymore, they have succeeded in creating   
   > > a profitable business venture for several years now and show little   
   > > sign of letting up.   
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   > I'm happy for Mike et al. that Rifftrax is still going, but it's never   
   > become a "thing."  I know that what I meant by "traction" wasn't clear.   
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   > I didn't know that Cinematic Titanic had flatlined.  I did know that no   
   > one was talking about it, though, the same way nobody talks about   
   > Rifftrax (where "nobody" may also mean "hardly anybody").   
      
   I guess it depends on what "hardly anybody" means. I would not count   
   this newsgroup, but if you just look at the Kickstarter project they   
   are currently doing right now, I think that it does qualify as a   
   "thing" or "something" at least. Raising over $200,000 for a live riff   
   has to involve quite a few people who think Rifftrax is a "thing".   
   http://tinyurl.com/adcsq5t   
      
   Perhaps the conversation has simply moved somewhere else?   
      
   Ken   
      
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