'Reading Rainbow' Kickstarter Campaign Raises $5.4 Million, Breaks Crowdfunding Backers Record - LeVar Burton & 'Community Star' Donald Glover Filming Live Special From A Boat!

The Reading Rainbow Kickstarter campaign has closed with a total donation amount of over $5.4 million, and 105,857 backers. This amount of supporters is a record for Kickstarter. Series host LeVar Burton and his crew have already announced a special live episode of the event that is sure to make us all very excited that this worked out.

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane also donated $1 million to the campaign, so the total is actually much more!

The Reading Rainbow Facebook page announced the news this week to its followers. Read the entire post HERE!

Reading Rainbow is set to come back to life through the Internet and other viewing options!

The Verge reports:

Having hit its ambitious $5 million stretch goal, Burton's company will now be bringing Reading Rainbow to Android as well as the Xbox, PlayStation, Apple TV, and Roku. Originally, Burton had only announced plans to bring Reading Rainbow to the web. Reading Rainbow's campaign estimates that the web portion should be ready by next May.

The article also points out that additional funding will go to giving schools access to these viewing options for free.

Plus, a big announcement was posted on the Kickstarter page that is sure to make old school fans extra excited:

If you're a fan of Community, you might remember that Troy (Donald Glover) was last seen heading for a year on the seas with LeVar as his erstwhile first mate. But as a friend of LeVar's, Donald still wanted to help, so we're doing something special:
Donald Glover will join LeVar for a special Reading Rainbow Live ONLINE event, where they'll read stories to you and children live over the internet, while broadcasting from a boat.

That's right: from a boat.