YMMV / Mystery Science Theater 3000 S10 E09: Hamlet

• Broken Base: Fans are split on whether the choice of a Shakespeare adaptation was an interesting departure from the show's usual sci-fi/horror schtick that offered a completely different set of tropes to make fun of, or if it was a step too far that was too slow and intellectual to offer any entertainment value. This isn't helped by the fact that Hamlet in any form was not a great fit for the show's format.^note The standard movies needed minimal edits to fit into the 90 minute timeslot, and the three host segments tend to work well with the three-act structure of modern movies. Meanwhile, Hamlet has a five-act structure, and a complete production runs at four hours. The adaptation used here had already been edited down to 2½ hours, before getting another 50 minutes of cuts for MST. Such severe abridging makes most plot-hole related riffs seem more than a little hypocritical.
• Harsher in Hindsight: In 2010, Senator Ted Stevens died in a plane crash. So don't assume his bone in "Alas, Poor Who?" was taken from the crash site.