The honeymoon period is over between Netflix and its users. Not that long ago they were known as the streaming service that would greenlight anything, but throughout 2019 they’ve gained a new reputation as the Cancel Kings, beheading promising young shows before they got a chance to grow while giving the Logan’s Run treatment to anything over three seasons old.
A brand as iconic as Mystery Science Theater 3000 is not immune to this either. Last year new host Jonah Ray took the occasion of Thanksgiving — a holiday embraced by MST3K fans — to announce and debut a second Netflix season. This year he took to the podium to announce its cancellation. And he did so in the flippant, media-oversavvy style inherent to this property:
So, Netflix decided to not do another season of MST3K. We are off to Get Down in Lilyhammer while the OA helps us take it One Day At A Time. We will be in group therapy with Tuca & Bertie, Jessica Jones, & Lady Dynamite. The sessions will be run by Gypsy (w/...
