MST3k Fans

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by BruceWayne

I've heard that it's all about distribution rights. Whoever is doing the sets can't get the rights to do a lot of the original ones. Hopefully they are able to eventually

But in Box 4/5's case, it was Warner having just taken over Rhino, and the new TV Boxset division execs not, er...quite backgrounded in their MSTie lore, going with the obvious "Well, like, it was on the Sci-Fi channel!" memory, and being unaware that the '89-'95 Comedy Central/Joel Hodgson years even existed...
Remember quite a bit of poopie hitting the fan with Warner, before they eventually caught on, listened to their fan base and brought more diversity into the sets with #6.