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But it will probably look different. Looks like Jonah will return as host, which is good. Episodes will be released independently, mostly by a subscription website. Details here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mst3k/makemoremst3k (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mst3k/makemoremst3k)

It's been up for a day and they're already 65% of the way to funding the first 3 episodes, so it's going to happen.

I would consider chipping in $100 for the season download IF it looks like they are going to get all the way to 12 episodes. If they stall out at 3, 6 or even 9 it probably wouldn't be worth it. I'll stay in "wait and see" mode for now.

I too am on the fence, but will likely plunk down my hard earned cash. Personally, I would have preferred for them to have used Shout Factory's own streaming service, as they're more personally invested in the success of the show than Netflix was. But I guess it too late to change it up.

The first three episodes were funded in the first two days. They'll almost certainly get to six, I'll continue monitoring to see if they get to 9 or 12.

Chew on this. What if the Kickstarter fails to make it to the 12 episode level because too many potential pledgers took this approach?

A significant number will take that approach, and my actions won't meaningfully effect that either way.

I think that usually Kickstarters raise a lot of money when they're first announced, and then again near the very end as the push to reach the final goal (or stretch goal). I'm waiting until the last week to chip in for the final push.

Now that 3 episodes are funded and they will reach at least 6 at the worst, I bit the bullet and backed. I may bump up my donation if/when they get close to the 9 and 12 episode level. I also expect more add-on rewards to be added: recordings of the 2018-2020 live shows, which were made but have never been released. If they add those I'll buy them.

There's still an audience and I love that. 

MST3K wasn't meant for a Netflix type crowd that binge watches the whole season and I think some Netflix people who funded last time felt let down not 'knowing' the product so to speak. 

I truly hope they reach the goal and get all 12 financed.

Halfway through and they've funded six episodes. I have a feeling it's going to stall at 9 though.

Joel made a few announcements. The hosting duties will be split between Jonah and Emily (the host from the latest live shows). If 9 episodes are funded Joel will host one, if 10 are funded he will host 2. The show will be shot remotely, which sounds like a huge negative but Joel tried to spin it as a positive.

Last night's livestream of "Hobgoblins" and a short you probably haven't seen before, and a chance to meet the new cast members.

https://youtu.be/hugO9coWrw0

Another livestream with a different cast: GAMERA V. GUIRON (one of my favorite episodes)

https://youtu.be/lAC6lvgRydU

Might be an insurance thing with Covid nowadays if I read correctly.  Even bigger budget shows like Walking Dead just had issues with filming and having to have episodes only focused on 'certain characters' to advance the plot as I think Atlanta (or whichever part of Georgia they shoot) didn't want a huge cast and crew, etc, and not everyone being vaccinated, etc.  I dunno.

Recently passed the nine episode mark. At the time I'm writing this, they have 62 hours to go. Since Kickstarters often have a surge over the last couple of days, reaching the twelve episode mark is within the realm of possibility.

"Werewolf" livestream with special guest Bill Corbett (who apparently will not be joining the new cast, as hoped, but announced that Rifftrax will kick in some bonus rewards for backers of this project).

https://youtu.be/QHF8PwjEa2g

The $5.5M goal has been reached. Now it's a question of whether or not they can match the original Kickstarter.

That's insane. Joel and team organize brilliant Kickstarters. The question now is what stretch goals they have in mind. At least one extra episode, I suppose.

Final total was a hair over $6.5M. I believe this may actually be more than the original Kickstarter.

There are already plans for a Christmas special and a Halloween special. I say do like the Peanuts franchise and have an Arbor Day special. The 1990 movie The Guardian would be the perfect candidate.

Yep, set a new record. I pledged a total of $180 for which I will get

The 13-episode season on Blu-ray + downloads of all episodes
10 more downloadable classic episodes (added for for the KTMAs, which I regretted not getting last time they were offered)
Stickers, cup and popcorn bucket, t-shirt
12 month pass to the "Gizmoplex"
1 month pass to "Rifftrax Friends"
Rifftrax short
Downloadable Rifftrax movie (unfortunately, I already own the one they're sending, "Gammera the Invincible")
Rifftrax "just the jokes" track of "Wizard of Oz" (this could be fun but I've never fiddled with "just the jokes" tracks before)

A decent value, I guess. I'm hoping for the best.

