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MST3K to Go on Nationwide 30th Anniversary Tour with Both Joel Hodgson and Jonah Ray

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It’s already pretty exciting that the MST3K crew will be hitting the road all across the U.S.

On top of that, they’re doing so to commemorate 3 decades of beloved riffing on B-movies in space with two separate, completely different shows at almost every city that they stop in.

The frosting on top of all of that is both Joel Hodgson, the original creator and star of MST3K and Jonah Ray, who took on Hodgson’s role in the MST3K, will be riffing together, side-by-side on this nationwide The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live 30th Anniversary Tour.

The tour will kick off Oct. 9th and go through Nov. 17th at cities such as Boston, Atlanta, Washington D.C., St. Louis, Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland (both), Seattle, Chicago, and more.

If you’re into this at all, buy your tickets when they go on sale at AXS.com this Friday at 10AM local time.

MST3K Will Be Getting Another Season at Netflix

November 24, 2017

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Even if you had a Thanksgiving dinner where you faked your way through being “thankful” and stayed quietly, passive aggressive near family members you can’t stand, you can actually be thankful for the Thanksgiving surprise of the revived Mystery Science Theater 3000 getting another season over at Netflix.

That’s especially amazing because, if you remember, this all started from just a Kickstarter campaign.

MST3K Is Doing Their Longest Marathon Yet on Twitch This Coming Monday

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If you’re feeling nostalgic for the old Mystery Science Theater 3000 and want to binge through the archives, Shout Factory’s Twitch ChanneI will be hosting a marathon streaming of “38 classic episodes, bonus features and shorts” this Monday.

Whether you’ve worked your way through all of the new MST3K or not, you might need to carve out some time this Monday, especially since this will mark MST3K’s longest marathon yet.

So, this Monday at 11PM PST, tune in here.

The New MST3K Is Going on a Big Nationwide “Watch Out for Snakes” Tour

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From July 6th to August 12th, the new Mystery Science Theater 3000 will be galavanting across North America from Boston to Atlanta to Vancouver to San Diego and plenty of places in between for their “Watch Out for Snakes!” Tour.

For the live shows, Hodgson and company have something special in store:

The tour consists of two separate, completely unique shows, each with its own admission. Fans wanting the complete tour experience should purchase two tickets, one for each show. Each event will include all the things expected from an “MST3K” experience: a cheesy B-movie, hilarious riffing, wisecracking robots, silly sketches, plus – for the first time – audience participation! Show # 1 is the MST3K favorite “Eegah,” featuring all-new riffs and sketches. Show # 2 is a “Secret Surprise Film!” It’s a fun, sci-fi thriller never before featured on “MST3K” and it will be performed only in select cities.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, May 19th at noon local time for whichever city the tickets are for. We’ll definitely keep you in the loop for more updates!

Season 2 Trailer of Hidden America with Jonah Ray Includes a Not So Happy Anthony Bourdain

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Hidden America with Jonah Ray is indeed a fake travel show that expertly skewers the whole TV genre that explores the culture of traveling here and abroad. The upcoming season has excited for more sharp, nuanced parodies of what real travel shows done in real cities with guests Joel Hodgson, Yvette Nicole Brown, Janet Varney and Jorge Garcia.

Also, in blurring the lines between the parody and real world, the one and only Anthony Bourdain of Parts Unknown fame, and a particularly incensed one at that, makes what seems to be a “fun” cameo on this new season of Hidden America.

See all of this and more in the season 2 trailer, then look for the season to start streaming on Seeso on Thursday, May 4th.

The Revived Mystery Science Theater 3000 Is Finally Here

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You might have been waiting for years and years and years for brand new episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Following a record breaking Kickstarter campaign last year by MST3K creator Joel Hodgson, the wait is now over.

All 14 feature length episodes of the brand spankin’ new MST3K featuring Jonah Ray, Baron Vaughn, Hampton Yount, Felicia Day, and Patton Oswalt are here now, streaming on Netflix.

We can’t speak for you, but we’re pretty sure this takes precedent over watching the new Fate of the Furious movie or pretty much anything else this weekend.

20 Classic Episodes of MST3K Are Now Streaming on Netflix

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20 Classic Episodes of MST3K Are Now Streaming on Netflix

Leading up to the release of the new MST3K on Netflix, you can revisit some of the fan favorites from the MST3K of yesteryear more conveniently than ever.

