I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.
In this episode, I’m having a bit of a chat with author, NPR commentator, Mystery Science Theater alumnus, member of The Film Crew, and RiffTrax riffer, Kevin Murphy.
Though an accomplished author and performer, Kevin Murphy will perhaps be forever known as a wise-cracking robot with a gumball dispenser head, springy arms, a stout body, and an underwear fetish. Barring that, he’ll probably also be remembered as a giant talking monkey.
For 9 seasons, Kevin performed Tom Servo on Mystery Science Theater 3000, expanding his on-screen time with his frighteningly nuanced portrayal of the intelligent simian Professor Bobo, in addition to being a member of the writing staff and having numerous production duties during the series.
Post-MST, Kevin has been a frequent contributor to NPR, and written the cinematic travelogue A Year At The Movies, which chronicled his worldwide journey to experience a film a day in theaters around the globe.
He re-teamed with fellow Satellite of Love refugees Mike Nelson and Bill Corbett as the B-movie quipping Film Crew, and now is back to riffing full time with Mike & Bill on Legend Films’ downloadable RiffTrax commentaries, a massive clutch of which have just been released on DVD. Also available at RiffTrax is a virtual CD containing the songs of the RiffTones, a band forged in the fires of our very own Masters of Song Fu competition.
Kevin was sequestered in his palatial, heavily wooded retreat when he deigned to grant me a further fraction of his valuable (and creative) “me” time… As this wasn’t the first time we’d spoken – far from it – the conversation got a little… unique…
Here now is my chat with Kevin Murphy… Hope you enjoy…
Welcome to our weekly round-up of featured giveaways here at Quick Stop. Every Wednesday, we’ll present a new clutch of DVDs, books, and other cool stuff you can take a shot at winning. All you have to do is click on the graphics below to be taken to their respective contest pages. And good luck!
In conjunction with Legend Films & RiffTrax (www.rifftrax.com), we’re giving away two (2) sets of the new RIFFTRAX DVD releases.
In conjunction with Fox Home Video, we’re giving away three (3) copies of FAMILY GUY: VOLUME 7 on DVD.
In conjunction with Universal Home Video, we’re giving away five (5) sets of Blu-Ray titles in celebration of Father’s Day.
In conjunction with BBC Home Video, we’re giving away three (3) copies of both the standard and Blu-Ray editions of NATURE’S MOST AMAZING EVENTS on DVD.
In conjunction with Fox Home Video, we’re giving away two (2) copies of HOME on Blu-Ray.
In conjunction with BBC Home Video, we’re giving away three (3) copies of MISTRESSES: VOLUME ONE on DVD.
Some people hang the holly, others decorate the tree, and a few even terrorize the neighborhood with off-key caroling.
Not us.
Here at Quick Stop Entertainment, we’re celebrating the holiday season by giving a little something back to you, our readers (you know who you are).
Every weekday leading up to the holiday break, we’ve got uber-exclusive gifts provided by a whole range of artists, actors, comedians, and studios. One a day, straight from them to you (and you can check out last year’s fun here).
Ain’t that cool?
Today, we’ve got an exclusive Holiday Havoc gift from Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett ““ formerly of the legendary Mystery Science Theater 3000 and authors of numerous best-selling & very funny books and plays ““ and the rest of the team at Rifftrax.
If you’re unfamiliar with Rifftrax, they’re essentially downloadable audio commentaries that you can play back on your mp3 player of choice, which you then sync up to your very own DVDs of such classic (and not-so-classic) films as Lord of the Rings, The Phantom Menace, Roadhouse, The Fifth Element, and even Star Trek V. Even better, the commentaries feature that patented humor we’ve all been so desperately needing back in our lives.
You can purchase these commentaries and many more directly from Rifftrax.com for only a few dollars, and additional titles are being added to the library constantly.
Today, however, we have that special gift just for our Quick Stop readers ““ an exclusive holiday greeting from Mike, Kevin, & Bill!
Check out the rest of this year’s Holiday Havoc – and past Havoc –HERE
In this episode, I’m having a bit of a chat with author, NPR commentator, Mystery Science Theater alumnus, member of The Film Crew, and 
