Mystery Science Theater 3000 Reviews

One of the best shows, ever. I can't believe this concept made it to television, and for 10 seasons on two networks, no less. (Counting the various iterations of Comedy Central as one net, by the way.) But lucky for me it did exist, because this one hits the sweet spot as far as my sense of humor goes.

At the time this came out, I worked master control at a TV station. I would have to watch some pretty terrible movies, counting down the minutes until I switched to a commercial break (blessed relief, in some cases.) This show really spoke to me - yeah, Joel and the 'bots had to watch some pretty crappy movies, but they fought back with clever quips and jabs at the movie's stars, directors, writers et al.

And the jokes were terrifically funny. The writers on this show covered everything: pop culture, literature, insular Minnesotan references, movies and movie-making, to name only a few. They could take what are literally the worst movies ever made ('Manos: Hands of Fate', for one) and turned them into super entertainment.

I was sad when the show was cancelled by the Sci-Fi network; 10 years didn't seem like nearly enough. And I never got to see them take on 'Armageddon.' But it was great while it lasted, and we still have Rifftrax. (Check out their website or see them in a local theater: some of the same guys are doing the same hilarious movie-riffing, sans robots.)

Thanks MST3K, for teaching me to laugh about love, again.

Ahh MST3K, What joy you have brought me. This show's premise is confusing as your not really watching a tv show but a movie rather. A man and 2 robots are forced to watch an endless array of bad movies. the only way they can keep their sanity is by making fun of the movies. Most of the show is show from the perspective of the back of a movie theater. You can see our three hero's sitting in seats, spewing lines upon lines of hilarious commentary.


I would recomend this show to anyone. Its just that good.

The first time I saw this show I had no idea what it was, but proceeded to laugh through most of the show.

These guys did what we all do when we watch a bad movie, make fun of it and put in our own dialog. They came out with some clever stuff, the first few seasons were the best though imho.

Good stuff, they could make some more episodes with recent stinkers in the box office.