The Revival Revives Again

Not that long after receiving at last the merchandise I’d ordered from the latest Kickstarter to fund more Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes, I was sent an email explaining fundraising was starting again, and this time through a new platform. It took me a few days to get organized to the point of pledging, and I needed a little time after that to think about the nudges about helping to publicise the campaign now that it’s not so plugged in to the familiar crowdfunding infrastructure. I did come to enjoy the latest Mystery Science Theater episodes while I was watching them. While I was positive towards this revival from its very first episodes, the group of people producing it now do seem to be getting that much better at it. At the same time, I do wonder a bit about the constrained circumstances of the latest episodes managing to bring back a little more of “that old lo-fi charm,” and how things might change again going forward. There’s already been a promise of a proper Satellite of Love set again. I’m also conscious I haven’t managed to revisit these new episodes, but then I haven’t managed to revisit any era of the original series for some time either.