My opinion has always been that Star Trek is such an institution of television that every series should know what season is the last going into it, even the ones I don't care for. The Paramount+ era of Star Trek has been awful about this.

The big news this weekend was the rediscovery of K03, but I gotta talk about Project Hail Mary too, I guess. This week's Cinema Playground Journal also looks at Ready or Not 2, The Pout-Pout Fish, I Live Here Now, and Vampires of the Velvet Lounge. mst3krifftrax.blogspot.com/2026/03/cine...

It still amazes me that I went into this weekend thinking it was going to be normal and mundane. What a chaotic and overwhelming surprise. I'm still glowing.

Vampires of the Velvet Lounge ⭐️1/2 "Weird and dumb, and while it's not exactly endearing, it's oddly intriguing as a piece of eccentric devil-may-care outsider art."

I Live Here Now ⭐️⭐️ "It's all an excuse to get the ball rolling on a psychological nightmare narrative. Symbolic, if hopelessly lost in admiring itself, I Live Here Now doubles down on visualizing feelings without bothering with cohesion."

Reminder of how amazing 2026 has been for #MST3K so far:

Finally, the three shells

Reminding everyone that we are now in a #MST3K Complete Series timeline. This reminds us all of the good that mankind can achieve if we work together.

It's time. Nearly 38 years after its debut, K03 has been brought back to the fans. It's time to live record my thoughts on the KTMA version of Star Force: Fugitive Alien II! Let's press play on this piece of history!

Okay, I'm gonna charge my phone, but after that I should be all set for K03 Watch! Something I don't say often anymore, but this a first-time #MST3K watch! Cue the music! youtu.be/dy4tYtbMHpE?...

Project Hail Mary ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 "The film version really underlines the "interstellar bromance" aspect of the novel, riding with a lovable odd couple. A lot of the book's science-based problem solving is cut back to brief and dense info dumps as a result, but it's working with its heart before its noggin."

This episode of #MST3K has been missing for 37 years. Holy shit! Apparently it was found at a garage sale and the quality is fantastic! Lost media geeks are going to have a field day! Keep circulating the tapes! youtu.be/u_Z4hnagGLE?...

Still hard to believe we are now in a world with K03. This is just the best day ever.

An intrepid Mystery Science Theater fan has made a remarkable discovery, finding and uploading the long-lost episode "K03"! This incredible effort brings a sought-after piece of television history back to delighted fans everywhere. 🎉 #MST3K #LostMedia #ClassicTV

Hey @optimstie.bsky.social!!! Check out this post from Jodie Troutman ‪@longtalljodie.com‬: "Holy shit, someone found MST3K KTMA episode 3, Star Force II, at a garage sale. Lost media since 1988." www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_Z4... #MST3K #MST3kKMTA #KMTA #MST3KlostEpisodes

SOMEONE PINCH ME, I MUST STILL BE DREAMING AND IF ANYONE'S GOING TO PINCH ME, I WOULDN'T SAY "NO" TO A LARGE GLASS OF CRANBERRY JUICE COCKTAIL BEFOREHAND [holds hand up to illustrate largeness of the glass] #MST3K

Already decided: emergency live watch tonight. It won't start until around midnight because my schedule is trash like that, but I'm 1000% watching K03 tonight.

Wanna see me when I was 17?

dang, the final lost MST3K episode was JUST found at a garage sale, and now it's on YouTube for all to enjoy. watch and be astounded that a 38-year-old VHS recording held up so nicely: youtu.be/u_Z4hnagGLE?...

What do you mean the missing episode of MST3K has finally been found??? This is incredible news youtu.be/u_Z4hnagGLE?...

In 1988, a local Twin Cities UHF station aired a no-budget TV show some comedian friends of mine were making, and you know what, I’m glad they did.

Mark March 20th on your calendars. Today is the day Mystery Science Theater 3000 became complete. Now we can officially make Doctor Who fans jealous.

YOU GUYS!!!!!!! K03 HAS BEEN FOUND!!!!!!!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!!!!! #MST3K #RiffTrax youtu.be/u_Z4hnagGLE?...

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come ⭐️⭐️⭐️ "While the first film had a build of its unexpected surprises and sharp humor, Here I Come uses that film's peaks as the status quo, refusing to go underneath what the previous film did. The only issue is that when you start at the ceiling, you can't escalate."

It's time

The Pout-Pout Fish ⭐️⭐️ "If Finding Nemo were made by a committee of boring people who think they understand the theory of whimsy without having personal imagination, it results in The Pout-Pout Fish."

Fetch me my warrior mumu

My main takeaway with the new Spider-Man trailer is that the Punisher has gotten into so much shit in New York that Peter just calls him "Frank." I don't know why, but that tickled me.

Screen testing the new MST3K setup

Got my copies of Sting of Death and Space Raiders. Had my copy of Deathsport for a good long while. Might do a live blog of one of them this weekend. Don't know when, but I'm pretty excited to check these out.

I expect my new episodes by this time tomorrow. Chop chop.

Wait...there's a NEW MST3K Kickstarter?!?!?!

Now that this year's Oscars are over, It's time to start campaigning heavily for next year's Best Picture favorite: Jackass 5.

The Oscars are over and thank god I never have to think of any of these movies ever again. Cinema Playground Jounal did cross one more Best Picture nominee off with The Secret Agent. Also looks at Reminders of Him, Undertone, and Slanted. mst3krifftrax.blogspot.com/2026/03/cine...

WTFWTFWTFWTF deadline.com/2026/03/nath...

Oscar Winners From Best to Worst: 1. The Girl Who Cried Pearls 2. All the Empty Rooms 3. Sinners 4. Frankenstein 5. Hamnet 6. Weapons 7. The Singers 8. KPop Demon Hunters 9. Avatar: Fire and Ash 10. Sentimental Value 11. Two People Exchanging Saliva 12. One Battle After Another 13. F1

A fan theory saying that all of MST3K is basically the finale of Enterprise. I say run with it.

I'm assuming the omission of Joe Don Baker from the In Memoriam segment has led to riots in the street?

In a stunning upset, somehow Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won Best Picture.

Had to work tonight and I have no desire to watch more asskissing for a movie as mid as One Battle After Another, so I'm not watching the Oscars tonight. Am keeping track of updates on my phone. Frankenstein took home the three awards I wanted, and Amy Madigan won. Night is over. Just end now.

Reminders of Him ⭐️⭐️ "Colleen Hoover is the new Stephen King, said no one ever. But she's getting major film adaptations at an accelerated rate, so she might as well be."

I did some maths for fun and at the end of Season 1 of Starfleet Acadamy, we are currently at 961 episodes of Star Trek.* *This number includes The Cage and Short Treks. I have not considered Very Short Treks and Scouts because they are noncanon and I don't know what to make of them.

Happy Oscar weekend to everyone. Friendly reminder that this is the only nominee that deserves an award: youtu.be/dxpjzOLVRR0?...

It'll drop, but let me enjoy this 100% as long as I can

Bridget and Mary Jo know what the people want!

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (USA, 1927). Director: F. W. Murnau. Stars: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston. #silentfilm #1920s #cinema #film #movie