Editing Mystery Science Theater 3000 (section)

==Related post-show projects==
{{main|RiffTrax|Cinematic Titanic}}
[[Image:MST3KNelsonMurphy98.jpg|thumb|''Mystery Science Theater 3000''{{'}}s [[Michael J. Nelson|Mike Nelson]] (left) and [[Kevin Murphy (actor)|Kevin Murphy]], at "Exoticon 1" convention panel in [[Metairie, Louisiana]], November 1998]]
The various cast and crew from the show's broadcast run have continued to produce comedy works following the show. Two separate projects were launched that specifically borrowed on the theme of riffing on bad movies. After the short-lived ''[[The Film Crew]]'' in 2006, Nelson started RiffTrax, providing downloadable audio files containing ''MST3K''-style riffs that the viewer can synchronize to their personal copy of a given popular movie (such as ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace|Star Wars: Episode I]]''); this was done to avoid copyright and licensing issues with such films. RiffTrax{{'}}s cast expanded to include Murphy and Corbett along with occasional guest stars, and are able to use a wider range of films, including films and shorts in the public domain, and films for which they could get the license to distribute digitally and, sometimes, on DVD/Blu-ray. In addition, they launched production of ''RiffTrax Live'' shows for various films, where they perform their riffing in front of a live audience that is simultaneously broadcast to other movie theaters across the country and later made available as on-demand video. {{As of|2023}}, RiffTrax continues to offer new material and shows.<ref name="thr 2018"/> As part of a tribute to their roots, RiffTrax has performed some works that previously appeared on ''MST3K'', including ''Manos: the Hands of Fate'', ''[[Santa Claus (1959 film)|Santa Claus]]'', and ''Time Chasers''.

Similarly, Hodgson, after some experimental creative works such as ''[[The TV Wheel]]'',<ref name="wired history"/> started ''[[Cinematic Titanic]]'' with Beaulieu, Weinstein, Conniff, and Pehl in 2007. Like ''MST3K'', the five riffed on movies for which they were able to acquire the licenses (including ''Santa Claus Conquers the Martians''), which then were distributed on DVD and, later, through on-demand video and streaming options. They later did a number of live shows across the United States, most of which were made available on DVD and digitally.

In 2015, Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff began performing together as "The Mads", riffing movies at live screenings across the U.S. Many of their stops included two nights of movies with a separate riff writing class the morning of the second film.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.themadsareback.com/| title = The Mads Are Back » The Mads are back! Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu are taking movie riffing back onstage in their new live show<!-- Bot generated title -->| access-date = January 2, 2016| archive-date = January 2, 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160102193819/http://www.themadsareback.com/| url-status = live}}</ref>  Beginning in 2020, the Mads ceased in-person performances due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], shifting, instead, to a livestream format for the shows, with digital downloads available afterwards.<ref>[https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/mst3k/the-mads-mst3k-youtube-riffs-trace-beaulieu-frank-conniff ""The Mads" of MST3K Have a New YouTube Channel and Monthly Livestream Riff Series"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101122651/https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/mst3k/the-mads-mst3k-youtube-riffs-trace-beaulieu-frank-conniff |date=November 1, 2023 }} by Jim Vorel, ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'', February 23, 2021</ref>

Other related projects by the ''MST3K'' crew following the show's end include:

In 2000, most of the cast of the Sci-Fi era of the show collaborated on a humor website, [[Timmy Big Hands]], that closed in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.timmybighands.com/tim/who.asp |title = Who the hell would make a website like this? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000511122922/http://www.timmybighands.com/tim/who.asp |archive-date=11 May 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2001, Mike Nelson, Patrick Brantseg, Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy and Paul Chaplin created ''[[The Adventures of Edward the Less]]'', an [[animated cartoon|animated]] parody of [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and others in the fantasy genre, with additional vocals by Mary Jo Pehl and Mike Dodge, for the [[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]] website.<ref>[[Kevin Murphy (actor)|Murphy, Kevin.]] [http://www.scifi.com/edwardtheless/video/ "Edward the Less Video Interview, Part 1"]. [[Syfy|SciFi.com]], 2001. Retrieved on 2009-02-02. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304085332/http://www.scifi.com/edwardtheless/video/ |date=March 4, 2009 }}</ref>

In 2008, Bill Corbett and fellow writer [[Rob Greenberg]] wrote the screenplay for ''[[Meet Dave]]'', a [[family film|family comedy]] starring [[Eddie Murphy]] about a tiny ''[[Star Trek]]''-like crew operating a spaceship that looks like a man. The captain of the crew and the spaceship were both played by Murphy. Originally conceived as a series called ''Starship Dave'' for SciFi.com, it was dropped in favor of ''Edward the Less''. The script (along with the title) were changed drastically by studio executives and other writers, although Corbett and Greenberg received sole screenwriter credit.<ref name="wired history"/><ref>[[Bill Corbett|Corbett, Bill]]. [http://blog.rifftrax.com/2008/07/10/meat-dave/ "Meat, Dave?"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505142443/http://blog.rifftrax.com/2008/07/10/meat-dave/ |date=2009-05-05 }}, ''[[RiffTrax|RiffTrax.com]]'', July 10, 2008. Retrieved on 2009-02-02.</ref>

