Posted on 08/05/2016 8:45:15 AM PDT by Morgana
When Joel Hodgson announced a Kickstarter campaign to bring back Mystery Science Theater 3000, the 1990s cult cable show he’d created and starred in, the internet basically melted down. The show’s combination of bad B-movies and relentless riffing had earned it an active underground fan base, and in the 17 years since its demise MST3K had continued to live on thanks to word of mouth and online chatter. It was the perfect target for a Veronica Mars-esque resurrection, sure — but even that underplayed how big the revival would become.
Fans helped the campaign blast past its original $2 million goal, eventually raising nearly $5.8 million, turning it into the biggest crowdfunded video project on Kickstarter. Hodgson and team pledged to make 14 new episodes, and then came the cast announcements: people like Felicia Day and Patton Oswalt, longtime MST3K fans themselves, would be starring in the new iteration, with writers like Community creator Dan Harmon joining the writers room.
On the day before Hodgson and his cast were set to take the stage at Comic-Con — and announce that the [new show would be released on Netflix][1] — we sat down at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego. Unassuming in a baseball cap and shorts, Hodgson was earnest and thoughtful, discussing Mystery Science Theater 3000’s enduring popularity, how he decided to cast updated versions of beloved characters, and why new movies should be spared the merciless riffing treatment of robot sidekicks Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot.
The Kickstarter campaign was a huge success, and you’ve continued to raise money from add-on sales and merchandise. Were you surprised at the response?
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I liked Mike Nelson better and he is a conservative...
Thanks for posting! This happens to be my all-time favorite TV show.
Bring it back! Bring it back! Bring it back!
For the most part, I like Nelson better as well.
Oooh! Gamara in the olympics.
“PACKERS WON THE SUPER BOWL......WOOOOOOOOO!”
Some where at the bottom of a drawer is my MST 3000 T Shirt.
Guess I need to dig it out
Will it fit?
I think I was heavier back then
(my wife hates the thought she will have to put up with it again)
This show was brilliant.
Here are a couple of bad movies to mock.
Kung Fury
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS5P_LAqiVg
The worst movie of all?
Samurai Cop
trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6OoZNdAQuA
This is a review of just how bad it really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01BZVgix8F4
They even made a sequel.
Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance
trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ-AmljwrhE
I’m for it!
Better start getting in shape.
Favorite episodes? “Beginning of the End”, “Catalina Caper”, “Puma Man”
How about you?
Kung Fury? You can’t mock a spoof made in the last couple years. That would make no sense.
My fav was “Laserblast”
Me too! He used to make fun of the size of his head.
Same here.
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