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A few weeks ago we got our first look at the new cast of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 revival series. Today we have a new photo that focuses on Felicia Day as Kinga Forrester, who is the daughter of the original mad scientist Clayton Forrester, and Patton Oswalt, who plays the Son of TV’s Frank.

Netflix picked up 14 episodes of the series, which was crowdfunded on Kickstarter. They raised $5.7 million during their funding process. The series will premiere on Netflix on Friday, April 14th.

While we wait for the series to return, Netflix is currently streaming 20 episodes of the original series. Those episodes were revealed to include:

• Catalina Caper

• Eegah!

• Future War

• The Giant Gila Monster

• Hercules Against the Moon Men

• Horrors of Spider Island

• I Accuse My Parents

• Jack Frost

• Laserblast

• "Manos" The Hands of Fate

• Merlin’s Shop of Mystical Wonders

• Pod People

• Puma Man

• Santa Claus Conquers the Martians...

Watching the 1964 camp classic Hercules Against the Moon Men the other day, I could not help but think about Dwayne Johnson and how truly perfect he is to succeed other Hercules actors and play the muscle-bound hero who has become a campy icon. Now that I have seen the latest Hercules TV spot, which features Johnson, his biceps, and a host of CGI beasties, I must say that I think my thoughts on this character have been confirmed.

Hercules features a “revisionist take” on the Greek myth, taking place after the hero’s twelve labors. He’s now become part of a band of traveling mercenaries, trading on his name until he’s hired by the King of Thrace (John Hurt) to train the Thracian Army for an epic battle against a warlord. This will apparently involve a healthy injection of various mythical creatures, including the multi-headed hydra and a very big,...