The first twenty shows at TV 23 were really a workshop. Joel Hodgson More Quotes by Joel Hodgson More Quotes From Joel Hodgson Sometimes I go into my own little world. It's okay, they know me there. Joel Hodgson humorfunnyworld I spend a lot of time thinking about what I do and how it fits into the scheme of things. I won't do something just because it's funny. Joel Hodgson schemesfitthinking Eventually I got asked to be in a Michael J. Fox sitcom called High School U.S.A. I didn’t think it was funny and said no. They doubled the money, and that kind of offended me. I realized, oh, that’s right, my opinion means nothing in Hollywood. I’d seen other people compromise, and I felt that once you gave up on what you wanted to do, you couldn’t go back. It was selling out. So I decided to go back to Minneapolis. Joel Hodgson meanschoolthinking So the actual riffing came out of us just sitting there and doing it the way I think some people think we really did it, which is all spontaneously, and it really was. Joel Hodgson sittingpeoplethinking Mystery Science Theater is really a postmodern show, it's really derived of many influences. Joel Hodgson mysterytheaterinfluence 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 ethosdenyyears Beanie and Cecil was the first cartoon I remember watching and I think there are analogies. Joel Hodgson analogiescartoonthinking A lot of the shows that really become hit shows are often demonstrated, like Mystery Science Theater. Joel Hodgson mysterytheatershows 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 serioustheorytrying But if you think you aren't creative that's cool, too. I think being around people who aren't creative is kind of refreshing and nice. Joel Hodgson nicepeoplethinking Gypsy was the name my brother gave a pet turtle he had. I always thought it was so peculiar. Joel Hodgson turtlesbrothernames South Park started as a little video Christmas card. Joel Hodgson videochristmascards It's about convincing a 'conference table full of executives' to give our show a home, so that we can make a lot more seasons. Joel Hodgson entertainment They would hear 3000 and think it was the year 3000, I was hoping it would sort of disorient them and prepare them for the strange message they were about to receive. Joel Hodgson messageyearthinkstrange When we did the pilot, I sort of pictured this guy pirating a signal and then this story unfolding of him building this satellite and these robots and watching these bad movies. Joel Hodgson moviesbadrobotsbuilding But after that, I was extremely happy with the story and the look of the show at the beginning of season two - everything was working together. I felt like it was finished conceptually. Joel Hodgson lookworking-togethertogetherhappy Besides, it doesn't make any sense to have these characters living in the year 3000 when all their points of reference are from the pop culture of the 80's and the 90's. Joel Hodgson senseyearlivingculture Then a friend of Jim's suggested we make a theme song to explain the story, and this is where the Mads came from. Josh and I wrote it into the theme song. Joel Hodgson explainfriendstorysong Well, we had more money and more time the first season than we did at TV 23. Joel Hodgson wellmoremoneytime 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 namefeelthoughtcool
