With all of the love surrounding the MST3K 25th anniversary, there might be a second life for the show in the not too distant future.
Today, Wiredposted a wonderful oral history of Mystery Science Theater 3000. It is, without question, essential reading for any MST3K fan. But buried...really, really buried...in the depths of the piece is a little piece of information that goes almost unheralded. It's a big deal.
Here's a bit from the piece...
But this year Mystery Science Theater may finally get a long-rumored, heavily anticipated reboot. This spring Hodgson is hoping to start a new online incarnation of the show, one that will feature a fresh (and as-yet-unannounced) host and cameos from many MST3Kalumni.
Joel Hodgson goes on to elaborate:
Even avid viewers sometimes don’t realize that every major role in the show had been swapped out over time. So in my mind, the show is built to be refreshed with new people and new ideas. It’s like Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle as it applies to MST3K: If it doesn’t change, it’s not the same show. And fortunately for us, as long as there are movies, there are always going to be cheesy movies.
There have been signs of life in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 universe over the last year. From the return of MST3Ktradition, Turkey Day, to aRiffTraxshow on, of all places, the National Geographic Channel. But actual, new content bearing the Mystery Science Theater 3000 brand would be something else entirely. While there are no shortage of bad genre flicks throughout history that the show never touched, not to mention all the fun that can be had with b-movies and Syfy originals of the last twenty years.
You had better believe we'll keep you updated on this!
In the meantime, go read that entire Wired article. It's terrific.
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