# Mystery Science Theater 3000

12 Hacker News commenters recommended Mystery Science Theater 3000 and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a funny, strong-selection riff show and a good entry point for new viewers, especially kids. Critics most often object to changed bot voices and newer tone.

## Why people recommend it

- Good entry point for kids (2 comments): "a fantastic entry point for new people to watch the show (especially kids)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46262368)) "it's more special for my kids (than it was for me)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46263499))
- Watched the whole series, loved it (2 comments): "wife and I watched the entire series over a year and loved every minute" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46263157)) "watched the entire series over a year and loved every minute" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46263349))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Halt and Catch Fire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/halt-and-catch-fire.md): 166 recommend
- [Babylon 5](https://hackerapproved.com/p/babylon-5.md): 86 recommend
- [Silicon Valley (TV series)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/silicon-valley.md): 52 recommend
- [Andor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/andor.md): 52 recommend
- [The Wire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wire.md): 39 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Mystery Science Theater 3000", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mystery-science-theater-3000/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).