overview for ety3rd

Finally, an answer! in c/mst3k@lemmy.world

[-] ety3rd@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

We only have a few rules here ... one of them is "be nice to each other." So knock this off.

Finally, an answer! in c/mst3k@lemmy.world

[-] ety3rd@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

We only have a few rules here ... one of them is "be nice to each other." So knock this off.

19

In case anyone missed it, here's Joel's post from the end of the campaign (showmaker.mst3k.com)

submitted 7 months ago by ety3rd@lemmy.world to c/mst3k@lemmy.world

0 comments fedilink

Greetings, backers.

Well, we’ve come to the end of the month, and the end of the Turkey Day Marathon and this campaign.

While we’re incredibly grateful for all of the support, enthusiasm, and encouragement, it’s clear we’ve fallen short of our goal this time.

First, to be clear, please understand that that means that no one will be charged anything, and we will not be collecting anything that you pledged to this campaign , since the agreement was that we’d only collect funds if we reached our minimum goal. No charges will be put on anyone’s credit cards.

Second, and more important, please know that we’re incredibly grateful for all of your input, feedback, concerns and questions, and are thinking about all the suggestions you have made over the past month.

One silver lining is that the continued support for this campaign, and the show, may have opened up some new conversations about potential partnerships and fundraising that could be key in getting the show another season.

We’ll spend some time now exploring those, and working to integrate all of the feedback and suggestions we’ve heard from you, and will follow up again next year, Lord willing and the creek don’t rise, when we’ve had a chance to regroup and have more to share downstream.

For now, whether you pledged or not, please accept our thanks and gratitude for your ongoing dedication and investment in MST3K.

We’re proud that the show continues to mean so much, to so many, and will keep working to figure out a path forward so that we can hopefully continue to #MakeMoreMST3K.

Until then, have a wonderful holiday season, and thanks again for all of your support.

Cheers and Thanks,

Joel and Team MST3K

Let's Make MST3K Season 14 in c/mst3k@lemmy.world

[-] ety3rd@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

If anyone is interested in the math of this, meaning, what you get out of it for what you put in, here's my way of thinking.

I look at new MST3K in the vein of RiffTrax. Not beholden to a network and therefore not getting production funding either, so they have to directly charge for their output.

In the case of RiffTrax, they charge about $12 for a full-length HD VOD release and about $2 for a short. Carting those numbers over to this campaign, let's see what we get.

If the lowest goal is reached ... That's 6 episodes and 6 shorts for a total of $84. (There's also the "enhanced" older episodes, but as those won't be available for download, I'm ignoring them for the moment.)

If the middle goal is reached ... That's 9 episodes and 9 shorts; a total of $126.

If the top goal is reached ... 12 episodes, 12 shorts; $168.

Which goal will be reached? Who can say? The season 13 Kickstarter finished with $6.5 million. That's over the middle goal but shy of the top goal by almost a million. I think reaching the middle goal is very likely with the top being a bit of squeaker. (Just my thoughts.)

Conclusion? Donating at the $85 level is simply a bargain. You get each of the episodes and shorts as a download, PLUS access to the Gizmoplex which -- I'm hoping -- will include a ton of livestreaming events and those were a highlight of season 13 for me. (Oh yeah, and all those "surgically enhanced" episodes, too.)