Before the video started I guessed the discussion would have to be conducted MST-style. I'm not sure if that is an homage or reckless imitation. One thing though: For all its "millions" of dollars in special effects, the intro is too long. It's Mystery Science Theater. We get it. But if you're planning on making these for the long term, I suggest copying the intro styles of Zero Punc., or Video Game Vault so viewers won't have to shuffle through the same intro time after time (It's a full minute in before any real footage starts). Finally, don't let the MST concept hold you back. At 1:25, for example, something else in the studio could have caught fire. Just IMO.

Finalboss

@DangrMaus: Don't be hatin' on Fred Basset, now! :p

ShaggE

Don't take the critical stuff the wrong way! Learn from it! Love the concept and can't wait for more.

Eville1 says SKUse me a sec.

MST3K is awesome. Nerds who think they're really funny and try to pull of MST3K-style thinks are extremely unfunny, and annoying.

Unfortunately, this thing falls FAR into the latter camp. I mean not only is the concept extremely unoriginal, the execution is far too weak to redeem it at all.

It feels like a really failed experiment. Maybe you could execute a similar concept in a less transparently ripped-off way, one that makes better use of your comedic and writing strengths, and is more uniquely Kotaku?

Judging from the other comments, I guess it's been pretty popular, but this is seriously the lamest thing I've seen here, and I'm really not looking forward to more of these. This is sub 'Angry Video Game Nerd' territory...

bakana

For the next one fix the sound. I don't know if it's just me but it sounded kinda echoy. Unless that's what you're going for.

Sorry if I was making fun of the only equipment you had at the time.

RageTowers

i forgot Win 97 even existed until i saw this LOL

黒天使

Entertaining. You're right up there with AVGN for "Things-I'm-watching-at-work-while-I-should-be-working"

Chromeo

Nice production, but the concept is hackneyed.

Novellion

That wasn't too bad. Keep 'em coming!

Rob

"You can ride a sword?"

"Yeah. Maybe you can stab people with a horse."

Classic...

ComradeStalin86

That was about as funny as a Fred Basset strip.

In other words, not funny at all.

DangrMaus

Alright I just want to note that MST3K had a hard start and thier first episodes were pretty craptacular. This can be REALLY good, REALLY. It wasn't bad you guys just need to find a groove. I hope you guys stay with this. I am looking forward to this being weekly if possible. Your banter between you guys is good btw, made me laugh at work.

Hand_O_Death

Also, couldn't you even get the [i]real[/i] Brian Crecente to do his voice?

Protector one

Epic!

lumpi

Have you no shame at all? Funny, though.

Protector one

holy crap the kotaku tower in all it's glory.

teh_joe

fuck fuck fuck.. why do you have to post this when i'm at work and can't listen... >:(

geekgrrl

I really enjoyed this. Oddly enough my favorite parts were the beginning and the end where they weren't even discussing the trailer itself.

Hauler

If anyone should get 2nd place for graphical design it's you guys. YOU DESERV IT!

Also, I love the NSFW warning fish on the fence outside the tower.

MOAR PLZ!

Darascon

Awesome! I love me some MST3K!!!

mackincheese

This is why Kotaku is the best!...I want more...More...MORE!!!

Midnightchronicles

I approve. This is sublime.

Sometimes I question the existence of video game trailers in the first place. You need to be able to play something in order to form an impression of how good it can be. However, I suppose demos are too personal and intimate to function as hype-building set pieces.

Omnitron

Heh, that was amusing. Looking forward to the next one!

greyhoundbus

Yeah, i think it needs to be more talky and less jokey.

Brian Crecente

Excellent job. Needs moar lens flare though

Shadowed

Excellent ending credit music!

Mommar

Huge mst3k fan here and I have I have to say that was really really bad. Not funny at all, and just as bad as the 1000 really bad mst3k rip offs on youtube. And I wouldn't consider ripping off mst3k an "interesting idea". Try to be more original next time.

GPman

Funny stuff. Of course now I'm sad that MST3K isn't on anymore.

Placentasaurus

Cool idea, loved MST3k back in the day but come on the comedy could have been better.

I want more but just work on the jokes a little more next time, okay?

FoxHoundADAM

That was awesome! I hope you guys at Kotaku Tower keep it up!

xMindPrintsx

FAIL. that wasn't funny.

dislexiq

Also the the NSFW fish on the wire fence outside Kotaku Tower was a nice touch

excel_excel

That reminds me of Beavis and Butt Head.. with game trailers, and a robot..

