▁H od g son ▁said ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁that ▁he ▁felt ▁leaving ▁M ST 3 K ▁" was ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁a ▁personal ▁tra ged y " ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁"... created ▁the ▁appearance ▁to ▁the ▁press ▁that ▁I ▁had ▁other ▁plans , ▁but ▁I ▁didn ' t . ▁It ▁was ▁all ▁to ▁keep ▁[ M ST 3 K ] ▁alive ." ▁He ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁felt ▁his ▁run ▁on ▁M ST 3 K ▁"... was ▁the ▁perfect ▁job ." ▁In ▁a ▁separate ▁interview ▁that ▁year , ▁H od g son ▁said ▁of ▁his ▁departure ▁from ▁M ST 3 K , ▁" I ▁was , ▁like , ▁totally ▁happy ▁at ▁Myst ery ▁Science ▁Theater . ▁I ▁loved ▁it . ▁I ▁wanted ▁to ▁stay , ▁but ▁I ▁was ▁basically ▁having ▁a ▁fight ▁with ▁my ▁partner , ▁Jim ▁Mall on . ▁So ▁we ▁wer en ' t ▁getting ▁along ▁and ▁so ▁I ▁just ▁felt ▁like ▁— ▁I ▁thought ▁it ▁really ▁could ▁possibly ▁je op ard ize ▁the ▁show . ▁It ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁easy ▁to ▁create ▁fa ctions ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁group . ▁And ▁by ▁that ▁time ▁it ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁fun ▁show ▁to ▁work ▁on . ▁And ▁so , ▁I ▁felt ▁like ▁I ▁saw ▁it ▁coming ▁and ▁I ▁just ▁thought ▁[ le aving ] ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁thing ▁at ▁the ▁time ." ▁ ▁Work ▁after ▁M ST 3 K ▁After ▁M ST 3 K , ▁H od g son ▁formed ▁Visual ▁Story ▁Tools ▁( V ST )