Andrew O’Hehir of Salon.com reviews Vol. 16.

And speaking of DVD sets, a bunch of people alerted us today to an e-mail they got from Amazon today. It went a little something…like this.

Greetings from Amazon.com.

We are sorry to report that the following item is no longer available
from our supplier:

Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume XVII

However, we have learned that a substitute is available under a
different item number. You may link directly to the product details
page for the substitute item using the URL below:

Substitute: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0030ATZHQ

The unavailable item has been cancelled from your order. If you would
like to purchase the substitute item, please visit our web site to
place a new order.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for shopping
at Amazon.com.

Sincerely,

Customer Service Department
Amazon.com

Now, here’s the kicker: the price at this new URL is not the previous $41.99 but $56.49. Yeesh.

What this means, we think, is that if you’ve already pre-ordered Vol. 17 using our URL, we’re not getting anything from that order.
Now, we totally understand if you are going to look to other retailers, but if you are sticking with Amazon, we would like to request that you use THIS LINK to reorder. Thanks.