CockroachMan

I laughed at Robot Fahey. Nice editing Adam!

liquid_kore

Hehehe...I love Mystery Theatre.

That was alright guys. A worthy first effort.

Looking forward to some more of that. But don't limit yourself to bad trailers. :)

Woodwater

It started out kinda of slow but really won me over with the "go go gadget tiger"! For some unknown mystical reason, it made me LAUGH

Tricon

A perfect lens-flare world....
That was the most awesome thing EVER

excel_excel

The fact that they put lens flare in the text stills is just plain sad, yet amusing at the same time.

CarbonFalcon

Haha awesome. I love me some MST2K and Queen at the end was a nice touch.

Itri

More please.

Lens flare.

doubtful

Mystery Theater 3000 .... lawl

I saw the movie about a month back. Horrible, but enjoyable, albeit ... very stupid.

This is different though, almost like a spin-off. Keep it coming, I think the jokes will get better, with an expanded creative team.

SymbolicMeaning

"Video after the jump!" comes after the jump...

Shadowed

@komoki: @.Connor:
That depresses me.

Anyhoo, the word "win" comes to mind.

The word "salmonella" comes to mind as well, but that's an unrelated occurence that I can't really explain.

ShaggE

eh, fire your writer.

immelmann

Not funny at all, and the credits were pretty ridiculously over the top. Oh well.

sxp151, the happy-headed nose

Nice, Kotaku stepping up the game. I'll wait for the next one patiently.

MosesMonster

Am I the only one that stinks the game looks alright? Never heard of it before, but I'll keep an eye on it now.

Rob_Velocity

We got a jumper!!

Good job guys. lol
Keep this going.

~19

Black_Ops_19

TOO HUMAN!

YOU GUYS GOTTA RIDE TOO HUMAN!

AWESOME.

kickingtotalass

That was pretty weak.

I mean that without disrespect. I wont kiss your ass and tell you it was great. Though I think the trailer itself didn;t lend itself to any good humor. You guys need to put a lot more work in to this, but it's a start.
Keep at it and it might get better.

Wolf_Dog

I really enjoyed that. Of course, being a huge MST3K fan, my enjoyment was not much of a surprise. I really wanted some more though :)

Aeralindor

Did Kotaku tower remind anyone else of Dr. Weird's castle?

Gray665

Definitely loved the Kotaku Tower. And the lens flare! Great work, gents!

Crawl to China

That was... AWESOME.
I can't wait for more.

Fahey's "What the F..." at the end was great and had me laughing for a while.

Captiosus

Ehm, that was not very good.. Like, at all..

(Should've slapped a lens flare on it)

AndreasDahl

Great concept, I liked the MST send up, but the script just wasn't there. Nothing was said other than obvious observations that anyone watching the original trailer could have thought of. Still, I look forward to seeing more, and I expect the overall quality will increase over time.

Personally, I think that this would work better with shorter trailers, but that's not a major complaint by any stretch.

PhantomSpaceman67

@Leathersoup: The concept may be lame to you (although I think it was genius) but you can't argue with the results. Easily one of the funniest shows of the last 20 years.

Gray665

What a perfectly fitting outro song.

Dragon_Warrior

the kotaku vision work verry well , well done kotaku

DethKl0k666

Needs more Tom Servo! Oh wait....

Great idea guys, keep em coming. May I suggest anything Too Human related?

Gray665

@scotty: I agree completely. I have zero dobut of Kotaku's humor...osity, but this was more of a miss than a hit. With that said, I'd be willing to give it another shot.

kicking222

Very nice, Adam. I'd take off the effect on Crescente's voice, it's hard to understand what he's saying most of the time.

noelix

I'm really looking forward to more of these.

"Yeah... you did get 2nd place..Great job on.... almost winning."

fourzerotwo

Man, every time I hear Crecente's voice, I'm shocked. Pretty much every online idol I've had sounds awful in real life. Their voices are usually pathetic. But no, not Crecente. He has to go out and have a REAL voice, that real humans have.

As for the trailer review, the jokes were funny, but the timing(or tone, not sure which) were off. I mean, I laughed, but if the commentary had flowed a little more naturally into it, I would have been rolling on the floor.

Ad-hominem

ouch... this made me realize how lame of a concept MST 3K actually was....

