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That is certainly worth noting.  Tax return checks, as well.  

The new promotional image for the Kickstarter has a new cast member silhouette.

I'm making my Hail Mary speculation and saying it's Emily Marsh and they're adopting her character into the TV show. It seems to match her profile exactly.

I didn't ever think I was going to top Gail Simone as a Twitter follower, but this might be the greatest thing that has ever happened to me on that hellsite.

Noted YouTuber Linkara reviewed the first issue of the MST3K comic book as a part of his Atop the Fourth Wall series.



It made me go back and reread my review of the comic.

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And on the heels of that announcement, we've crossed $3.3 million and officially have a six episode season.

After a very, very long hiatus MST3K, Rifftrax, and Beyond is back! MST honors Frank Zappa and I honor my dad with our comeback review of Village of the Giants!

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! Feast on some delicious serial with MST's very own Serial Variety Pack! Just add milk and enjoy!

Closing out this review batch is a brand new DVD retrospective! Today I collect my thoughts on Volume XXVII! How does it stack up?

I'd really like to see some movie genres that MST3K has yet to cover for season 13, like Kung Fu and animation.  There are some that were only covered once or twice, like superheroes (Pumaman & Danger: Diabolik).  There is one genre that never gets old for me though, and that's Star Wars knock-offs.  I'd love to see them riff on Space Raiders.  A Star Wars knock-off from Roger Corman?  Yes, please!

Something's fishy around here. Could it be all the Killer Fish in our latest review? We journey back into the Gauntlet today and go for a swim in the lovely, lovely red waters!

I'm starting to feel a bit concerned about the Kickstarter.  I don't want to have to settle for nine episodes.  I want the full twelve, plus the shorts.  They're holding the shorts hostage to the highest tier because they know full well that those are everyone's favorite.  

Okay so Kickstarter round-up. First of all, I want to say any "criticism" that the relaunch casts aren't "funny enough" went down in flames tonight. That Jackbox stream was through the roof, and anybody who doesn't find Hampton Yaunt funny has a empty soul (as empty as Doomsday's).



So with the extra push from the stream and Nate Begle's Ed Wynn impression, we hit 4.25 million. We're less than 150k from the next goal. I think we can make this tomorrow. On the surface it might seem like a tall order to keep pace with the last few days, but let's remember what tomorrow brings. Tomorrow is the Werewolf live stream. Not only is this my personal favorite of the episodes being streamed, we know for certain two things will come out of it.

First, Joel's delayed announcement of movie titles is happening on that stream. I'm still siding with it being likely that the reason he's releasing these titles early is because at least one of them is a banger that's going to drive traffic to the Kickstarter. And I'm still betting on these titles being the last three Showa Gamera films. Them being bumped away from the Gamera stream still doesn't daunt me from standing down on my theory.

Second is that Bill Corbett is guesting on tomorrow's stream, and his guest spot is being phrased with the words "unexpected offer." This has gotten me thinking Bill is going to announce he's guesting on the series, either as Joel's version of Crow or as Observer. If the former is the case, it might be possible that he'll also bring news that either Kevin or Josh will return as Servo as well.

That being said, during today's update it was mentioned that they are negotiating with Rifftrax for titles to be featured on the Gizmoplex. Bill's offer could just be Rifftrax library.

Speaking of that update, the Gizmoplex sounds like Audible with MST. There will be a free version with just the episodes you have purchased through the Gizmoplex (the only episodes that will be carried over from anywhere will be the rewards people own on VHX/Vimeo). There is also an added perk of being able to hold a live viewing of an episode with friends who happen to also own the episode, which is basically a personal Twitch chatroom. There is a subscription version that offers discounts on episodes, but also free passes to live events such as episode premieres.

I don't think anything about this Gizmoplex idea is too mind blowing, but we'll see how it all pans out once it's up and running. I'm betting it's going to be pretty glitchy and buttery for a while, like most new streaming services.

Also, Bill's offer wound up being Rifftrax rewards, including a Rifftrax show on the Gizmoplex should the Kickstarter reach 5.5 million.