Factory-backed revival began on Netflix in 2017 and ongoing in 2018. Netflix declined to renew the exhibit in 2019. In reaction, on April 7, 2021, Joel introduced a 2nd Kickstarter campaign with the intent on starting off his personal streaming system to host new episodes of MST3K and other fascinating tasks in a put up-COVID-19 environment, identified as "Gizmoplex", which would engage in a job in the new year.