Mystery Science Theater 3000 reruns airing on Retro TV this summer
From the “Two-week-old news we missed because it was being communicated via digital substation of a local affiliate” file: Reruns of Mystery Science Theater 3000 are coming to Retro TV this summer, ending the show’s decade-long absence from the airwaves. According to Satellite News, Retro TV has acquired the rights to 26 episodes of the movie-riffing cult classic, largely public domain titles like Manos: The Hands Of Fate, The Giant Gila Monster, and The Girl In Gold Boots. It’s a familiar scenario to fans who hung on through the program’s final days on Comedy Central and Syfy, when movie rights regularly lapsed and the lumpen mug of Coleman Francis became a familiar sight to night owls and early-rising weekenders. But hey: Both eras of the show’s cable run will finally air side by side, with a lineup that includes the one-two season-eight punch of Space Mutiny and Overdrawn At The Memory Bank.