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Post by majorjoe23 on Feb 3, 2022 7:53:02 GMT -5
The app is now live on Android and IOS. I haven’t checked Roku yet, There are more than 80 classic episodes available.
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Post by jadenh on Feb 3, 2022 9:24:51 GMT -5
I downloaded it just to give it a look. I'm guessing it's the one just called Mystery Science Theater 3000, right? Not only does it have a bunch of classic episodes, but it also has all of seasons 11 and 12 and teasers for the season 13 movies.
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Post by Diet Kolos on Feb 3, 2022 10:14:27 GMT -5
I'm guessing they're testing the app by having the private beta testers (if any yet) try to stream/cast classic episodes to different devices/dongles and in different combos.
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Post by monkeypretzel on Feb 3, 2022 10:31:19 GMT -5
I'm glad I was wrong about the apps. Good to see they are out and available already!
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Post by Megalon on Feb 3, 2022 11:36:20 GMT -5
Having now read the latest update in full, I think that my speculation was overly pessimistic. The app is clearly the alternative delivery method. As long as the first episode is finished by March 4 (and I don't get the sense from the update's tone that it's running late), they should be good to go.
Also, a season premiere on the streaming app might actually be ideal. If you can get news sites to write about both the season premiere and the launch of the Gizmoplex, then it's twice the amount of press.
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Post by jadenh on Feb 3, 2022 12:48:08 GMT -5
Yeah, it seems like the episodes should be ready by then, since they have them all filmed already. That's also interesting to note that Santo is a Jonah episode. There was speculation about who would be hosting what episodes. We know that Emily is hosting five and Jonah is hosting seven, thanks to the new badge designs. And Jonah and Emily are both hosting the Christmas episode. So, that's one taken for each of them. Maybe they could alternate, with Jonah and Emily switching for the first eight episodes. Then Jonah would host episodes nine and ten. Just a guess.
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Post by comedyc on Feb 3, 2022 12:56:27 GMT -5
whoops, carry on, news already delivered
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Post by wedestroymyths on Feb 3, 2022 13:58:41 GMT -5
Not seeing it on Roku yet, but I'll check periodically. I think their process is a bit slower. I remember lag between the agreement that brought HBO Max to Roku and the app going live, despite everyone saying the app was "ready to go" as negotiations were ongoing.
ETA: As far as I can tell, the APP currently only has content you've already bought for viewing. Tempted to experiment and buy something from the VHX site to see if it shows up in the app with the Kickstarter reward packs I've got.
One thing I'm really hoping they'll do is integrate our purchases into the season organization. I don't like going to the "my purchases" page and having to remember which episodes is in the Brought Back MST pack vs which ones are in the Made More MST pack. So, I'm hoping once all of the episodes are scrollable/purchasable that it'll be a bit more integrated.
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Post by wedestroymyths on Feb 3, 2022 14:09:42 GMT -5
And...scratch that. If you search through Roku's website, the app is available to add. Wasn't coming up on the Roku device itself yet, but I'm added and on.
Didn't want to blow up the board with another post, so editing to add:
I've played around with the app a little today. Watched Fugitive Alien, which came with one of my kickstarter purchases, and then bought Earth vs. The Spider to see if it automatically showed up in my "purchases" section on the app (it did, right away, basically).
I'm assuming this thing is unfinished, but the only thing I don't see that I'd like is some crossover between the season pages and our purchases (although there aren't even single episodes to click on with each season category, so I'm guessing that's currently unfinished?
I'd say the app is pretty promising overall. I'm kind of curious to see what the beta testers are doing, or if they're seeing/working with something different from this.
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Post by kracker on Feb 3, 2022 18:33:53 GMT -5
Yeah, it seems like the episodes should be ready by then, since they have them all filmed already. That's also interesting to note that Santo is a Jonah episode. There was speculation about who would be hosting what episodes. We know that Emily is hosting five and Jonah is hosting seven, thanks to the new badge designs. And Jonah and Emily are both hosting the Christmas episode. So, that's one taken for each of them. Maybe they could alternate, with Jonah and Emily switching for the first eight episodes. Then Jonah would host episodes nine and ten. Just a guess. They aren't all filmed as the last block of shooting is this month. They'll obviously finish putting together the last of the season 13 episodes during the first month or two of the launch and my question at this point is when do they start on season 14, movie selection and writing riffs. The launch will take place 10 months after the kickstarter ended and they have another 10 months until this initial flagship run of episodes ends and they have to have episodes ready for next year. Of course Jonah is going to be the first episode since they still have to introduce Emily into the whole story. I thought it was pretty much settled that they'd have some episodes ready for the launch (so why would there be a delay) and it was the full functionality of Gizmoplex that we were in the dark about.
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Post by Megalon on Feb 3, 2022 19:15:51 GMT -5
I would also like to get the inside scoop on Season 14, but I doubt they're ready to talk about it yet. There's too much going on with Season 13 and the Gizmoplex right now to look that far ahead. And a lot probably depends on how much money they take in over the next few months. If it's a lot, and it looks sustainable, then they can fund Season 14 themselves and set up a production schedule; if it's not a lot, then they have to go the Kickstarter route again.
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Post by kracker on Feb 3, 2022 22:27:39 GMT -5
Yeah they definitely aren't going to talk about it yet but they have a good idea what their production schedule for the rest of the year is going to look like to make sure they can keep episodes rolling out into next year. I'd predict getting updates for that by the time summer comes around.
As for money, I bet you anything they have at least enough money for half of season 14 already after everything they've taken in post-KS. They wouldn't even have to go back to Kickstarter, just do the pledge drive themselves if they really need money and cut out that middleman. KS is for when they need a huge injection of cash fast to get a project rolling hence the name. They'll only need money to trickle in consistently to keep it going. Really, everything they will be doing is to try and get ahead to the ideal point where they always have the next season paid for in advance.
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Post by Afgncaap5 on Feb 4, 2022 5:52:15 GMT -5
Right. Way too soon to start talking about that kind of plan. This is sort of one of the "treading water" phases where they test things out.
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Post by Diet Kolos on Feb 9, 2022 12:08:49 GMT -5
Saw a screenshot on Reddit. The Gizmoplex 12 month pass they're currently selling for $115 (down from $150) will let non-KS backers into G'Plex to see the first 3 episodes when they premiere in early March, Apr & May. HOWEVER, that offer is only good thru the 18th of this month. Any 12-month pass sold after that date won't activate until early May after episode 3 premieres.
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Post by Diet Kolos on Feb 9, 2022 12:10:07 GMT -5
Also apparently the app that's been released isn't the actual Gizmoplex app, but a placeholder for backers to watch the episodes they got as rewards.
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