MST3K’s Mike Nelson Riffs on Heroes

Oh boy. I guess we knew this was coming sooner or later, huh? We’ve seen amateurs parody Heroes, and even some pros have tried it (MadTV being one), but now comes … Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Mike Nelson. Of course, if you want to listen to his “riff track” it’s going to cost you — $2.99 to be exact. For that you’ll get the first two episodes of Heroes, complete with Nelson’s snarky voiceover.

The episodes can be ordered here:

Imagine, just imagine, if ordinary citizens suddenly began to discover that they have acquired extraordinary powers. Why, you would have X-Men. But imagine if instead of acquiring X-Men-like powers of healing, time travel, mind control and the ability to fly these people instead had those powers but weren’t X-Men! Why, then you’d have the very un-X-Men-like Heroes!

Follow the exploits of Claire, Hiro, Peter, Logan, Scott Summers, and Jean Grey as they struggle to come to grips with powers that are so obviously not modeled after X-Men. Join Mike as he discovers his extraordinary power to riff on Heroes.

Here’s a two-minute preview: