MST3K XV

So I'm a pretty committed Mystery Science Theater 3000 fan, and I'm very happy to see that the show's cult status is remaining strong, if not growing. I think that's partially due to the advent of DVDs, where you can easily fit four 90-minute episodes into an affordable set. Way back when, they were harder to come by, since they only released a select few on VHS and you were lucky to get 3 in a pack...and they weren't cheap. So hurrah for the wider availability of MST3K on home format.

This week they released Volume XV (That's 15, kiddos) to the world. I'm quite surprised they're already up to this number, considering the sets don't come out too often and they haven't been releasing them for very long. How time flies. And my one gripe about these sets really shows through in the latest release: There really doesn't seem to be a whole lot of rationale behind WHICH movies they chose to include in the set. My one theory is that they try to choose an episode from each era of the show. Well, I'll assume most other fans are like myself in saying you'd be hard-pressed to like the episodes from each era. The show evolved quite a bit over time, mostly for the better, so I'd assume no one really wants to see something from season 1. Feels like I'd kinda be buying 4 DVDs to see 2 of them, which is why I really haven't bought too many of these collections. Eh, but who knows? MST fans are an interesting and unpredictable lot sometimes.

Regardless, if you haven't really checked this show out before, now's a good a place to start as any. Far be it from me to be too harsh on what's most likely my favorite television show.