Mystery Science Theater 3000 or MST3K is back once again. The show was first created by Joel Hodgson, then a stand-up comedian who was ambivalent about the career path laid out in clubs or maybe a sitcom. His premise -- that he and a few robot pals are trapped by mad scientists on a spaceship and forced to watch bad movies – turned the show into a cult classic and helped define a snarky, self-aware sense of humor for pop culture in the ‘90s. I talk with Joel about why he left the initial run of the series, and how he's brought it back on his own streaming service called Gizmoplex. We also explore how his sense of humor has changed, and whether he might have been too harsh on some of the films they lampooned.This episode is sponsored by Mint Mobile and Squarespace. Our ad partner is Multitude. If you’re interested in advertising on Imaginary Worlds, you can contact them here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

<a href="https://mst3k.com/">Mystery Science Theater 3000</a> or MST3K is back once again. The show was first created by <a href="http://joelhodgson.com/%20">Joel Hodgson</a>, then a stand-up comedian who was ambivalent about the career path laid out in clubs or maybe a sitcom. His premise -- that he and a few robot pals are trapped by mad scientists on a spaceship and forced to watch bad movies – turned the show into a cult classic and helped define a snarky, self-aware sense of humor for pop culture in the ‘90s. I talk with Joel about why he left the initial run of the series, and how he's brought it back on his own streaming service called <a href="https://mst3k.com/gizmoplex/about%20">Gizmoplex</a>. We also explore how his sense of humor has changed, and whether he might have been too harsh on some of the films they lampooned.This episode is sponsored by Mint Mobile and Squarespace. Our ad partner is <a href="https://multitude.productions/">Multitude</a>. If you’re interested in advertising on Imaginary Worlds, you can contact them <a href="https://multitude.productions/ads">here</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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Mystery Science Theater Reopens

Great episode and thanks for the Repod shoutout at the end Eric Molinsky. Warms my little heart ❤️ 

Hey welcome! So glad to have you on here :) if you have any Repod feature requests or improvements you’d like to see made then we’re all ears 😆

Neat app! Thanks for introducing me to it!

There’s an old saying that everyone wants to live long, but no one wants to get old. The same can be applied to our favorite sci-fi fantasy franchises. As familiar faces return to Star Wars, Star Trek, and other movies and shows, some franchises have embraced stories about aging and mortality, while others have used digital technology to erase those issues with mixed results. In a roundtable discussion, I talk with Christina Valeo of Eastern Washington University, Shawn Taylor of San Francisco State University and podcaster and pastor JR Forasteros about who is aging well, or de-aging poorly. Spoiler alert, we discuss the Picard series and older Star Trek movies, The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Black Mirror, and Upload.This episode is sponsored by Mint Mobile, Podboard and Squarespace. Our ad partner is Multitude. If you’re interested in advertising on Imaginary Worlds, you can contact them here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s an old saying that everyone wants to live long, but no one wants to get old. The same can be applied to our favorite sci-fi fantasy franchises. As familiar faces return to Star Wars, Star Trek, and other movies and shows, some franchises have embraced stories about aging and mortality, while others have used digital technology to erase those issues with mixed results. In a roundtable discussion, I talk with <a href="https://www.ewu.edu/experts/christina-a-valeo/">Christina Valeo</a> of Eastern Washington University, <a href="https://humanitiesliberalstudies.sfsu.edu/shawn-taylor">Shawn Taylor</a> of San Francisco State University and podcaster and pastor <a href="https://jrforasteros.com/">JR Forasteros</a> about who is aging well, or de-aging poorly. Spoiler alert, we discuss the Picard series and older Star Trek movies, The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Black Mirror, and Upload.This episode is sponsored by Mint Mobile, Podboard and Squarespace. Our ad partner is <a href="https://multitude.productions/">Multitude</a>. If you’re interested in advertising on Imaginary Worlds, you can contact them <a href="https://multitude.productions/ads">here</a>.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

De-Aging Well

Yeah. The Black Widow sidetrack was interesting. I don't think it applies in that example they brought up though but it would if the new Picard show was actually a Beverly Crusher show with her, Gates McFadden as the lead. 

Imaginary Worlds sounds like what would happen if NPR went to ComicCon and decided that’s all they ever wanted to cover. Host Eric Molinsky spent over a decade working as a public radio reporter and producer, and he uses those skills to create thoughtful, sound-rich episodes about science fiction, fantasy, and other genres of speculative fiction. Every other week, he talks with comic book artists, game designers, novelists, screenwriters, filmmakers, and fans about how they craft their worlds, why we suspend our disbelief, and what happens if the spell is broken. Imaginary worlds may be set on distant planets or parallel dimensions, but they are crafted here on Earth, and they’re always about us and our lived experiences.

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