May 18, 2022
MST3K is back! Originally running from 1988 to
1999, Mystery Science Theater 3000 was revived in
2017 due to a crowdfunding campaign led by the show's creator, Joel
Hodgson. The show follows a human test subject who is forced to
watch "B" movies by evil scientists alongside a group of captive
robots who provide colorful commentary on the films. Hodgson
explains, "We have kind of a unique relationship with the audience
because it's a unique format, and it behaves differently than most
shows. For some people, that's very disorienting, and for what we
call the 'right people,' it just totally makes sense."
Hodgson goes on to describe what each episode looks like on the
page and how they come up with each side-splitting jab: "We use
about 10% of what we write. It's more like 7000 riffs that we start
with... that kind of gets melted down to about 700 riffs in total.
But when we brainstorm... it's wide open, and we're not necessarily
looking for great ideas as much as more ideas, and out of those
come the good ideas."
You can check out season 13 of MST3K on their
new exclusive streaming service, The Gizmoplex!