So far, three movies have been announced. They are Robot Wars (1993, from our old pal Charlie Band), Demon Squad (2019, what looks like an indy produced urban fantasy film), and Gamera vs Jiger, with the return of Kon "Cornjob" Omura sporting some unfortunate facial hair.

I prefer to be surprised by the titles (not a knock on you, Joel is the one leaking them and I disagree with that decision of his). Anyway, if they have JIGER, hopefully they'll get the other 2 Showa Gamera films they haven't done yet, too.

Sorry about that. I'll try to spoiler blank any titles announced in the future.

No, I had heard the titles already. I was saying I wish Joel hadn't spoiled them.

Through some deduction, a guy on the MST3K forum has determined that one of the movies to be screened in the upcoming season. I won't name it in this post for those who prefer to be surprised. Anyway, this was determined thanks to a recent post on the Kickstarter page which featured photos of some of the props, which is linked below (AFAIK it's not a Backers Only post). The third photo includes a SAT Prep Guide: 70s Dirtbag Edition. Now have a glance at the IMDB photo gallery for the movie in question in the second link.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mst3k/makemoremst3k/posts/3317634 (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mst3k/makemoremst3k/posts/3317634)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069783/mediaindex (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069783/mediaindex)

The full slate of movies for Season 13 will be announced during the Turkey Day Marathon next week.

In case you missed it, here's the complete lineup for Season 13 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. TWO Mexican superhero movies!

https://kickstarter.mst3k.com/season13

I correctly predicted the 3D movie. The rest are surprises. Some very obscure movies there, a few I'd heard of. Only 2 I've already seen.

Which ones? I've watched Gamera vs Jiger, have seen screen captures of The Bat Woman (not something you forget), and have heard about The Shape of Things to Come. The rest are fairly new to me.

Jiger and the Mask.

For those who didn't see it, Wolfy and I talk about our hopes and fears concerning the new season over at Mutant Reviewers from Hell.

https://mutantreviewers.wordpress.com/2021/12/11/wolfy-and-sitting-duck-look-ahead-to-mst3ks-13th-season/

The first new episode premieres tonight.

But only for Kickstarter backers, I think.

All Hail Perico, the Mexican Cornjob!

And All Hail the breakout star of the Gizmoplex Era, White Dot!

Five episodes in and mostly good so far. The one stumbling block is Munchie, which reminds that the one thing worse than a bad comedy is a bad comedy aimed at kids. I don't know how he did it, but Dom DeLuise managed to be more annoying than Robin Williams, if only just. Hopefully they've relearned their lesson about how riffing (intended) comedies is a bad idea.

Beyond Atlantis ended up not being the chore to watch I feared it was going to be. Certainly nowhere near as unpleasant as Beast of Yellow Night. Glad to know I wasn't the only one having trouble telling Patrick Wayne and John Ashley apart. They sure were fascinated by Sid Haig's character seeing as how they devoted two host segments to him.

(https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/mst3k/images/b/b4/BeyondAtlantisEddieCon.jpg)

One troubling moment occurs near the beginning when we see two women lugging along a clearly unconscious guy (which gets riffed as, "Weekend at Bernie's III: Havana Nights"). It looks like it may have been actual locals going about their business rather than actors. Best case scenario, the guy got passed out drunk and those are bar employees taking him home to sleep it off. A more unsavory possibility is that these are two ladies of the night in the process of rolling a john.

Looking forward to the next few. Demon Squad has a community theater adaptation of The Dresden Files (which I mean in the best way possible) which I'm totally down for. Then more Showa era Gamera with a generous side order of Cornjob. Then Batwoman with the most eyepopping superheroine costume design, second only to Kekko Kamen.

I haven't seen DR. MORDRID yet but so far I'd say the season is about what I expected. On the level of the Netflix era in terms of writing quality. Not up to the classic era episodes, of course, but much better than, say, Season 1. Was very impressed with Emily as a host and looking forward to seeing more of her.