From modest beginning on a local Minneapolis television station in the belated 1980s to cable to a alive tour , Mystery Science Theater 3000has proved to be an enduring cult classic . The show — which features a captive audience of one human and several golem riffle onbad movies — was last understand onNetflixfor a two - season revival in 2017 and 2018 .
With the cyclosis service opting not to pluck it up for a third time of year , God Almighty Joel Hodgson and Shout ! Factory are run lineal - to - consumer with aKickstarterthat allowsMST3Kfans to fund fresh episodes without any meddlesome executives involved .
“ A year in quarantine founder us a deal of time to think , and we realize two important things , ” Hodgson said in a pressing release . “ First , nobody’svirtual soar background is as amusing as they suppose it is . And second , thatMystery Science Theater 3000is back because it ’s what the fan wanted . So , you know , it does n’t make sentience for a mesh to determine the show ’s destiny after each time of year . That should be up to the people we ’re form the show for . We want ourfansto adjudicate how long we keep going , and how many new instalment we make each year . ”
The Kickstarter launched yesterday , April 7 , 2021 , with an initial fundraising destination of $ 2 million — which it has already surpassed . This means that the show will be able to produce three young episodes and a “ Gizmoplex ” online theater for premieres and watch party — no connection needed . If they can arouse $ 3.3 million , six new episodes will be made , and a new app will be launched for streaming devices . $ 4.4 million get nine episode and 12 month of alive events , while $ 5.5 million net income 12 episode and 12 unretentive films ripe for the riffing . fresh cast member from the Netflix seasons includingJonah Ray , Felicia Day , and Patton Oswalt are expected to be involved .
Hodgson ’s previous Kickstarter in 2015raised$5.8 million to produce the Netflix episodes . The currentKickstarterruns through May 7 .
