Mystery Science Theater 3000 is back, and I'm not sure what to think. I haven't watched it yet.
Strangely, it was funded by Kickstarter, and raised 5.8 million dollars. The new version was created by Joel Hodgson -- the creator of the original series, who was fired in the early '90s after creative disagreements.
I'm happy with Hodgson's involvement, but the trailer looks like they're trying too hard to appeal to the middle-aged geek fanbase:
The pilot episode just dropped on Netflix on April 14.
The original show simply tried (and usually succeeded) to be funny.
This version looks like it's bending over backwards to relate to the geeks they expect to watch it, even going as far to hire geek goddess Felicia Day to be one of its stars.
That already makes me skeptical regarding whether it will be any good, but I'll reserve judgment until I actually watch it.
Has anyone seen it yet?
I was a big fan of the original.