The Kickstarter fundraising record set by the “Veronica Mars” movie was broken Friday by another cult classic positioning itself for a reboot.

Fans of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” are now one step closer to seeing the campy comedy series return with a new cast and star cameos.

The Kickstarter campaign, launched by show creator and original star Joel Hodgson, raised $5,764,229 in a month. That money, plus another $425,000 raised outside of Kickstarter, is enough to shoot 14 new episodes.

Hodgson tweeted afterward that he was “thrilled and exhausted.”

Read the whole story: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/12/entertainment/mystery-science-theater-kickstarter-feat/index.html

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