Specifically, you can now stream the following on Netflix:

Exp 424 – Manos: The Hands of Fate (#1)
Exp 820 – Space Mutiny (#2)
Exp 303 – Pod People (#5)
Exp 903 – Puma Man (#6)
Exp 321 – Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (#7)
Exp 904 – Werewolf (#8)
Exp 821 – Time Chasers (#10)
Exp 507 – I Accuse My Parents (#12)
Exp 506 – Eegah! (#13)
Exp 706 – Laserblast (#17)
Exp 813 – Jack Frost (#20)
Exp 1003 – Merlin’s Shop of Mystical Wonders (#22)
Exp 404 – Teenagers from Outer Space (#25)
Exp 204 – Catalina Caper (#29)
Exp 202 – Sidehackers (#37)
Exp 1004 – Future War (#39)
Exp 402 – The Giant Gila Monster (#43)
Exp 410 – Hercules Against the Moon Men (#48)
Exp 604 – Zombie Nightmare (#60)
Exp 1011 – Horrors of Spider Island (#94)

We apologize if you’ve dropped all your weekend plans to now binge watch all of these.

The New MST3K Teaser Has Just Arrived

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That’s right. The brand spankin’ new, revived Mystery Science Theater 3000 has just released a teaser for the upcoming season that starts streaming on April 14th on Netflix.

It’s only a brief look, but it looks like fans of the old MST3K and fans of Jonah Ray, The Meltdown, Hidden America, Baron Vaughn, Felicia Day, Patton Oswalt, Hampton Yount, etc. might all be happy with it.

The New “Mystery Science Theater 3000″ Officially Kicks Off on April 14th

February 22, 2017

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Jonah Ray, Hampton Yount, Baron Vaughn, Patton Oswalt, and Felicia Day are well under way with the guiding hand of creator Joel Hodgson in the revival of MST3K.

Just get a look at that wondrous cast, signaling the impending return of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Episodes start streaming on Friday, April 14th on Netflix.

MST3K Turkey Day Marathon Will Happen with Both Joel Hodgson and New MST3K Host Jonah Ray

November 23, 2016

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Thanksgiving couldn’t be a better time to bridge the old and new Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Of the many traditions that are observed on Thanksgiving, MST3K counting down this most popular MST3K for a Turkey Day Marathon is one of the more fun ones.

Host and creator of the old MST3K Joel Hodgson and new host Jonah Ray will be going through the marathon together and bring together all sorts of cross sections of MST3K fans and followers of Jonah Ray’s ever-increasing, impressive body of work.

This year’s MST3K Turkey Day Marathon will kick off at 9AM PST on ShoutFactoryTV.com!

Former “Daily Show” Head Writer Elliott Kalan Is Now the Head Writer of the New MST3K

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More and more, we’re thinking that Joel Hodgson is doing a reboot/revival better than anyone before him.

A record setting Kickstarter campaign and a fantastic cast of Jonah Ray, Hampton Yount, Baron Vaughn, Patton Oswalt, and Felicia Day have really made the revival of Mystery Science Theater 3000 pretty swell.

Series creator Joel Hodgson is making sure that the new version of MST3K will not fall victim to reboots of your favorite things from your childhood and, in our opinion, done a very great job every step of the way.

Bringing on former Daily Show with Jon Stewart head writer Elliott Kalan as a head writer is yet another good move by Joel. Also, it’s another example of how widespread the influence is from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart alums these days.

With all these pieces in place, we have a feeling that this MST3K relaunch will pay plenty of homage to the old show, but also be one that will feel right at home in the comedy landscape of 2016.

Rifftrax Is Putting on a Mystery Science Theater 3000 Reunion with the Original Cast as Well as New MST3K Host Jonah Ray

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As the Kickstarter for the new MST3K proved, you probably still have plenty of nostalgia for the original series.

Rifftrax, which features many of the original MST3K cast members riffing on movies live that are streamed into theaters, is putting the MST3K gang back together for one last ride. This will include:

Michael J. Nelson (Mike Nelson)
Kevin Murphy (Tom Servo)
Bill Corbett (Crow T. Robot)
Frank Conniff (TV’s Frank)
Trace Beaulieu (Dr. Clayton Forrester, Crow T. Robot)
Mary Jo Pehl (Pearl Forrester)
Bridget Nelson (Nuveena, Mr. B Natural)
Joel Hodgson (creator and original host)
Jonah Ray (the host of the new MST3K)

The show will be broadcast live into theaters via Fathom Events on Thursday, June 28th.Tickets for that show go on sale Friday, April 15th.

The MST3K Surpasses $5.5 Million Goal to Be One of The Highest Funded Kickstarter Campaigns for a Series Ever

December 12, 2015

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Amazing–14 new MST3K episodes are coming thanks to YOU. More details soon, but for now a simple THANK YOU. pic.twitter.com/VNgmg83exB

The original goal for #BringBackMST3K was $5.5 million for 12 episodes and in the final hours of the Kickstarter campaign, there was a surge pushing the total funds raised north of $6 million allowing for a stretch goal of 14 new, feature length episodes of MST3K to be done.

Not even Veronica Mars or the sequel to Super Troopers reached the numbers that MST3K did last night with their crowdfunding campaigns.

MST3K creator Joel Hodgson probably has some more surprises up his sleeve, especially having exceeded all his original stretch goals, as well as a premiere or release date.

