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.
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I’m sorry, but the two cartoons I have seen on the site so far, have been pretty lame. Apparently, without Mike, Joel, and a few others (like Corbett), the magic just isn’t there. (sigh)
I agree with JD, the new stuff is lame so far. I think they need to build up the writing team.
I’m only visiting the site for the video clips of the original series.
well….sheeeesh. I’m excited!
YEAH! BOTS ARE BACK!
Ouch.Makes the KTMA episodes look like their best work.Can you say timmybighands.com?
I’m rooting for them though and hope it gets funny.
Can’t wait for the actual riffed movies.
In the meantime,thank God for rifftrax and the film crew!
STOP the insanity. It’s great to hear jim and paul’s voices, but not as crow and who is the other guy? You can’t have mst3k with out mike and joel, trace and bill, and kevin. josh stunk to be honest with ya. just bring back mst3k, straight to dvd. I know 9 people who will buy them. that’s at least $90 of good money to divide between the guys and staff and production crew. So just ask yourself one question. Do farts have lumps?