It’s Comic-Con time, and the folks at Legend Films are busily prepping our own Mike Nelson for his appearance at the Rifftrax/Legend Films Booth, and of course for Rifftrax Live Saturday at the gorgeous Balboa Theater. It’s no easy task – Mike has been broken down into his component parts, shrink-wrapped and packed into seventeen boxes ready to be reassembled on the Convention Center floor.
It takes six skilled technicians to move Mike, who is as delicate as an antique spinet. So when you see Mike, remember his hard-working crew, without whom Mike would simply be a random collection of body parts in seventeen boxes.
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UPDATE by Bill: As the Michael J. Nelson 3709-Z is shipped to Comic-Con, I’m busy working on my many, MANY costumes for this weekend’s fun.
Now, the man below is a professional model, so obviously anything would look better on him than me. But expect me to show up in this little number for our 7:00 PM live show…
What about the 9:30 show, many of you are asking? That’s when I really go crazy. (And I’m tame compared to Kevin “Slave Leia” Murphy.)
33 responses so far ↓
1 RemmieBarrow on Jul 21, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Hopefully you have bought some insurance in case Mike gets damaged and/or lost.
2 Mr. Slick on Jul 21, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Kevin you’re alive!!!! You haven’t posted in such a while I thought you shuffled off this mortal coil. . . or were really busy.
3 Kleenex on Jul 21, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Made in China, eh? It’s pretty sad when our country can’t even manufacture a decent Mike Nelson anymore.
4 Mario "Asteroid" Panighetti on Jul 21, 2008 at 2:48 pm
October 10th, 2007 production date? Nice to see you’ve picked up a new-model Mike Nelson. I heard they fixed a few of the bugs plaguing the earlier production runs.
5 unityofeffect on Jul 21, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Does this mean you can ship Mike to my house? Cause I have some movies that need riffing and a floor that needs vacuuming.
6 Tammy on Jul 21, 2008 at 3:01 pm
I’d be curious to know his rental rates…
And – does he walk dogs?
7 TeeJay on Jul 21, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Each carton holds 24 pieces and there are 17 cartons? Wow! Mike was broken down into 408 parts?
That’s almost Interoceter-level assembly…
8 karen on Jul 21, 2008 at 3:13 pm
mike. is the coolest robot ever. does he do maid service? house sitting?
9 LishaKrishna on Jul 21, 2008 at 3:21 pm
I LIVE in San Diego, fer Chrissakes, and I haven’t had any luck finding out how much it actually COSTS to attend this event, for ex.: Does yr Comic-Con badge get you:
A) A freebie
B) A discount
C) A kick in the pants
D) A clop on the chops
As a PsychoBitchFromHell living on nothing but my crazycheck ($800+ /mo., courtesy Social Security Admin.)
DO TELL!!!!
10 Brian O. on Jul 21, 2008 at 3:41 pm
That’s only because the only country that can still make a Mike Nelson with the right amount of lead, is China.
11 Brian O. on Jul 21, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Mike Nelsons building Mike Nelsons? Now that’s just stupid.
12 Onil on Jul 21, 2008 at 3:48 pm
I certainly hope that’s a union crew handling your Mike Nelson. I would hate for Rifftrax to be visited by a giant inflatable rat.
13 justhesh on Jul 21, 2008 at 3:53 pm
I have a feeling his lovable, Midwestern head is in one of the larger boxes.
14 Stacia on Jul 21, 2008 at 4:04 pm
I think tickets were sold out a while ago. Hopefully Mike Nelsonbot comes equipped with a video camera and can tape the panel for those of us who have no chance of going.
15 Charlie W on Jul 21, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Well Kevin it is good to see you posting again. I truly did miss it, even if you did make a typo (who is as delicate an an antique spinet). I wish I could see you guys live but alas I am unemployed and without traveling money.
16 Dan Noutko-Kennedy on Jul 21, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Kevin,
Be sure to firmly affix the shipping labels. You don’t want Mike to become the Riffer of No Return.
17 Anthony on Jul 21, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Dr. Meetchum is on staff, piece of cake.
18 Anthony on Jul 21, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Does this mean Mike will have a taste for century eggs? Eww.
19 Ninjew on Jul 21, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Umm, Kevin?
Did YOU remember to pack the instructions on how to re-assemble Mike?
I saw them over by the pinking shears earlier today, but now I can’t find them.
20 Queen Shadowrama on Jul 21, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Okay I’m sorry that I have to be the one to bring this up, but upon seeing that guy in costume I have to ask:
Why does that guy not have a batch?
I’m sorry! Don’t hit!
21 Ninjew on Jul 21, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Wonder: Woman?
22 Anthony on Jul 21, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Okay, so, either there’s duct tape involved in horrible, inconcievably awful ways here, or Wonder Woman either let herself way, way go or was replaced by a Rosie O’Donnell knock-off.
23 Tammy on Jul 21, 2008 at 7:49 pm
A pearl of wisdom comes to mind from a certain gold bot:
Men should NOT have bikini areas!
24 ShutterBun on Jul 21, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Unless yer blind, baby got batch. No need to queue up “Goodbye Horses,” there’s definitely an armadillo down there. (albeit a small one)
25 Houndstooth Mind on Jul 21, 2008 at 8:24 pm
But, I distinctly recall the promise of battle panties. I won’t be there but I was counting on photobucket pages filled with shot after shot of leather battle panties!
26 karen on Jul 21, 2008 at 8:49 pm
ewwwww…….must burn…memory of image from my mind. hrm. man in womans clothing vs. disney dogs that are tiny and bark loudly…..
27 doggans on Jul 21, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Use only genuine Mike Nelson parts.
28 Anthony on Jul 21, 2008 at 10:11 pm
I stand by the possibility of a Rosie O’Donnell knock off in that case.
29 unityofeffect on Jul 22, 2008 at 12:03 am
Does he have to be plugged in or can he run on batteries?
Is there a payment plan available?
30 justhesh on Jul 22, 2008 at 4:37 am
It could just be a roundabout way of announcing their plans to riff on Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller.
31 Ryan on Jul 22, 2008 at 8:38 am
*CHRUNCH* 407, sir.
32 Ryan on Jul 22, 2008 at 8:41 am
Hopefully this Mike Nelson bot will say more than “DESTROY! DESTROY! DESTROY!”
33 RemmieBarrow on Jul 22, 2008 at 2:54 pm
OOOOWWWWWWW!!!!!, Just though of Murphy in a “Slave Liea” outfit. IT STILL HURTS!!!!!
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