tallguy98366

I watched this show with my kids and got hooked on it. The scripts were a lot more intelligent and adult then I expected and the characters were fleshed out quite well. I had not gotten so drawn into a show since the original Star Trek went off the air. The computer graphics were impressive for the time and I did not find the bad guys corny or trite. In fact, they were almost sympathetic. The episode where the blind woman was kidnapped by Soaron and given her sight was incredible and quite memorable. I thought the controversy over the toys was absurd. My kids loved them and I found them to be sturdy and fun. I bought some unopened toys and gave them to my kids. Maybe someday they'll be worth something.

I was pleased to find that I had videotaped all of the shows and am now digitizing them. I need to build a good show opener and end credits (I was not too great on the pause button) and the transfer is not so hot but the tape is nearly 20 years old so I was happy to get what I got. I loved watching the Captain and his sturdy crew kick butt once again. I hope this gets released to DVD.

OK, so it was not the best attempt and perhaps the subject matter did not leave much room for development. But I kind of liked this little fill in show. It started with a parade and some clumsy kids then showed a guy in a VW bug at at a gas pump surrounded by desert. I have just finished converting the 5 and a half episodes I could find on some old tapes to DVD and the one episode that I really loved came through...the guilt ridden Santa show. This was one of the most hilarious Christmas shows I have ever seen. It seems when the bombs dropped, Santa panicked and locked Mrs. Claus out of the bunker. Now he is torn by guilt and becomes a pain in the butt for the hapless survivors in the farm house. Great stuff. OK, so it was may have been a poorly done rip off of Gilligan's Island. You had the liberal, the spoiled rich Republican, the stupid hot chick, the frustrated mid aged gal, the urbane black guy (Rembrandt Brown from Sliders) and the homeless guy. Comparisons can be made to the island bound folks. While they did make a good will attempt to entertain I think it was doomed from the start due to built in limitations. But it was diverting, as these quickie Fox shows go,and I would like to see it on DVD someday. After all, look at how popular the 6 episodes of Police Squad are.