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So far, this is shaping up to be a good month for people who don't mind having their sci-fi-related nostalgia exploited—Star Trek is coming back to the small screen in 2017, we have more Star Wars trailers than we know what to do with, and today Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson announced via Kickstarter that he will be attempting a crowdfunded reboot of the show.
For those who are unfamiliar, MST3K began in 1988 as a tiny independent project on a local TV station in Minnesota before moving to The Comedy Channel (later Comedy Central) for a seven-season run. From there, the show was cancelled and then moved to the Sci-Fi channel for another three seasons. The writers and performers changed over the years, but the basic premise was always the same: a hapless human (first Hodgson, later series head writer Mike Nelson) is trapped in space by mad scientists, forced to watch cheesy movies in an attempt to break his mind. With the help of his robot friends Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot, the host preserves some semblance of sanity by making jokes at the screen.
The series' simple concept, esoteric references and running gags, and intentionally lo-fi look endeared it to many, and since the show ended its original run in 1999, those fans have been buying DVDs and supporting related side projects from the cast and crew. Those include Nelson's Rifftrax (2006-present) and Hodgson's Cinematic Titanic (2007-2013).
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