Will the mads be back?

[Carbo]

Will Dr. Forrester and TV’s Frank be making an appearance in a Joel episode?

[SuperCutie]

I don’t think so.

[ColdStorage]

Will Mike ever come back?

I don’t know the details, but the gossip is that they had some initial dealings with Joel when the show was first being rebooted that ended badly. Whatever happened, they have responded in a less than positive way when asked if they’ll be involved with the show again.

Will Mike ever come back?

What Frank had to say about the reboot, when he was talking with Bill Corbett on his Funhouse podcast. (This is long. Read it to the end if you want to understand why Trace and Frank aren’t participating. ) Bill: So the new Mystery Science Theater has been out for a couple of seasons and, you know, we’ll be diplomatic and, erm, I, just upfront, I love Jonah, he’s a pal- Frank: Great guy. Bill: Great guy, I love, I think there are amazingly talented people working on it across the board, but I…

In show business, only the people involved truly know what transpired. Yet most signs available to us outsiders point to “no”.