In 2010, Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Joel Hodgson, Mary Jo Pehl, Josh Weinstein, Beth McKeever and [[Clive Robertson (actor)|Clive Robertson]] voiced characters for ''[[Darkstar: The Interactive Movie]]'', a computer game created by [[J. Allen Williams]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Darkstar The Animated Movie|url=http://www.darkstarmovie.com/|website=Darkstar The Interactive Movie Videos|access-date=24 January 2018|archive-date=January 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110015058/http://darkstarmovie.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2013, Frank Conniff and animation historian [[Jerry Beck]] debuted ''[[Cartoon Dump]]'',<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.cartoondump.com/| title = Cartoondump.com| access-date = November 24, 2007| archive-date = December 9, 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071209131537/http://www.cartoondump.com/| url-status = live}}</ref> a series of classically bad cartoons, which are also occasionally performed live.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://steveallentheater.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=425089| title = Ticket Sales – Cartoon Dump! at The Steve Allen Theater at The Center For Inquiry on Monday, January 23, 2012<!-- Bot generated title -->| access-date = October 4, 2012| archive-date = May 20, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130520094553/http://steveallentheater.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=425089| url-status = live}}</ref>

Trace Beaulieu and Joel Hodgson were featured in the [[Yahoo! View|Yahoo! Screen]] series ''[[Other Space]]'' in 2015, with Beaulieu voicing a robot companion of Hodgson's character, a burned-out spaceship engineer.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wallenstein|first1=Andrew|title='Mystery Science Theater 3000' Stars Reunite in Cast of Yahoo Series 'Other Space' (Exclusive)|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/mystery-science-theater-3000-stars-reunite-in-cast-of-yahoo-series-other-space-exclusive-1201329553/|website=Variety|access-date=January 7, 2018|date=October 14, 2014|archive-date=January 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110174457/https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/mystery-science-theater-3000-stars-reunite-in-cast-of-yahoo-series-other-space-exclusive-1201329553/|url-status=live}}</ref> Series creator [[Paul Feig]], a fan of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', said that he envisioned Hodgson and Beaulieu as their respective characters while writing them.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lloyd|first1=Robert|title=Q&A: Paul Feig on 'Other Space' and the comedy of close quarters|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-paul-feig-other-space-interview-20150421-column.html|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 21, 2015|access-date=May 14, 2015|archive-date=May 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527021158/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-paul-feig-other-space-interview-20150421-column.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Reunions===
In 2008, to commemorate the show's 20th anniversary, the principal cast and writers from all eras of the show reunited for a panel discussion at [[San Diego Comic-Con]], which was hosted by actor-comedian [[Patton Oswalt]] (who would later go on to star in the revived series). The event was recorded and included as a bonus feature on the 20th Anniversary DVD release via [[Shout! Factory]]. Also that year, original ''MST3K'' cast members Joel Hodgson, Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff reunited to shoot a brief sketch to be included on the DVD release of ''[[The Giant Gila Monster]]''.<ref name="wired-gila-dvd">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2008/01/joel-the-bots-r/|title=Joel & The 'Bots Return for Brief DVD Reunion|magazine=Wired|access-date=2021-11-26|date=2008-01-30|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126150318/https://www.wired.com/2008/01/joel-the-bots-r/|url-status=live}}</ref> The new disc was added to Volume 10 of the "MST3K Collection" DVD boxed set series, replacing the ''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' disc which could no longer be sold due to licensing conflicts. The new package was sold under the name "Volume 10.2", and the sketch was presented as a seminar to instruct consumers on how to "upgrade" their DVD set, which merely consists of "disposing" of the old disc and inserting the new one.

In 2013, Joel Hodgson and Trace Beaulieu reprised their roles as Joel Robinson and Crow T. Robot for cameo appearances in the fourth season of ''[[Arrested Development]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://slate.com/culture/2013/06/arrested-development-smashed-recap-tobias-is-a-terrible-theralist.html | title = Arrested Development, Season 4 | first1 = Torie | last1 = Bosch | first2 = Chris | last2 = Wade | date = June 3, 2013 | access-date = November 26, 2021 | website = [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] | archive-date = November 26, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211126150319/https://slate.com/culture/2013/06/arrested-development-smashed-recap-tobias-is-a-terrible-theralist.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

As part of its live show events for 2016, RiffTrax presented a ''MST3K'' reunion at a live show in Minneapolis in June 2016. Hodgson, Bridget Nelson, Pehl, Conniff, and Beaulieu all joined the three regulars along with Jonah Ray from the revived series. The gathered cast riffed on a variety of shorts as part of the event.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.avclub.com/get-involved-internet-rifftrax-is-putting-together-an-1798245007 | title = Get Involved, Internet: RiffTrax is putting together an MST3K reunion show | first = William | last = Hughes | date = March 9, 2016 | access-date = March 23, 2016 | website = [[The A.V. Club]] | archive-date = July 19, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210719225041/https://www.avclub.com/get-involved-internet-rifftrax-is-putting-together-an-1798245007 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.avclub.com/rifftrax-exclusive-joel-hodgson-and-jonah-ray-join-the-1798245778 | title = Rifftrax Exclusive: Joel Hodgson and Jonah Ray join the live MST3K reunion | first = Katie | last = Rife | date = April 1, 2016 | access-date = November 26, 2021 | website = [[The A.V. Club]] | archive-date = November 26, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211126150322/https://www.avclub.com/rifftrax-exclusive-joel-hodgson-and-jonah-ray-join-the-1798245778 | url-status = live }}</ref>