IRiffs Takes MST3k Open Source

An anonymous reader writes "Michael J. Nelson started up Rifftrax as a 2nd act to his stint as host of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and now they're making their website open to anyone and everyone who thinks they're funny with iRiffs — allowing people to upload their own comedy commentary tracks and charge whatever they want. They've already got a few would-be groups online, including one who takes the open source a step further — soliciting jokes from listeners and combining submissions into a final product."

Re:speaking of funny

[morgan_greywolf]

Except us. We've tried to become the face of the open source movement, and you guys just won't let us! *throws chair* Developers! Developers! Developers!

Thanks,
Steve B.

Re:I have to say...

[wizbit]

Gennaro: You're supposed to come here and defend me against these characters and the only one I've got on my side is the bloodsucking lawyer!

Aide: *leans in*

Mike: Sir, you've just been sued for defamation by the American Bar Association.

Re:Open Source?

[gEvil (beta)]

So how exactly is this "open source"?

Because it uses a closed source program to play the proprietary .riff files along with the patent-encumbered MPEG2 files on the copyrighted DVD. Duh!

Re:MST3K will not be appreciated by future geeks

[Anonymous Coward]

Other jokes will become incomprehensible: "What, a V-2 rocket? He could have had a V-8!"

Nah, I think V8 engines will be around for quite awhile. Woah! What was that thing zooming by way up there?!?

Re:Fine, but

[spookymonster]

And the end result is you wind up with a few gems, maybe, sloshing around in a sea of crap... And you can't rely on popularity rankings to tell the good from the bad.

So it's just like TV?

No.... Slashdot.

Re:Open Source?

[HTH NE1]

Would you prefer Open Mike?

Re:Open Source?

[mweather]

Neat. So do they have Dark Side of the Moon synced to The Wizard of Oz? That's always a pain to get synced right, especially when you're stoned.

Re:Fine, but

[Scarletdown]

Slashdot has gems? That's a bit had to believe. I'm going to need a link.

Slashdot has its moments. Not many of them, but it has them.

Most memorable gem I can recall from recent Slashdot history was:

Worst pickup line: Does this rag smell like chloroform to you?