For now though, we’ll just marvel at how this run to revive the legendary cult show was done almost flawlessly and the amount of love MST3K got with well over 48,000 backers.

The MST3K Revival Has Almost Reached Its 4-6 Episode Goal on Kickstarter

November 30, 2015

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Hodgson and company have raised of $3,190,406 of $3,300,000 as of this post.

Ultimately, so many of us would like to see over $5.5 million raised for the new Mystery Science Theater 3000 in order to see 12 episodes featuring Jonah Ray, Baron Vaughn, Hampton Yount, Felicia Day, and a yet to be announced “evil henchmen”.

The Kickstarter campaign is inching closer to that goal, but it’s even closer to the 2nd tier goal of making 6 new MST3K episodes. There are 11 days left on the campaign and given how fast people contributed in the first go around of Joel Hodgson’s Kickstarter launch, we’re sure this is definitely within the realm of possibility.

FYI, there are only two $400 donation packages left where you can get a personalized voicemail from the new MST3K crew. Get in on all of it here.

Baron Vaughn, Hampton Yount, and Felicia Day Are Latest to Join MST3K Revival

November 24, 2015

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We’re going to venture a guess that both the MST3K loyal and newcomers to Mystery Science Theater 3000 will be pleased with this news.

As the Kickstarter to bring back MST3K has already reached its initial goal and speeds towards its stretch goals, creator Joel Hodgson has announced the folks that will being playing the roles of Mad, Crow T. Robot, and Tom Servo as well go into some detail over the dynamics of this new iteration of MST3K.

Earlier today, Joel sent the update out that Felicia Day will be playing Mad (specifically Kinga Forrester, the daughter of Dr. Clayton Forrester), Hampton Yount will be filling the role of Crow T. Robot, and Baron Vaughn will be the next Tom Servo.

With Jonah Ray as the host, this almost rounds out a pretty swell cast, but, there seems to be a new role for an evil henchmen waiting to be announced.

Based off of who he got so far, we’re sure Joel has got someone great lined up for that role and that’s all the more reason that the Kickstarter should raise as much as it can to make as much new MST3K as possible.

The Return of MST3K Is Officially Funded and Jonah Ray Will Be Its New Host

November 17, 2015

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Yep, this all makes sense to us.

Only a few days after Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson announced a Kickstarter campaign to bring back MST3K, the $2 million goal to make 3 brand new episodes of the show has been reached.

With thousands of dollars pouring in literally by the minute, reaching the original goal was inevitable. Now, with 25 days left on the campaign, the stretch goal of $5.5 million for 12 new episodes of MST3K seems very attainable.

The other bit of great MST3K news should even make it seem more enticing to have more and more new feature length episodes.

Announced this morning, Jonah Ray will be the new host of the new MST3K, complete with jumpsuit and all. This is a pretty fitting choice given that Jonah’s a huge MST3K fan as well as having the hosting thing down per Nerdist podcasts and The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail.

So, knowing all of that, please keep contributing to the campaign as much as possible to make this new season of MST3K as big as possible.

Joel Hodgson Is Looking to Bring Back Mystery Science Theater 3000 Through Kickstarter

November 10, 2015

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Well, we shouldn’t to have say any more than MST3K creator Joel Hodgson wants to bring back MST3K and is doing so through Kickstarter to get you excited.

However, we will say this: Hodgson has set up a deadline of Dec. 11th for a goal of $2,000,000 for three feature length episodes and a couple million many more episodes and in the time it took to watch the Kickstarter video above and writing this post, we saw over $20,000 contributed.

So, people are excited for it.

Get in on bringing back Mystery Science Theater 3000 here.

Here’s The Trailer For Paul Feig’s “Other Space” Coming to Yahoo Screen Next Week

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Yep. the man behind Freaks and Geeks, Paul Feig, is back doing TV and it’s looking good, folks.

On Apr. 14th, Paul Feig’s new series Other Space starring Joel Hodgson, Milana Vayntrub, Eugene Cordero, Conor Leslie, Karan Soni, and Neil Casey will premiere on Yahoo Screen.

It’s a workplace comedy on a space cruiser stuck in an undiscovered galaxy and from this trailer, we’re looking forward to next Tuesday for the premiere.

MST3K’s Joel Hodgson and Trace Beaulieu, Eugene Cordero, Neil Casey, More Join Paul Feig’s Other Space

October 16, 2014

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Paul Feig’s Other Space, his upcoming Yahoo series, is starting to shape up as it’s gathered up a great cast in Joel Hodgson and Trace Beaulieu from a famous comedy series set in space, Mystery Science Theater 3000, in addition to a great bunch in Eugene Cordero, Neil Casey, Milana Vayntrub, Conor Leslie, Bess Rous, and Karen Soni.

Feig is going to delve into what it would be like if man explored most of the universe is the type, which leaves plenty of room for echoes of Undeclared and Freaks and Geeks.

We’re absolutely looking forward to this when it comes around next year.