In cultural news, I was disappointed to learn that after 1.5 seasons (they claim it's two) Netflix is cancelling their lightning-fast funny and well-cast* reboot of Mystery Science Theatre 3000.
Hopefully the new and original series will continue to run, but, if not (or if you're not a subscriber) here are a couple of places where you can watch episodes of the original series for free:
- Pluto TV: http://pluto.tv/live-tv/mst3k
- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Mystery%20Science%20Theater%203000
What a shame. Hopefully Hodgson can get it picked up somewhere else.
* Joel, Mike and Jonah are all likeable for different reasons. I like Hampton Yount's Crow T. Robot as much as I loved Trace Beaulieu's and much prefer Baron Vaughn's Tom Servo to Kevin Murphy's. Jim Mallon as Gypsy was always irritating as hell. Anyone could have done a better job.