The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Revival League is a loose "league" of backers of the Bring Back MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 campaign.
History[]
What would eventually come to be known as the Revival League was originally referred to in the Kickstarter materials as the "Information Club 2", a reference to the original MST3K Information Club, the official fan club when the show was still in production at Best Brains (and several years afterwards).
In the very first update, Joel Hodgson opened his message with this phrase: "If you’re reading this, you’re one of the very first members of the exclusive new MST3K Revival League." Update #3, and most subsequent updates, began with a greeting to the Revival League by name.
Following the successful launching of the Kickstarter, a Facebook group was created for members of the League to gather and discuss both the revival and the show itself. Originally using the full name, Mystery Science Theater 3000 Revival League, after the Kickstarter completed, and as more and more non-backers joined the group, the name was changed to MST3K Revival League: A Fan Page to further distance the group from the show proper.
When the Kickstarter rewards began to be distributed, the "Revival League" was codified, as the promised "Information Club 2" membership card refers to the club as the "Mystery Science Theater 3000 Revival League". (see above photo) A backer's membership number is simply the backer number from Kickstarter (so, the order in which one pledged).
On January 27, 2017, Joel announced that The Official MST3K Revival League Screening Tour was set for the following February. Originally intended for backers of certain levels of the Kickstarter, remaining tickets were made available to the general public, although Joel requested that the information not be spread too far.[1]
In 2019, reports began to surface that Mystery Science Theater 3000 was undergoing a rebranding and the "Revival League" name would be retired, although Joel was still using the name in Kickstarter updates as late as June, 2019. On June 30, 2019, the former "Revival League" Facebook page rebranded itself as "MSTies & More" to reflect the expanding fandom of MST3K. Admins announced that the page was now a place where MSTies were invited to share their other fandoms with fellow members while still maintaining a focus on sharing news, artwork, and comradery relating to Mystery Science Theater 3000.