After we posted that the ‘bots are back, you may have asked yourself, “I know what Mike, Kevin, Bill, Jim and Paul are doing, but what about Joel, Trace, Frank, Mary Jo and Josh?” Well, here’s your answer…

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We are excited to announce some big news for MST3K fans.

But first, some housekeeping: For reasons that will become apparent, we need to ask those of you who reach our site using the URL MST3K.com to update your bookmarks, and please use the URL MST3Kinfo.com. Many of you use this URL already, but if you get to us via MST3K.com, starting next week you won’t be able to anymore.

The reason is that, next week, MST3K.com will become a new destination for a brand new site, created by a reconstituted, relaunched Best Brains Inc.

Or, as they put it when they contacted us about this: The ‘Bots are Back!

Beginning November 5th, BBI will be launching its very own website at MST3K.com. The site will feature brand-new animated adventures of Crow, Tom Servo and Gypsy. We’re told the goal is to have one new adventure each week (though “some settling may occur with shipping,” they added). The Web site will also feature work from the original series (which BBI is now calling “the legacy series”), behind-the-scenes footage and other material culled from the BBI vault.

Also on the site will be BBI’s first online store, featuring all new merchandise. (This means that the BBI merchandise section of our site has been taken down. )

The new adventures of the ‘bots are being produced by BBI President, MST3K series writer and the returning voice of Gypsy, Jim Mallon. He will be joined on this new experiment by veteran MST3K series writer and performer Paul Chaplin (who will be on the writing team and will be providing the voice of Crow) along with new writing and performing talent.

We know this is going generate a lot of buzz among the fan base and you all probably have a zillion questions. So do we. Many will be answered on Nov. 5th. More will be answered soon after. Jim told us that the site and project “are going to grow in a very organic fashion and we’re going to let the characters and the story take us in the direction they want to take us.” We at Satellite News can’t wait to see it.

What does this mean for Satellite News? The biggest change is that we will no longer be known as “The official MST3K Web site,” and this marks the end of our 10-year arrangement with Best Brains as the official voice of the old Info Club. Jim has, however, declared us, “The Official MST3K fan site.” We still have close ties to BBI and whenever they have news you’ll see it here first, along with news about the rest of the former cast and crew members of our favorite cowtown puppet show. For us, this is just one more topic in the growing list of MST3K-related news it’s our job to report.

We have some interesting plans for our site as well, so be sure to stay tuned!

Update: The first two cartoons, “Reel Livin’” and “Feels Like” are now up.

Long-time Satellite News readers may recall that Trace Beaulieu has been selling autographed copies of a comic book he wrote called Here Come The Big People. Trace recently contacted us to say that he has a new address for orders. Here it is:

Trace Beaulieu
P.O. Box 311
Marine On St. Croix, MN 55047

The cost is still $9.00 (check or money order) for which you receive two copies: one with cover art by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, and one with cover art by Geof Darrow.

Also, Trace informed us that both he and Josh “J. Elvis” Weinstein have left the writing staff of America’s Funniest Home Videos to pursue other projects. So don’t be looking for their names in the credits of upcoming seasons.

Finally, Trace has signed on to voice the role of SYD, an egomaniacal computer, in the upcoming indie feature film TRIPTOSANE. Shooting begins in New York City in November. For more information, visit http://www.triptosane.com.

Entertainment writers seem to be thinking a lot about rude talkers during performances lately, and when they do, they always seem to mention our favorite cowtown puppet show.

A guy at Cinematical.com did it…
http://www.cinematical.com/2007/10/13/the-exhibitionist-forgetiquette-or-how-we-all-talk-at-the-movi/

Then the Akron Beacon Journal did…
http://www.ohio.com/lifestyle/10697646.html

And the Witchita Falls Times Record did too…
http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2007/oct/22/showstoppers-guide-entertainment-etiquette/

Meanwhile, IGN.com reviews The Film Crew’s Wild Women of Wongo DVD…
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/828/828055p1.html

And finally, a New York magazine writer recently tried to put down gossip site Gawker as “the Mystery Science Theater 3000 of journalism.” That’s a put-down?
http://nymag.com/news/features/39319/

Max the Hero–an animated comedy short written and voiced by Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy and Mike Nelson, and produced and directed by Nashville-based Mike Salva–is currently making its way through the film festival circuit. If it’s not appearing at a location near you, you can still catch the short online. Just head on over to:

http://crackle.com/c/Wet_Paint/Max_the_Hero/2028094

We are pleased to announce that Mary Jo Pehl was married on October 19 to Ronald DeGroot. We at Satellite News extend our heartiest congratulations to the bride- and groom-to-be and wish them all the best in the future!