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Various web sites report that 14 new episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K for short) have been made available on the Netflix streaming service. Older episodes can also be seen on Netflix. Each is 90 minutes long, and has intermissions. During the show, fictional characters—including puppets—give humourous running commentary while a B movie is shown.
A trailer advertises the new episodes; another video advertisement shows MST3K's treatment of the beginning of an episode of Netflix's Stranger Things.
According to the show's official site, the new season is permitted to be seen in "the U.S., U.K., New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, and Canada."
Coverage:
Rotten Tomatoes
The Colorado Springs Gazette
comicbook.com
New York Times
Gizmodo
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(Score: 2, Interesting) by TheSage on Wednesday April 19 2017, @05:58AM (2 children)
Full disclosure: I am one of the supporters of the show on Kickstarter, so my opinion may be biased.
I have watched two of the episodes so far and am pleasantly surprised. They have managed to seamlessly continue where the classic shows left off with a few improvements to boot (Gypsy!). They rely a bit too much on laser-cut props IMO, but that's no biggie. The riffs were decent, but so far no laugh-out-loud moment. The cast is great - very good voice acting, the Mads are well chosen (my only complaint is that Felicia Day is a tad too hot), and Jonah is a near perfect host. I keep wondering, however, how he eats and breathes (and other science facts).
(Score: 2) by cmdrklarg on Wednesday April 19 2017, @06:52PM (1 child)
No no... Felicia Day is just the right kind of hot (as in smoking).
Overall I am pleased with the new show. Jonah fills the shoes of Joel and Mike nicely, and the riffing is definitely up to par. The new voice actor for Tom Servo feels a bit off (I'm used to Kevin Murphy and they sound very different to me), but the new guy for Crow matches pretty well with Corbett's voice over.
I like that Hodgson is at the helm for the revival too. Thumbs up!
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 19 2017, @11:01PM
(as in smoking)
(as in "You must be smoking crack")