The MST3K Thread

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33 minutes ago, GoGo Yubari said:

Apparently all the host segments were pretaped, which means that it's not going to have any of the cast members and not going to be live and that pretty much seals the deal to me that they're not gonna get to the goal and are going to just have to lick their wounds and figure something else out. Still, looking forward to seeing what the "Surgically Enhanced" versions look like.

One of the Gizmoplex specials was the "surgically enhanced" Pumaman. It looked good!

That it's totally pre-taped seems like a mistake. Even if they did a few hours live streaming each night with whatever cast/writers they could, did a jackbox thing, a Q and A, whatever silly things they could to get some interest that'd be a lot better than doing the same Turkey Day thing they usually do only with a crowdfund campaign attached.

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Pumaman is currently on. I kiss my frog in your honor, EWB.

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Beyond Atlantis now, mothercrabbers!

 

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Ended up on $2.7 million.

compared to the Gizmoplex one this was a fairly low-key effort which feels mostly strike-related, a little hit by going outside off of Kickstarter and a little hit by some people being a bit put off by season 13. This seems to me to be mainly down to the lack of physical sets, that they gave the live show crew time on the main show and Crow's voice was different.

It's a shame. I hope they can go again. This much would've gotten them 3 episodes last time out.

EDIT: Joel has sent out an email update:

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Greetings, backers.

Well, we’ve come to the end of the month, and the end of the Turkey Day Marathon and this campaign.

While we’re incredibly grateful for all of the support, enthusiasm, and encouragement, it’s clear we’ve fallen short of our goal this time.

First, to be clear, please understand that that means that no one will be charged anything, and we will not be collecting anything that you pledged to this campaign , since the agreement was that we’d only collect funds if we reached our minimum goal. No charges will be put on anyone’s credit cards.

Second, and more important, please know that we’re incredibly grateful for all of your input, feedback, concerns and questions, and are thinking about all the suggestions you have made over the past month.

One silver lining is that the continued support for this campaign, and the show, may have opened up some new conversations about potential partnerships and fundraising that could be key in getting the show another season.

We’ll spend some time now exploring those, and working to integrate all of the feedback and suggestions we’ve heard from you, and will follow up again next year, Lord willing and the creek don’t rise, when we’ve had a chance to regroup and have more to share downstream.

For now, whether you pledged or not, please accept our thanks and gratitude for your ongoing dedication and investment in MST3K.

We’re proud that the show continues to mean so much, to so many, and will keep working to figure out a path forward so that we can hopefully continue to #MakeMoreMST3K.

Until then, have a wonderful holiday season, and thanks again for all of your support.

Cheers and Thanks,

Joel and Team MST3K

The big news is they seem to be exploring some offers from outside backers to help fund things going forward.

 

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It seems that there is now an always-on MST3k stream on YouTube. I've also seen on Reddit that Season 13 is also free (in the US) on YouTube.

 

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Jonah Ray was on WTF with Marc Maron yesterday. He seems to think the last crowdfunding campaign was one too many but if he was asked to do more MST3k he would.

Generally a funny and very real at parts interview about death, turning 40, and working in the modern entertainment industry.