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How Mystery Science Theater 3000 May Have Started the Creator Economy

It’s about more than just content…

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Lance Cummings
May 18, 2022
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It’s about more than just content…

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In 1988, when Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) first premiered on a small cable channel in Minneapolis, there was no Web 2.0 or maker culture. Local cable was the closest you could get to your own distribution channel.

I remember seeing the first episode of MST3K and being complete…

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