Mystery Science Theater 3000
Shares rank 34 of 60 TV series by recommenders
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.
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.
16 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good entry point for kids
“a fantastic entry point for new people to watch the show (especially kids)”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Definitive Oral History of a TV Masterpiece” “it's more special for my kids (than it was for me)”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Definitive Oral History of a TV Masterpiece” Watched the whole series, loved it
“wife and I watched the entire series over a year and loved every minute”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Definitive Oral History of a TV Masterpiece” “watched the entire series over a year and loved every minute”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Definitive Oral History of a TV Masterpiece”
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| Mystery Science Theater 3000This page | 12 | 4 | 75% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
16 of the 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“MST3K is completely incomprehensible!”
“Some great episodes, some weak ones, etc. Everyone's good.”
“Complete with commercials!”
“a guy has kept a number of low-rez streams going for posterity and nostalgia”
“The first season released on that kickstarter was such a disappointment.”
“it would be a poorer world without MST3K”
“you get audience feedback and they seem to lean into it”
“it's more special for my kids (than it was for me)”
“watched the entire series over a year and loved every minute”
“wife and I watched the entire series over a year and loved every minute”
“removed the magic for me completely”
“I don't care for the changing voices and characteristics of the bots”
“a fantastic entry point for new people to watch the show (especially kids)”
“the movie selection is fantastic”
“I don't like them as much, but Jonah at least feels like a legitimate third human on the satellite”
“The newer stuff for me has a bit too much "drama kid" energy”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.