Leathersoup

Haha sorry for mulit post, but "Windows 97" nice touch ;-)

TheTimeRanger

i liked it--nice spoof!

flagg

I loved this video... loooooved IT!

TheTimeRanger

That dominated btw, we can only hope you give the people more!

caleb

I wish I lived in a Lens Flair world.

bwwardiii

that's terrific. great job taking one of my favorite shows and making it work in the setting.

logan

MAOR LENZ FLAIR

SIlentStrife

I approve of this message.

Slothboy

Sweet, looking forward to more.

SilverRecluse

Fantastic. Keep the shows coming from the doom tower.

suya123

OMG the Kotaku tower!

Just wonderng... Where did you get the funds for this!
The Dark Knight eat your heart out!

TheTimeRanger

nuts, can't edit. Nice job BTW.

chip5541

I did enjoy it

Poffy

LOL @ "463 x 367 ULTRA HIGH RESOLUTION GOODNESS"

caleb

Oh please do this one!!!

+ Watch video

chip5541

I love it

SnakeCL

3 2 7?

youruglyclone

I enjoyed it.

AwShucks

. . . . . . .

What can I say? I definetly didn't see something like this coming...
The intro was basically, "HOLY CRAP THIS IS GONNA BE EPIC"
But sadly the rest was, ". . . . .are you guys just reading?"

I mean, I KNOW you guys are funny, but after seeing that video....is the funny only made through the text in your posts? Nonetheless, I'm willing to see more, hopefully it'll improve!

scotty

LENS FLARE!!!!!

dead_red_eyes

@Balance_In_Life: BLAST... MST3k... damn keyboard and not checking before submit.

Balance_In_Life

Sword Rider is 2008's Necromancer.

AngryEddy

Meh... c'mon guys... this could be a lot funnier. MST3K-ing a single trailer just doesn't seem to work as well as it did for old sci-fi movies.

kingalces

haha ok

chaos_isnt_here

We need to launch you and Brian in orbit, and upload latest games to review every week.

SigmundTheSeaMonster

That was awesome. MST2k spoofs was always a win. Keep it up Adam.

Balance_In_Life

Adam, I'm loving the MST3K style!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dead_red_eyes

Is that WALL-e?

.Connor

I lol'd. Great stuff guys.

TheAbsoluteJay

Those comments have flare.

jfm3

Finally, Kotaku Tower in the flesh! Reminds me of Alcatraz.

evening-aura

LOL @ the Perfect World trailer. The blandness...the soporific effect...it's all coming back to me.

gigantor21

That was some amazing lens flare.

pointNclick

Haha! I want more!

CitizenInsane27

I don't get it

komoki

Oh my god. MST3King game trailers?! I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS. Also, I always thought K-Tower was more of a gothic, magical place. I'll have to look elsewhere for my Gaming Hogwarts, it seems.

Miksho

This goes great with Dairy Queen and pork rinds.

Brautigan

wow..keep it coming Adam

amisenior

Ooh! Kotaku, Mystery Science Theatre 3000-style!

flashadams

i know this is a gaming site but i would to see you guys do movie trailers.

NightMystic

I'd tell you to shut up if you were in the theatre.

Have some respect for the people around you, assholes.

Gutsman

THAT MADE ME LAUGHS SO HARD!!!

Bandicoot

I really can't advise premiering with such an obscure trailer. Couldn't you have chosen a bad trailer we all knew of?

Swift_

Oh man, that whole bit about Perfect World International being more ethnically diverse than Perfect World was hilarious...

iamthebozz

Lens flare is the blink tag of trailers.

Like this:

In a world where a new day is dawning, one man will ride a gleaming sword for great justice.

That said? Loved the reference to the fish.

Human Bomb

Not funny at all.

DaveB

@Finalboss: That'd actually be really cool. Every episode done in the style of a different show. ZP, AVGN, Gene Shalit, Ebert & Roeper...

ShaggE

It was okay but I think you guys are onto something. Hope to see more. Also, it was awesome seeing Kotaku Tower!!

mexfreak86

Great idea guys, just needs more substance. Hope to see more in the future.

coalhalo

Excellent. What would be awesome would be some Ban Hammer or Disemvowelling (sp?) built into this.

Maddogdw

MORE!

yashichi8bit

Those were some pretty snazzy animations!

El_Timba

oh and good job guys...btw is mike supposed to be wall-e or johnny 5?

