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Mystery Science Theater 3000 is back, and the first thing on its hit list is Stranger Things. Netflix has released a short MST3K crossover teaser that features the cast of the revival version of the show taking a break from their movie-centric entertainment to riff on the opening of Netflix’s breakout science-fiction thriller. Although the actual show is focused on questionable movies rather than viral-hit TV, the clip is still a brilliant bit of marketing. Mystery Science Theater 3000 is old. When the show premiered in 1988, it was rooted in a kooky plotline involving mad scientists forcing a janitor named Joel Robinson (played by creator Joel Hodgson) to watch lousy movies with his helpful, smart-assed robot friends. Joel and… FULL STORY

Born in the far reaches of local television, formed in the soup of primordial basic cable and canceled for the second time in 1999, “Mystery Science Theater 3000” came back to life Friday, resurrected into the 21st-century world of big-time streaming media. Formerly of KTMA in Minneapolis, Minn., Comedy Central (beginning when it was still Comedy Channel) and the Sci-Fi Channel (later Syfy), it resides now on Netflix, fueled by the collective energy of a dedicated fan base that pledged nearly $6 million in a Kickstarter campaign to produce new episodes. Put simply, “MST3K” translates the private experience of watching and mocking terrible old movies with your friends into public comedy. It comes from a lost tradition of hosted TV… FULL STORY