[coldpie]

Honestly, having seen maybe three or four episodes, I've never liked it. The jokes just aren't good enough to make a bad movie worth two hours of my life. There are so many other things I'd rather be doing. I try an episode every few years, because everyone talks so highly of it, but I always regret the decision or just quit halfway through.

[TimJYoung]

I certainly can appreciate that their brand of humor isn't for everyone, but if you do get a chance (and care to give it a second chance), here's a small list of the episodes that are, in my opinion, worth the time to watch:

1) Space Mutiny 2) Time Travelers 3) I Was a Teenage Werewolf 4) The Mole People 5) Prince of Space 6) The Skydivers 7) Angels Revenge

I think most of these are on YouTube in some form.

[cgriswald]

It definitely helps if you would otherwise watch a bad movie. The Gamera episode is my all-time favorite; and when these shows were first airing I was watching every Japanese monster movie I could on my own (they're so bad they're often hilarious even without the MST3K crew).

The appeal for me is also that I'm from Minnesota like those guys; some of the jokes are inside jokes. It was also on late night during the 90s when not much else was on; some of the appeal now is nostalgic.

[bcook]

I find MST3K (and RiffTrax) to be some of the best background noise while I'm working or relaxing.

[MichaelGG]

That's sometimes true for the old ones. On the plus side, I've found that I can watch some newer movies that I would never otherwise be able to see. Never know when having seen Twilight might come in handy...

[forgot-my-pw]

I would love to see a more serious approach of this. Having a few industry people watch and comment on movies. But also in a light conversation way, not just analyzing the movie non-stop.

[0xfeba]

There are only a handful of episodes I enjoy--but I really do enjoy them. Try from the top-ten list they have out there.