Jmontilla2786

yeah, i'm gonna have to go ahead and vote no on this

the dialogue was almost as bad as the trailer

good attempt, but just not all there

GoalieLax

Well, you gave it your best shot. "A" for effort.

Evil D

@SymbolicMeaning: ....it was a tv show....

Jmontilla2786

Fahey sounded just like season one Tom Servo. Love MST3K, so this is approved in my book. I don't care that it's unoriginal, as long as it's funny.

chuffhoncho

The Who saved this video from not being a total catastrophe. You guys sounded like you recorded yourselves using a $10 mic from Staples. Better voice quality would have helped, but the dialogue was still pretty lacking.

Clamchop

That was pretty sweet. Great intro!

HoxtonHero

It was cool, hope to see more.

SolidEyeSystem

"Ages that don't know any better"

That was beautiful.

Great presentation guys. Whomever did the intro did a good job. Hopefully we'll see more.

Fahey sounded like he was speaking through a tin roticulating fan.

LanciePants

"An adventure for all ages" "Yeah, ages that don't know any better", lulz

Cufol33tcat

@RageTowers:

I think that was just Fahey's robot voice.

doubtful

@Brian Crecente: You guys did a fantastic job! I loved the visualization of Kotaku Tower (and the little pointing fish on the fence!), the SMW sound effect at the beginning, and especially that joke about being able to stab someone with a horse. That was fucking genius, guys!

Awesome!

PlayerX

Love the post. Love the MST3K throw back!!! Keep it coming!

snacks057

That intro was brilliant !

What program did you use to edit it Adam ?

DigitalBloodUK

It was all pretty great (I especially enjoyed the entrance graphics) but I think Fahey and Crecente need to watch some more MST3k to analyze what it is that makes that show so funny. Timing and held-back laughter. The script itself is pretty good but the execution was lacking. I give it a 7/10. Definite potential!

DaveKap

Beautiful.

Heliophage

not bad. moar lens flare pls!

bubuli

not bad, but the robo-voice thing is a bit much (hard to understand) and the comedic timing / flow needs some work. But, I see a lot of potential.

I lol'ed at stabbing someone with a horse.

Akira119

Well if this isn't a giant stack of ironycakes.

raptorsrevenge

@Placentasaurus: Well there's some good news then, Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy et al are doing the Film Crew
[en.wikipedia.org]
& Joel Hodgson, Trace Beaulieu et al are doing Cinematic Titanic
[en.wikipedia.org]
Both are pretty much the same thing as MST3K with just a slightly different conceit behind them.
They're only releasing them on dvd.
I've only seen one cinematic titanic release (the oozing skull) and it was alright, and a couple of the Film Crew ones have been pretty good, esp. the dvd 'extras'

Anyway, Trailer Trash is a decent idea, but would be better if they didn't try so hard to ape the style of MST3K and just rolled with their own humor a bit more.

wanion

That was five minutes of pure awesome. One thing, the sound quality, (Especially on Crecente could be better) Otherwise, wondrous joys.

Derek, IN

Very nice, I agree you should get rid of the voice effect, it adds some nasty distortion.

Benzak

You're all going to get sued.

WatershipDown

Hahaha. You stay here and suck it.. I'm gonna leave.

MOAR!

evslin

Freaking Awesome, please make this a regular thing, I'd love to see this once a week or one every other week. Good work everyone.

Deltakiral

@Clamchop:
The Who??? I heard Queen at the end but I didn't hear any of The Who anywhere.

Mommar

Very well done! I liked it almost as much as I like lens flare and sword riding.

sascha23

Delay things a bit more so it doesn't seem like your commenting on them before they actually happen.

longshot

amazing production work Adam. Above all else, Amazing.

Eh, a few chuckles, but nothing lawl yet. Could hardly hear robot Fahey. But the concept works and can only get better.

Next time, get a REAL trailer, something with some substance not WoW meets Oblivion on a Asian MMO none of us will ever play.

Something that has that 'giant enemy crab' we can all grin at. Take some shots at other games ":Guy turns into kitty: Check out the new lvl 90 cat form guys".

Add some geeky jokes (little things, like the Kotaku pointing fish and the Tower were actually some of the best parts

huginn

Haha, I loved Mystery Science Theatre 3000

d3viate

Need more lens flare.

AuraHACK

Holy poo poo. 30 seconds in and I would pay to see whatever is going on here.

I want to stab someone with a horse. Like, seriously.

Channing

Perfect world lens flare.

Shocky-

Awesome, keep at it.

