# Joel Hodgson wants to bring back Mystery Science Theater 3000 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 10, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219 "2015-11-10T19:47:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pesch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pesch/32/4925_2.png) [@pesch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pesch)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/41 "2015-11-14T02:08:20Z")
I’m happier that Joel is rebooting with a new \victim\ host and new robots (he suggested that the old voices could reappear as a cameo and blame it on faulty programming). In his latest post, he likened it to bringing in a new cast on SNL, which makes sense. Younger writers would be free to bring their own taste and references into it, so expect more references to Kardashians and fewer about Jack Benny. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/42 "2015-11-14T19:36:03Z")
> [@pesch](#): > > Younger writers would be free to bring their own taste and references into it, so expect more references to Kardashians and fewer about Jack Benny. Sadly, I find this a bug, not a feature. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/43 "2015-11-17T02:12:44Z")
They’ve broken two million! We’ve got movie sign! ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/44 "2015-11-17T14:15:45Z")
I’ve locked in my pledge. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/45 "2015-11-17T14:20:16Z")
Very cool. Even though I want the original people to be in it, I will give this a shot. The closest we have now aside from Rifftrax is probably “Best of the Worst”. Anyone else watch that show online? The guys watch 3 crappy movies, discuss them in entertaining ways, and choose which one is the best of the worst. Very entertaining. I highly recommend it. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/46 "2015-11-17T15:59:11Z")
> [@AtomicDog](#): > > They’ve broken two million! We’ve got movie sign! I believe that was by the one week challenge, too. If it was, that means three downloads for all pledges $35 and over. I’m curious what Joel will pick. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/47 "2015-11-17T22:12:58Z")
I saw the latest video he made with the new voices and it just sounds…off. I’ll still watch it, but color me disappointed ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/48 "2015-11-17T22:20:14Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I saw the latest video he made with the new voices and it just sounds…off. > > I’ll still watch it, but color me disappointed What latest video? ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/49 "2015-11-18T00:40:23Z")
Looks like they’ve already passed 2 million, so barring anything weird derailing the whole project, looks like it’ll be happening! How cool is that? Gotta love Kickstarter. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/50 "2015-11-23T20:31:28Z")
It’s official: [Felicia Day](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mst3k/bringbackmst3k/posts/1423502) is the new Mad. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/51 "2015-11-23T20:50:56Z")
Curse you, **Nonsuch**! I was just coming in to post this. Here’s hoping that the Felicia Day fanboys contribute to the Kickstarter. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/52 "2015-11-25T18:47:26Z")
I don’t particularly care for the show, but for some reason I feel that it is a thing that should be. So I pitched in some money. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/53 "2015-12-01T01:28:53Z")
Patton Oswalt is going to be TV’s Son of TV’s Frank. The other mad. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/54 "2015-12-01T02:05:04Z")
> [@Nonsuch](#): > > It’s official: [Felicia Day](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mst3k/bringbackmst3k/posts/1423502) is the new Mad. Okay, now that’s enough to bring me in. I always found the show to be hit-or-miss, with the host segments being the most likely to miss. But I’ve never seen Day not be fun and interesting. Though I have to admit it seemed like she was trying to play one of the older Mads in the Kickstarter video. I hope she pulls back a bit on that. Ironically, I wish the bots were more similar. For some reason, Crow’s voice bothers me. I liked it better when they changed it more gradually. Tom Servo does sound different, too, but that doesn’t bother me as much. It only bugged me in the beginning. The new host seems pretty good, too. And Joel’s voice sounds so much older and more sedate now–different, but the same. I hope he shows up in the show at some point. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/55 "2015-12-01T14:59:13Z")
Patton Oswalt and Felicia Day sealed the deal for me. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/56 "2015-12-01T15:08:43Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Patton Oswalt and Felicia Day sealed the deal for me. I wish Patton was in the theater doing the riffing, actually. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/57 "2015-12-10T02:49:30Z")
They’re up to nine new episodes. They have slightly less than one million to go for twelve. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/58 "2015-12-10T03:11:11Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > They’re up to nine new episodes. They have slightly less than one million to go for twelve. Hopefully, the telethon tomorrow night pushes them over the edge. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/59 "2015-12-10T18:03:00Z")
$725k to go. I’m cautiously optomistic. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219/60 "2015-12-11T19:34:05Z")
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