Thanks to JP for the heads up.
|
 |
MST3K Among Best Sci-Fi Shows ListOnline magazine Stacker is out with a list of the top 50 sci-fi shows and who do ya think came in at #28?
5 Replies to “MST3K Among Best Sci-Fi Shows List”Commenting at Satellite News
We are determined to encourage thoughtful discussion, so please be respectful to others. We also provide an "Ignore" button ( Comments are closed. |
|
Satellite News is a fan site for the Mystery Science Theater 3000 television and Netflix series. It is an independent publication written and compiled by Chris Cornell (msampo@aol.com) and Brian Henry (erhardt4@aol.com). Satellite of Love, LLC does not maintain this web site, nor is it responsible for this site's content.
All content posted on Satellite News is copyright © 2024 by Chris Cornell and Brian Henry, except where otherwise noted. This Date in MSTory is written and compiled by Steve Finley, Chris Cornell and Brian Henry. Copyright © 2024 All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce This Date in MSTory items in any form without express written permission from the authors. Items of MST3K news may be duplicated or reposted, as long as Satellite News is cited as the source. The views and opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of Satellite of Love, LLC. No warranty is expressed or implied that the information given herein is completely accurate, and in fact this information can and will change at any time. So there. Mystery Science Theater 3000, its characters and situations are copyrights and trademarks of Satellite of Love, LLC. Banner image created by Larry Lee Moniz. |
|
) to help our users cope with "trolls" and other commenters whom they find annoying. Go to our
I am glad to see MST3K on the list. However, it seems to be heavily weighted toward animated shows. I mean, come on. DRAGON BALL Z comes in ahead of MST?? In any case, congratulations.
I don’t think this list is meant for the Old Lady demographic, but I’m happy that MST is there, and deservedly so. (It’s also nice that Fringe, Person of Interest, and Life on Mars were included.) Tomorrow I’ll celebrate by watching First Spaceship on Venus and Future War; nothing could evoke sci-fi’s rich nuances better than bouncing novelty toys and dino puppets!
I haven’t heard of that many of the shows on this list.
I’m a Generation Xer.
I do know I love MST3K and am grateful for everyone here on this board.
While it’s nice to see MST3K on this list, there is a lot there to debate. I mean, “Firefly” rates higher than TOS? “Twilight Zone” and “Outer Limits” aren’t listed at all? And I’m not sure “Daredevil” and “Spiderman” can really be considered “science fiction”; I’d place them more as “adventure”.
Oh, well.
The rank for Firefly does appear to come from the clout of the Whedon Weenies. It’s a decent enough show. But it’s not as clever as it thinks it is and it has a weaker cast than Babylon 5 or Farscape (two shows conspicuously absent from that list). My eyes also bled reading that poorly researched entry for The Expanse.
I suppose you could classify superhero fiction as a subset of science fiction. But from what I recall of his power set, Daredevil is a bit too low key and is really more of a straight up vigilante. In such a case, I would remove One Punch Man (a premise with a single joke that gets more tired every time it gets repeated) with My Hero Academia.