History Awesome / RiffTrax

** Helping in gathering the money were the promised bonus shorts: a fully re-riffed version of ''ACaseOfSpringFever'', another "At Your Fingetips" short, and the classic nuclear survival short "Duck And Cover".

* The Rifftrax Live! of ''SantaClaus'' may be the first time that a re-riffed film is funnier than the original ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' episode.

* On Feb. 25th, 2013, Rifftrax set up a [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/90538351/rifftrax-wants-to-riff-twilight-live-in-theaters-n kickstarter account]] to get the rights to do a live-riff of ''Literature/{{Twilight}}.'' It took them a little over an ''hour'' to reach their goal of $55,000. By the completion of the campaign, they received nearly $265,000, nearly ''five times'' their goal. Unfortunately, they couldn't secure the rights. However, they picked up something that's just as cheesy. ''Film/StarshipTroopers''! (And they're doing it ''again''!) And as a special bonus: ''Film/MrBNatural'' to Website/{{Kickstarter}} contributors. In its full, frightening glory.

* The riff of ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'', the ultimate statement that their choice of movies does not automatically mean they hate them.
** Also their ultimate statement that a movie does ''not'' have to be bad to find hilarious riffs in it.
* On Feb. 25th, 2013, Rifftrax set up a [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/90538351/rifftrax-wants-to-riff-twilight-live-in-theaters-n kickstarter account]] to get the rights to do a live-riff of ''Literature/{{Twilight}}.'' It took them a little over an ''hour'' to reach their goal of $55,000 (as of this writing, they're up to $92,000 on their ''first day'').
** As of March 14th they are nearly up to a quarter of a million dollars, and still have weeks to go.
** As of completion of the Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign, they received nearly $265,000, nearly ''five times'' their goal.
** Unfortunately, they couldn't secure the rights. However, they picked up something that's just as cheesy. ''Film/StarshipTroopers''! (And they're doing it ''again''!)
*** And as a special bonus: ''Film/MrBNatural'' to Website/{{Kickstarter}} contributors. In its full, frightening glory.

* On May 2014, they ran another Kickstarter to do a live riff of another big-budget Hollywood movie. Which one? [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rifftrax/rifftrax-wants-to-riff-godzilla-live-in-theaters-n the 1998 Godzilla remake, that one!]] Within a day it met and exceeded it's goal, and unlike the Twilight riff where they ended up not getting the rights, they have a 100% guarantee that they will indeed be riffing on 'Zilla.

*** Midway through the campaign they added a stretch goal: If they made it to $250,000 they would riff on Film/{{Anaconda}}.
*** By the campaign's end, they not only met the stretch goal goal, but they exceeded the amount they received in the previous campaign by a couple hundred dollars.

* And in January 2014, RiffTrax riffed another movie they liked: ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''!

* The Rifftrax Live! of ''SantaClaus'' may be the first time that a re-riffed film is funnier than the original ''MysteryScienceTheater3000" episode.

*** Midway through the campaign they added a stretch goal: If they made it to $250,000 they would riff on {{Anaconda}}.

** Helping in gathering the money were the promised bonus shorts: a fully re-riffed version of ''ACaseOfSpringFever'', another "At Your Fingetips" short, and ''DuckAndCover''.

* Mike and the boys proving themselves to be more than capable voice actors when they impersonated the Daleks in their riff of ''Film/DoctorWhoAndTheDaleks'', a voice that other people would need a machine to create.
* After two years of waiting, Kevin casually revealing at the ''Manos'' live riff that corn ''is'' grass.

* The riff of ''{{Casablanca}}'', the ultimate statement that their choice of movies does not automatically mean they hate them.

* On Feb. 25th, 2013, Rifftrax set up a [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/90538351/rifftrax-wants-to-riff-twilight-live-in-theaters-n kickstarter account]] to get the rights to do a live-riff of ''{{Twilight}}.'' It took them a little over an ''hour'' to reach their goal of $55,000 (as of this writing, they're up to $92,000 on their ''first day'').

** As of completion of the Kickstarter campaign, they received nearly $265,000, nearly ''five times'' their goal.

*** And as a special bonus: ''MrBNatural'' to {{Kickstarter}} contributors. In its full, frightening glory.
* Mike and the boys proving themselves to be more than capable voice actors when they impersonated the Daleks in their riff of ''Doctor Who and the Daleks'', a voice that other people would need a machine to create.

* On April 1st 2014, Rifftrax teamed up with the National Geographic Channel to bring a three-hour "Total Riff-Off" special to TV. That's right, 15 years after MST's cancellation, the guys who made up it's final cast come back to TV for one special night.

* And in January 2014, RiffTrax riffed another movie they liked: ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''!

* After two years of waiting, Kevin casually revealing at the ''Manos'' live riff that corn ''is'' grass.

* Mike and the boys proving themselves to be more than capable voice actors when they impersonated the Daleks in their riff of ''Doctor Who and the Daleks'', a voice that other people would need a machine to create.

** Unfortunately, they couldn't secure the rights. However, they picked up something that's just as cheesy. Film/StarshipTroopers!

* Kevin and Bill's re-enactment of a scene from ''David and Hazel: A Tale of Communication''. Not only did they prove that they could be ''subtle'', they were greeted by rounds of applause at the end.

** Unfortunately, they couldn't secure the rights. However, they picked up something that's just as cheesy. Film/StarshipTroopers!

** As of completion of the Kickstarter campaign, they received nearly $265,000, nearly ''five times'' their goal.

** As of March 14th they are nearly up to a quarter of a million dollars, and still have weeks to go.

* On Feb. 25th, 2013, Rifftrax set up a [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/90538351/rifftrax-wants-to-riff-twilight-live-in-theaters-n kickstarter account]] to get the rights to do a live-riff of ''{{Twilight}}.'' It took them a little over an ''hour'' to reach their goal of $55,000 (as of this writing, they're up to $92,000 on their ''first day'').

* On Feb. 25th, 2013, Rifftrax set up a [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/90538351/rifftrax-wants-to-riff-twilight-live-in-theaters-n kickstarter account]] to get the rights to do a live-riff of ''{{Twilight}}.'' It took them a little over an ''hour'' to reach their goal of $55,000 (as of this writing, they're up to $92,000).

** Also their ultimate statement that a movie does ''not'' have to be bad to find hilarious riffs in it.

* The riff of ''{{Casablanca}}'', the ultimate statement that their choice of movies does not automatically mean they hate them.

* Kevin and Bill's re-enactment of a scene from ''David and Hazel: A Tale of Communication''. Not only did they prove that they could be ''subtle'', they were greeted by rounds of applause at the end.