MysteryMeat

+ Watch video

islandknight

I herd u liek lens flare

Master Saji

That was funny. Nice voice work. Good delivery. Cool production. Should there have been more than one robot though? Crecente said, "You guys are going to be robots."

Looking forward to the next installment. Maybe other video like interviews or "making of" documentaries could be riffed on too in addition to the trailers. You guys are awesome.

mangoboy

AHAHAHA! I think I am in LOVE with you!

JeannieGrrl

I hate to be the hater here, but seriously, Gradients and black text on a black background? For SHAME!

Pezdispenser

I loved it. I hope you'll keep going with it!

jmote

Man, all that cg. Someone had a little too much time on their hands, haha!

justhesh

Good, but needs more riffs. You guys should get someone else in there too.

You_Remind_Me_of_my_Famous_Friends

Great work! Ten thousand points for Queen.

PatMan33

*applause*

Encore! Encore!

That was pretty good XD

Norellicus

i like the alien fire effect at the very beginning,so what effects software was used, was it livetype?? becaseu that has all the effects, although i'm sure other programs have them as well

themissinglink_42

what this site was missing, really, was a quality MST3K feature. fucka-edit button, this makes the site complete.

TheIrishNinja

good work making it like Mystery Science Theatre 3000....but it needs more funny...

givetozim!

Awesome!!! Looks like lots of man-hours went into making this video. Hoping for a new one soon. ^_^

ViciousViper

You guys REALLY need to get another flash video hoster. I can't fast forward or rewind the video at all, or even let it start over from the beginning.

Still watching the video, but that's something really annoying.

Dave Silva

More than a little derivative, but no less awesome than that which you derive. Not bad at all. Make more.

Edge of Blade

This truly is...A PERFECT LENS FLARE WORLD.

Love it guys, carry on please!

Kazzahdrane

Someone went 3D. Just don't overdo it. The opening sequence is a bit long. Nice concept though.

So lens flare right? Why do they actually add it to a world. It's no like we see it that often. And it kind of spills the bean on looking through a camera and not being the character.

Jet Set

We sat down with two greasy hamburgers and came up with someone else's idea from 1988.

Fixed =P

UltraMagnus

"Is that what happens? Was that a money shot?"

Pure gold!

I mean, this and Zero Punctuation every week, and I'm a happy man.

Barts

3... 2... 7!

Aetherium

Not bad. I'll be waiting for more of these to come out in the future - make it so, Adam, and quickly!

Blah8

MST3K is my all-time favorite show. i like this idea. lots. please do an action game next ;)

laser beams

Lens Flare!

FiendishMoogle

i laughed hard. good shit.

iono though the trailer didnt look that bad.

maraxusofk

The Queen music saved it. But then again, Queen music saves EVERYTHING it's applied to.

LostinCreationLLC

Great idea. The writing could be a bit sharper (get Owen on the writing team), but overall great first effort and I'm looking forward to more.

boxmyth

Interesting concept but it needs some work.

Majpain007

funny..though i think crappy trailers of more popular video games are a better mix....

kingme

"Maybe you can stab someone with a horse."

You might be a badass when. . .

ggodo

Good stuff! I approve of more Kotaku videos! Be it satire,reviews,previews.

Sure I'll still watch Geoff Keighley and his devilish grin but I also want to see a video review from you guys. Or maybe Bash posting some Maximum Risky thing live! Yeah that's it!

excaliburps

phenomenal! great job guys! i will definitely watch more of these you want to throw them our way. if this catches on there should be a contest in which a kotakuite gets to record some voice work with you guys for an episode, that would be awesome >.>

demonknightinuyasha

Did anyone see the Kotaku tower and immediately have Master of Magic flashbacks? Maybe just be me...

nh2

Okay. My adoration for Kotaku is firmly cemented by virtue of this new feature. Please don't do anything else this awesome, or my HEAD WILL EXPLODE.

I would say that you guys need to do your next episode on the Duke Nukem Trilogy trailer, but... VG Cats basically nailed a parody of that already. So instead, I leave you with a simple no-lolcat request for "moar".

17-A

mad lulz, moar plz

aspasticninja

When you guys did the gregorian, were you doing the Halo theme intro?

Gunhaver

Lol, i forsee great things in kotaku's future. Keep it coming KTK.

Dirame

@flashadams: this

Rutty

Queen +1

y2julio

As much as i love you guys, that was quite lame and weak. No way close to the punch and wit of MST.

