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MST3K Successfully Crowdsources Its Comeback (thenewstack.io)
An anonymous reader writes: At least three new episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 will be filmed, thanks to over $2 million in online contributions from fans. Responding to a Kickstarter plea by series creator Joel Hodgson, fans contributed over $1.5 million within just two days, and after five more they'd push Hodgson over the first $2 million threshold. "We've got movie sign," Hodgson posted on Twitter, noting that for each additional $1.1 million raised over the next 20 days, three more new episodes would be filmed. And this Thursday he'll be hosting a grateful online marathon of classic episodes on Thanksgiving Day, a tradition which dates back nearly 25 years, when "Mystery Science Theater 3000" first began its 8-year run on Comedy Central and the Sci-Fi channel.
Could someone explain why this apparently costs so much per episode to make?
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As someone who is really interested in helping this project (and has looked at it previously) the one negative I have to say is that many of the options to help are quite expensive. This is of course, fine on some level as there are a lot of choices.. -However-.. The fact that in order to simply view the episodes you are supporting you have to contribute a minimum(!) of 100$ is a bit off putting.... to say the least.
There's been a lot of new bad movies put out, but some classics would be nice.
I enjoyed the hell out of mst3k, but some things are better left alone. It's really hard to recapture something that's very specific to a time and a generation.
Seeing new mst3k episodes is kind of like watching a Guns'n'Roses reunion tour. It's not going to be anything like seeing them back in the day and it all feels a little seedy and desperate with a fat, bald Axl Rose and the once-rocker audience now checking their smartphones and Apple Watches to text the nanny that they're going to be a little late.
If you're an artist and you've done something good, move on and do something else good. Don't try to recapture your glory days. Like Earnest T Bass from the Andy Griffith Show used to say, "I don't chew my cabbage twice".
You are welcome on my lawn.
Mystery Science Theater began its run in the Twin Cities, I believe it was on channel 23? later on Saturday mornings, in the late 80s.
I had the good fortune to work briefly in high school with Trace Beaulieu (he was Lex Luthor), after which I'd heard about this new thing he was doing.
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Brand new voices for the robots,
New host, kid from Nerdist?
wtf?
I don't want some millennial sjw/PC bullshit,
bring back the original voices or stick with rifftrax and don't bring it back.
The original anti-political correct crew was best. I'm not supporting this fake mst3k, and yes it's fake if it's new host, all new robot voices, it's not mst3k.
Finally, Kickstarter does something that is worthwhile on the entertainment front!
I'm just wondering what they can actually do that Rifftrax doesn't already have covered. Maybe the skits?
I suppose everyone should pass on Dr. Who since there has been more than one?
5 out of 6 people enjoy Russian Roulette & 6 out of 7 Dwarfs are not Happy
Its not over. He needs $5 million to get some network interest. Making 3 episodes is a joke. Come on, give a little, a updated version of MST3K could be good.
Not to mention James Bond.
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Yes, those are both very good examples of reboots that are far worse than the originals. Others include the "new" Star Trek and those horrible Mission Impossible movies.
What's your point?
You actually mean to imply that season one of Dr. Who is better than the latest several ? Big fat no.... That my friend is the point....
5 out of 6 people enjoy Russian Roulette & 6 out of 7 Dwarfs are not Happy
Define "latest several" - I think it's absolutely fair to say that the 70s and 80s Doctor Who is infinitely superior to the CGI crap they're churning out now.
This was my very first kickstarter donation, and I joined at the 250 level for the mission patches.
I'm happy with three new shows, but it would be awesome for 12.
I'm thinking of Bumping up to 327 just for the signed poster.
_ _ _ Go for the eyes Boo! GO FOR THE EYES!
Always though Michael was much funnier and smoother than Joel.
I think they're making a mst3k.
(Did ya see what I did there? Did ya? Did ya?)
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Yes, those are both very good examples of reboots that are far worse than the originals. Others include the "new" Star Trek and those horrible Mission Impossible movies.
Huh. And there was me thinking the opposite. I guess one of us must be objectively wrong.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
The series was relentlessly unfunny. The comments were puerile and silly, the puppets would obstruct the view, and the movies were worth watching for their own sake, for historical reasons, even if they sucked quite often, without having those clowns uttering nonsense over the dialog.
Run in panic! Queue the door sequence!
Yay, MST3K is coming back.
Unfortunately, I can't watch it because Jonah Ray is on it. I politely corrected something that he said on the Nerdist podcast and he went off on me. I tried to apologize and he just raised the level of his bile. Nerdist is one of my favorite podcasts, but I don't listen if he is on it.
We absolutely need to make fun of young Anakin and Jar Jar Binks
The cast is going to be all-new, for reasons similar to what you mentioned.
I was hesitant about having a new cast as well, but his answers sold me on the idea.