RiffTrax and Shout! Studios’ “Mystery Science Theater 3000” revival Kickstarter campaign has closed with some big numbers.
The campaign raised a total of $2,695,849 from 22,189 backers, both of which are Kickstarter records for RiffTrax. While not as much as raised by previous fundraising campaigns to revive the show in recent years, the initial goal was to raise just $20,000 in celebration of the 20th anniversary of RiffTrax. Both RiffTrax and Shout! had previously said the new episodes would be produced regardless of the fundraising total.
As Variety exclusively reported in February, original series cast members and RiffTrax stars Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill
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