You need a better script and you know, more of the wit you put on text here converted to visual personas.

Nice try, can be better. Dont give up.

joncoffee

Wow, the production value was nice.

y2julio

Whoah, not too good. At least have other trailers.

bradcopping

For a first production that was pretty good. nice work Adam. Would definitely be interested in seeing some more of them. You should get this/these up as video podcasts on iTunes.

natureboy46

The parts and pieces of greatness are there, just keep tweaking it a little. I think like MST3K, add a third guy, my pick would be Owen, cause he is really funny. But definitely do it again. Great first effort.

my spoon is too big

i like it. its different and i like all the video stuff you make on this site. its not quantity but quality.

DaveStampeed

Fahey is awesome!

The video was pretty good, though I agree the writing needs a bit of work.

hamandcheeseUK

AWESOME. Looking forward to future videos!

xerograde

well that was groan inducing. I've seen cheese making documentaries that had better bits.

hermes520

Gotta rip into these things a little more if you want MST3K status. They weren't afraid to really stick it to the source material in an over the top kind of way, you guys felt... Reserved.

art_zombie

What? You want an angus steak burger from burger king for adapting someone elses old idea into your own kudos?!?!? Either you have an idea or you don't, Arrogant Punk!! Seriously...nice work!

jonndirrt

It's not all there just yet. Entertaining to some degree but I have a feeling that trailers might not be the best material for spoofing. There's little room to create an ongoing repertoire of characters to make fun of, and with some of the worst trailers being woefully generic, you'll probably end up resorting to some of the more unfortunately generic jokes.

The production is good, and Fahey with Crecente have pretty good voice work here. But I just think that working with uninspired material will result in unfortunately uninspired mockery. Or maybe I'm just too critical. Anycase, you might do well to at least use a longer video. Perhaps some gameplay footage, playing through a particularly buggy or insipid level of some game we've actually heard of seems more engaging to me.

When it comes to MST3K, a lot of the experience was that it felt like hanging around with your friends making fun of a bad movie. I can't recall EVER having hung around with my friends to make fun of a trailer. I CAN however remember countless nights making fun of games we were playing. And that's nostalgia I can get behind.

Psudonym

DO WANT MORE.

funny shit for real!

zanzibarlegend

@chip5541:
Take back what you did to my eyes!!!

ds6220

I am late for the party, but I too want to toss my love at this project. Freaking AWESOME. I'm gonna dig out the MST3000 movie tonight in honor.

PapaBear434

I always thought of Kotaku Tower as being a skyscraper. The "dark tower" angle is cool, though.

Pantsman

The opening... it lacks LENS FLARE
ROFL Nice stuff guys.. keep 'em coming!

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

I see potential. Needs more audience members, linked jokes, more trailers back-to-back. Now I will be watching mystery science theatre 3000 for inspiration.(Welcome to raspberry world, for all your raspberry needs)

Eliphus88

well there goes your budget for the next 3 years

balls

@Psudonym: This.

Absolutely nailed it. Another suggestion may be to do more than one trailer and then link jokes throughout. At least some way to set things up and not be rushed into making a lot of jokes in a short amount of time, leaving some pacing for nailing the best ones and staying silent in the inbetween.

art_zombie

hmmm... what about conversation balloons? Reminded me of Bryant Gumble for some odd reason? And the Brian "Jibber Jabber" Crecente movements? WTF?

Señor Cagon

Subtle, comedy goodness. I found that really entertaining. Well done lads. :)

shufflemoomin

love the addition of the little post-karaoke, hiccup-noise-thing that Fahey made from E3.

and Lens Flare will now be a new shtick for this, i hope.

jgross

LENS FLAREEEE!

lol

mufasa95

Eh. Probably not up for debate or whatever but I wouldn't watch this again...like...ever.

Everything else is hunky-dory site-wise though ^^

Kuro

Okay, I'm amused. Ramp it up a little and make the audio clearer, and this could be a blast. I'm hopeful!

Fishmonger

...um, was I supposed to laugh at that? Jokes were flat, not enough discussion, etc. etc. I want my minutes back.

Amun-Ra

Sorry guys but that was some awful dialogue.

Fahey,Crecente, and Plunkett can all write wittier prose than that. Let Barenblat stick to the animation.

TokeYo

Not many can pull of MST3king (Yes, it's a verb) a video, but you guys did a great job! Rowsdower-ific. Now I need to go watch Manos: hands of Fate again.God I love MST3k.

