A lot of the shows that really become hit shows are often demonstrated, like mystery science theater. — Joel Hodgson
A lot of times when I sit down with the other comics and try to talk theory, they say I’m being too serious. — Joel Hodgson
Beanie and cecil was the first cartoon I remember watching and I think there are analogies. — Joel Hodgson
Besides, it doesn’t make any sense to have these characters living in the year 3000 when all their points — Joel Hodgson
If you notice any of the press from when I was with the show, I would always deny it being the year 3000. — Joel Hodgson
Mystery science theater is really a postmodern show, it’s really derived of many influences. — Joel Hodgson
But after that, I was extremely happy with the story and the look of the show at the beginning of season two — Joel Hodgson
So the actual riffing came out of us just sitting there and doing it the way I think some people — Joel Hodgson
When we did the pilot, I sort of pictured this guy pirating a signal and then this story unfolding — Joel Hodgson
Well, really the way worked was that I had probably built fifty robots before mystery science theater — Joel Hodgson
The name crow was inspired by a number of things. I thought it would be cool to have a robot with sort of a native american feel to it. — Joel Hodgson
Then a friend of jim’s suggested we make a theme song to explain the story, and this is where the mads came from. — Joel Hodgson
Then we tried to come up with ideas for the sketches, and then, when we actually shot the movie — Joel Hodgson
They would hear 3000 and think it was the year 3000, I was hoping it would sort of disorient them and — Joel Hodgson