{"id":2624,"date":"2013-11-18T18:31:45","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T00:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geekgoesrogue\/?p=2624"},"modified":"2013-11-18T18:31:45","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T00:31:45","slug":"joel-hodgson-to-host-mst3k-turkey-day-marathon-on-november-28th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geekgoesrogue\/2013\/11\/joel-hodgson-to-host-mst3k-turkey-day-marathon-on-november-28th\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Hodgson to host MST3K Turkey Day Marathon on November 28th"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><em>From Geek Goes Rogue TV Editor Zach W. Lorton, as told to by the seemingly blank November calendar taped to his desk\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/326\/2013\/11\/MST3K.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-2625\" title=\"MST3K\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/326\/2013\/11\/MST3K.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"490\"><\/a>When I was in high school, my friends Eric and Jamie introduced me to a little 2-hour program on Comedy Central called\u00a0<em>Mystery Science Theater 3000<\/em>. \u00a0I hadn\u2019t fully embraced geek culture yet, so I was a little skeptical that a show 2 hours in length could capture my attention as a young man. \u00a0Oh, how ignorant I was.<\/p>\n<p>In college, I made some very good friends who also shared a love for <em>MST3K<\/em>, and we would often spend many a late night playing cards, eating horribly bad-for-you food, and watching Joel, Crow T. Robot, Tom Servo, and the rest of the crew cut it up over some of the best worst movies known to mankind. \u00a0My love of editorializing in real time was born.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I have great news that will make many <em>MST3K<\/em> fans rejoice. \u00a0Partly in celebration of the show\u2019s 25th anniversary, Joel Hodgson (on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoelGHodgson\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter @JoelGHodgson<\/a>), creator, writer, and star of the show, will be hosting a Thanksgiving Day tradition \u2014 a <em>Mystery Science Theater 3000<\/em> marathon, taking place exclusively at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mst3kturkeyday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">MST3KTurkeyDay.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The tradition begins on Tuesday, November 26th, with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) event<\/a>, hosted by Hodgson,\u00a0that begins at 1:00 pm Eastern\/4:00 pm Pacific, and runs for 2 hours.<\/p>\n<p>And right now, you can get in on the fun! \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoelGHodgson\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tweet @JoelGHodgson<\/a> with the hashtag #MST3K or #MST3kTurkeyDay with your favorite <em>MST3K<\/em> episodes that you\u2019d like to see during the marathon. \u00a0Then on Thursday, November 28th, Thanksgiving Day will be made complete with a 6-episode <em>MST3K<\/em> marathon, beginning at 12:00 noon Eastern\/9:00 am Pacific. \u00a0You can even join in the online commentary along with Joel on Twitter with the hashtag #MST3K.<\/p>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s hear from you! \u00a0What is your favorite <em>MST3K<\/em> episode of all time? \u00a0Which one did you hate? \u00a0Which shorts are your favorites? \u00a0What character from the show would you most like to be? \u00a0Let\u2019s talk, shall we?<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/zach.lorton\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Zach W. Lorton<\/a> is a media producer and professional DJ\/MC by trade, and a comedian, actor, and musician by default. \u00a0His debut music project is set to begin recording in 2014, and will likely take the world by storm, possibly in the form of a Sharknado.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Geek Goes Rogue TV Editor Zach W. 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