MSTie, rarely spelled MiSTie, is a term for a fan of the show Mystery Science Theater 3000

Mystery Science Theater 3000

Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....

. It is generally pronounced "misty".

It was coined by analogy to the term Trekkie

Trekkie

A Trekkie or Trekker is a fan of the Star Trek franchise, or of specific television series or films within that franchise.-History:In 1967, science fiction editor Arthur W...

, however it is not contested as derogatory. MSTies wear the label as a badge of pride, and it gained Best Brains

Best Brains

Best Brains, Inc. is an entertainment company based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. It is best known for its creation and production of the comedy/sci-fi television program Mystery Science Theater 3000, aka MST3K . The company ceased producing the program in 1999 and closed its studio...

' seal of approval with the 1996 publication of the Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Amazing Colossal Episode Guide.

MSTie lead to the creation of the verb MSTing

MSTing

MSTing or MiSTing is a method of mocking a show in the style of the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 and, in particular, is a form of fan fiction in which writers mock other works by inserting humorous comments, called "riffs", into the flow of dialogue and events.- Style :In...

 (or misting) in the fanfiction community. MSTing is the practice of writing a meta-fic (a fanfiction about a fanfiction) in which the author's characters comment on a fic written by another. MSTie fics imitate the style of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 programs: the commentators are usually three in number (sometimes they are MST3K characters), the fic opens with an introductory dialogue or situation which continues as a mini-plot during several "intermission" sequences (between blocks of the riffed fanfic), and comes to a conclusion at the end. MSTie fics are written in transcript format.