The long-awaited brand new season of Mystery Science Theater 3000 recently arrived on Netflix, and the streaming service is taking full advantage of the situation.
They’ve released a new video in which the MST3K crew, now headed by comedian Jonah Ray, watches a little bit of another Netflix title, the massively popular Stranger Things, and riffs away.
Click on over to the other side to see how one Netflix show making fun of another Netflix show looks.
You can find more on MST3K right here, and more on Stranger Things right here if interested.
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The MST3K crew has a new title to watch: Stranger Things.
Jonah and the bots riff on one of their sister shows on Netflix, “Stranger Things.” HUGE thank you to Stranger Things for allowing us to run amok for a few minutes on their amazing show!
Anticipated Reboot of Fan Favorite Series Mystery Science Theater 3000 will be Available on Netflix in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK and Ireland in the “Not-Too-Distant Future.” Original creator Joel Hodgson will be joined by comedian Jonah Ray (“Jonah Heston”) as the new host and Felicia Day (Geek & Sundry) as “Kinga Forrester.”
A Kickstarter starter campaign, spearheaded by Hodgson and Shout! Factory, surpassed the goal of funding the production of 14 new episodes and set the world record as the highest-funded film and TV crowdfunding campaign in history.
Mystery Science Theater 3000’s national broadcast life began in 1989. Set on the Satellite of Love where a human host is trapped by mad scientists with his two robot sidekicks and forced to watch an endless run of B movies. The format proved to be popular, and during its eleven years and 198 episodes on the Comedy Channel and Sci-Fi Channel, it attained a loyal fan base and critical acclaim, including a Peabody Award and two Emmys® nominations.
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