JQuick

*crinnnge*

gique

I love it. Don't change a thing, darlings!

apelaw9

I like this MST3K take on trailer viewing. Keep em coming.

InsaneBastard

Yikes.

Doug

Hmm...
Not actually very funny. The MST2K formula is so simple, but the writing and the content being criticized have to sync really really well with each other. Just because you have a bad trailer doesn't give you license for funny.

fecalchaos

That was funny.
More! More!

Iocarios

I guess this is the closest we'll get to an MST3K revival.

theenglishman

You missed a lens flair :P

Stonewall78

i was expecting some Duke Nukem Trilogy action here.

willyolio

Personally I'd like to see Kotaku do something a little more original than do a carbon copy of MST3K. I don't think it works as well with trailers anyway. But that's me.

goat999

@JQuick: Oh, this wasn't even *CLOSE* to as funny as the Rowsdower riffs and the trailer was nowhere near as painful as Manos.

Bishop76

@theenglishman: Actually, if you're looking for a better MST3k revival, check out RiffTrax (www.rifftrax.com) - it's Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Jim Mallon riffing movies. It's not entirely as funny as the whole crew of writers they used to have on the show, but it's pretty damn close.

Bishop76

Unless your name is Joel Hodgson, Mike Nelson, Trace Beaulieu, etc... you should never, ever try to make a funny MST3k type thing. They had a mad talent for riffing and things like this just end up coming off like the cheap (and short lived) MST3k ripoff "Attack of the Killer B-Movies". Which is to say, godawful.

Bishop76

Instantly my favorite thing on Kotaku.

Schmatz

Lacks the comedy from MST3K.
But keep trying. (Not meant to be sarcastic or snarky)

losplagos

This is priceless, classic entertainment. If there are no more I will surely find something to bitch about because my life will be miserable. Damn, I don't even know what I just said but it's staying up there. Good movie.

sandal-hat17

HEY, LISTEN!

twobeef

"dont touch my bag, mr customs man"

icko

I think this feature has potential, it just needs to be fleshed out a bit better. Perhaps plan more of the criticism and make it a bit more thought provoking as well as funny. Definitely entertaining though.

ThisCharmingMan

Lame. An MST3K reference is permitted, but a blatant format theft is unforgivable. Fail.

primateforever

Keep 'em coming with these you guys. Agree with the lens flare thing.

shrek187

I fully support this to continue since it has some potential. Just need to find your groove I think. The comedy wasn't quite hitting for me (with a few exceptions). As for it being more talky and less jokey, just be careful walking that line. I'd like to see more, just needs a lot of polish. I think the biggest challenge is that you don't have a lot of time to make an impact so there needs quite a few zingers in order for it to be memorable. Whereas MST3K had an entire movies length of time that made it possible for stale jokes to be covered up over time. Not horrible for a first comedy outing, though - it really could have been A LOT worse.

Smidget

@nh2: You are not alone, my friend.

Barts

That was pretty unfunny.

Bernard McGraw

Fricken awesome. I want more. Like, now!

L_K_M

I liked it.

AndroidKing

I enjoyed the Star Fox and Super Mario World sound effects.

M

Your assignment is to watch Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone while listening to Wizard People, Dear Readers, followed by the MST3K episode that features Manos: Hands of Fate, and then come back and do this again.

Appreciate the effort though, fellas!

sirlaitier

LOL You guys are that much more awesome now because it's rare to see MST3K fans.

Oh and just in case you been living under a rock some of the MST3K cast are still working but it's a online thing and now their are riping on (good and bad) popular movies. check out the link

[www.rifftrax.com]

The first thing i would download would be the Jurassic Park one. LOL priceless

These guys can make even the most crappy movies watchable.

MURDERFACE

Ha! I too always shout out 'LENS-FLARE!'

Cpryd001

Neither funny nor original, but I'm not surprised. Kotaku editors are here to regurgitate the things real writers write, and nothing more. Could've done without the multi-minute buildup just for the disappointing actual content, too.

ViolentLee

In the words of Oliver Twist, "More please!"

EBone

So Kotaku Tower is the Transamerica Building?

I always thought it was rounder.

Evil Tortie's Mom

Nah.

The Kotaku Tower has been shown before. Remember the tower in Mortal Kombat? Why do you think we see so few interns?

Gaff

More!

tr67

You might get to stab someone with a Horse. SOLD!

Ryodestined