Torgo
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Post by Torgo on Dec 16, 2015 13:33:30 GMT -5
Do we know for certain it was the Veronica Mars fans or is this just an assumption?
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Post by slainmonkey on Dec 16, 2015 13:39:16 GMT -5
Do we know for certain it was the Veronica Mars fans or is this just an assumption? I believe there was supposedly some confirmation that at least some of them were during the telethon, but it's hardly something I have any proof of. |
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Post by gorncaptain on Dec 16, 2015 16:03:42 GMT -5
Wow, that sucks if they were really making punk pledges like that. I wonder if Kickstarter could identify such individuals, and ban then from participating, or charge a small penalty fee for an obvious abuse of the system?
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Post by citizensmurf on Dec 16, 2015 16:29:15 GMT -5
There was a lot of dropped pledges close to the end of the telethon, but once the add-on totals were included, there was no stopping the climb. I think Veronica Mars fans have better things to do than feebly try and sabotage another successful campaign. Rumours spread like wildfire on FB, so don't trust the comments.
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Post by isai76 on Dec 16, 2015 17:35:56 GMT -5
Do we know for certain it was the Veronica Mars fans or is this just an assumption? I believe there was supposedly some confirmation that at least some of them were during the telethon, but it's hardly something I have any proof of. I'd love to have some actual confirmation of this. |
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Post by slainmonkey on Dec 16, 2015 17:53:45 GMT -5
I believe there was supposedly some confirmation that at least some of them were during the telethon, but it's hardly something I have any proof of. I'd love to have some actual confirmation of this. Not something I could provide, since I was neither the one who claimed to have evidence of nor was I there for the whole telethon. A lot of people seemed pretty adamant about it, beyond that I can say nothing.....if so I couldn't imagine it was much more then a small handful of fanatics. |
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Post by jaybird3rd on Dec 16, 2015 18:24:48 GMT -5
Well, of course we don't know for certain if the people trolling us (by pulling their big pledges) in the last minutes of the campaign were specifically Veronica Mars fans; after all, they didn't exactly come out and introduce themselves and tell us why they were doing it. My impression is that they were simply disgruntled about the fact that the MST3K campaign was so successful; they couldn't stop us from reaching our fundraising targets, so all they had left was to deprive us of the pleasure of claiming the #1 spot on Kickstarter.
Of course, it's also possible that they were legitimate backers who realized at the last minute that they had overextended themselves, and pulled out before they were locked in to pledges they couldn't afford. I'm told that this happens all the time with crowdfunding campaigns, although in this case, the timing and the amounts involved were highly suspicious.
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Post by isai76 on Dec 16, 2015 18:39:42 GMT -5
The timing was very suspect.
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Post by citizensmurf on Dec 16, 2015 19:07:28 GMT -5
Well, of course we don't know for certain if the people trolling us (by pulling their big pledges) in the last minutes of the campaign were specifically Veronica Mars fans; after all, they didn't exactly come out and introduce themselves and tell us why they were doing it. My impression is that they were simply disgruntled about the fact that the MST3K campaign was so successful; they couldn't stop us from reaching our fundraising targets, so all they had left was to deprive us of the pleasure of claiming the #1 spot on Kickstarter. Of course, it's also possible that they were legitimate backers who realized at the last minute that they had overextended themselves, and pulled out before they were locked in to pledges they couldn't afford. I'm told that this happens all the time with crowdfunding campaigns, although in this case, the timing and the amounts involved were highly suspicious. Most likely it was the latter, seeing how they made all the original goals, their extra $5K wouldn't have made a difference. Just like people who lower their hands when they see someone else will volunteer, they decided not to spend the $5K. |
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Post by slainmonkey on Dec 17, 2015 2:48:47 GMT -5
Well no matter what people's motivations were makes little difference now, we've proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that MST3K still has an audence and still has the potential to attract more! Now Diabolik (which if I'll be perfectly honest I found to be one of the weaker episodes) isn't the end but only a season finale!
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Post by justanothervictim on Dec 18, 2015 2:22:03 GMT -5
The timing was very suspect. Much like most telethons, actually. This is very exciting! I have longed for the day where our favorite silhouette stallions saunter their way back to us! People may knock an entirely new cast, but nobody lives forever, and people get older and want to try new things before they die. Fresh, somewhat young faces and voices and what is needed to breathe some new air into this cult classic series! I for one and very excited that the actual series is returning rather than weak substitutions; Rifftrax excluded of course. I really hope it ends up on either Netflix or Shout Factory TV. MST3K needs a good, stable home and a a company that will fuel its existence so it can live on for many years to come. |
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Post by slainmonkey on Dec 18, 2015 3:52:00 GMT -5
While my feeling of the new cast at this point is largely undecided, I will say that Hampton Yount has already proven himself to be fantastic as Crow and Baron Vaughn is growing on me too even if his voice isn't as deep as I'd like for Tom Servo. With that said it's all pretty much a clean slate for me and I'm pretty open minded about them all at this point.
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Post by Triple_sSs on Dec 21, 2015 16:45:12 GMT -5
Still waiting on Joel's big post-Kickstarter update. Hopefully it'll be out this week before Christmas.
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Post by posturepal on Dec 22, 2015 9:08:22 GMT -5
Again on Twitter, Trace is finding more ways to say he is not involved (and seemingly never will be). Also, hints at there being a "reason" behind why the rest of the cast is not involved.
"No. I am not involved."
"I have made it very clear from the start that I am NOT involved in the reboot. Anyone who says otherwise is lying."
"That is not happening. We are not involved in the new thing."
"Kinda not at all. Sort of never gonna be. That sort of thing."
"Hmmm. Must be a reason."
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Post by slainmonkey on Dec 22, 2015 11:50:45 GMT -5
Trace seems overly bitter about the whole thing, it's interesting in contrast how while the Rifftrax guys while maybe not actively taking a part have been overly supportive, even going as far as helping contribute to one of the bonus rewards. I find it ironic as unlike Trace, Frank and Josh who have been nothing passive aggressive about the revival, the Rifftrax crew stuck with the show to the very end. At least we know Paul Chaplin is back as part of the writing team.
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