Emily Marsh & Joel Hodgson Interview: MST3K Season 13
MST3K, the loving nickname for long-running series Mystery Science Theater 3000, is back and ready to mingle with movie lovers everywhere tonight. After its tragic Netflix cancellation a few years back, MST3K raised record amount of funds thanks to their Kickstarter campaign in order to go on to do season 13 with their new indie platform Gizmoplex. The hard work of fans and creatives alike has paid off, and the film roasting community will have its first watch-along episode tonight at 8pm ET.
The first movie on display is the 1969 action-horror flick Santo in the Treasure of Dracula, which sees the acclaimed Mexican wrestler travel to the past to in the hopes of distributing Dracula's wealth to needy families in Mexico. MST3K season 13 not only sees the return of the Mads — Kinga Forrester (Felicia Day), loyal henchman Max (Patton Oswalt), and grandmother Pearl Forrester (Mary Jo Pehl) — but it also welcomes the newest Gizmonic technician Emily Connor (Emily Marsh), who joins returning test subjects Jonah Heston (Jonah Ray) and Joel Robinson (show creator Joel Hodgson) as the humans chained to the cheesiest films known to man.
Related: Mystery Science Theater 3000 Season 13 Trailer Teases 13 All-New Episodes
Marsh spoke to Screen Rant about her entry into the world of Mystery Science Theater, while Hodgson looked back on the longevity of his riffing career in the face of its latest transformation.
Screen Rant:
Emily, congratulations on coming aboard and joining the crew. Why did you know you had to be a part of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and how intimidating was it to have to prove yourself to Joel here?
Emily Marsh: Oh, getting right to the hard questions. Joel, I'm just going to look at you as I answer these
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