(Fan of the original - have VHS tapes - begged my local cable company as a child to add sci-do network to our lineup just so I could watch Mst3k In my home town instead of just seeing it in hotel rooms when my parents would take us on vacation. I have my Cred here - just fyi
I don't understand these 1/10, 2/10 reviews - clearly these people are Just hung up on the fact that The hosts aren't Mike/Joel and it's not the late 90s. Their review shows that they have already made up their mind - most admit they didn't even finish the first episode.
The original spirit is there - jokes are on point with modern references, production quality enhance the experience (though, is initially off putting when we are so used to lo-fi movies and VHS recordings of the show).
If you are a fan - you WILL be offput at first. I did not want to accept the new host, new mads, new robot voices, better production value, and modern references. After episode 2, I was totally onboard, and the revamped theme and new voices and cast - which I had decided I wanted to hate 15 mins into episode 1 - had me totally turned around. Watched the whole series about 3-4 times now, and am already ravenous for more episodes.
Give it a chance and you will love it like I do now. This show is basically the new spouse that your divorced parent marries and you have it set out that you're going to hate this person... until you actually sit down with them and have a great conversation and realize they be pretty darn cool, despite your preconceptions. Even if you won't quite love them the same way, you have to admit that life is better for everyone now. (With more mst3k episodes)
I don't understand these 1/10, 2/10 reviews - clearly these people are Just hung up on the fact that The hosts aren't Mike/Joel and it's not the late 90s. Their review shows that they have already made up their mind - most admit they didn't even finish the first episode.
The original spirit is there - jokes are on point with modern references, production quality enhance the experience (though, is initially off putting when we are so used to lo-fi movies and VHS recordings of the show).
If you are a fan - you WILL be offput at first. I did not want to accept the new host, new mads, new robot voices, better production value, and modern references. After episode 2, I was totally onboard, and the revamped theme and new voices and cast - which I had decided I wanted to hate 15 mins into episode 1 - had me totally turned around. Watched the whole series about 3-4 times now, and am already ravenous for more episodes.
Give it a chance and you will love it like I do now. This show is basically the new spouse that your divorced parent marries and you have it set out that you're going to hate this person... until you actually sit down with them and have a great conversation and realize they be pretty darn cool, despite your preconceptions. Even if you won't quite love them the same way, you have to admit that life is better for everyone now. (With more mst3k episodes)