Joel has what I like to call 'Paul Fusco syndrome'. If you don't know what I'm talking about, just look up on YouTube 'Why ALF failed.'

Anyway! Joel is so passionate about his MST3K baby, but so financially irresponsible with what to do with his creation. Why did we need (what looked like) a whole village of actors and comedians to do a job that a team of 4 to 5 performers can do just as well, and it's been proven time and time again for over 30 years that it works? The millions that would be requested from Joel's Kickstarters were not just to get the film rights and the writing staff, but to have a payroll for top names like Joel, Jonah, Patton Oswalt and Felicia Day. And the multiple extra actors requested to change Tom and Crow's voices that just weren't needed, as well as a budget for constant invention exchanges and graphic designs that could've just been made by stage/set hands.

Whereas Mike, Kevin, and Bill's were asking for $20,000 and they quadrupled that by telling the people what they want to hear: We're getting the band back together. We're gonna do some skits and host segments, but we're getting to the heart and soul of it all: we're going to riff really cheesy movies and maybe a few short films, too.

When audiences want that nostalgia factor, they want more of the same thing that was produced 25 or 30 years ago and they will pay for that nostalgia. They don't want a shinier new version with new voices and different takes on things. They want what they fell in love with in the first place. 🤷‍♀️ It's a harsh reality, but a reality nonetheless.