This looks like a Saturday Night Life show funny remake of a sci fi show, but missing the backstage laughs
928721
After hearing all the hype about this show I tried to watch it, first episode feels like a crazy sci fi show from nickelodeon in the 90s. Second episode the same with worst special effects, the story doesn't even makes sense. I can't understand the corny childish writing, bad acting of the girl, bad story, bad effects, not good looking actors, somebody please explain me, what the heck is going on. I do like sci fi series and movies so what am I missing? Maybe the 1960s show makes more sense?
3076629
This was a good show but in no way lived up to the promise and potential of the old series. What is sadly lacking in these updates - Yes, I am aware this is a dressed up clone of another Spotnitz series - is a sense of humor. Even at his most morose, Duchovny's character was able to lob a couple of fast ones at Scully which would be received with her standard deadpan scowl. The original Kolchak did not take itself too seriously and Spotnitz and crew could learn a lesson or two from that. All things considered, there were a handful of fine episodes in it's short run. Unfortunately, while Townsend and Union are photogenic they both lack the nuances of a great character actor like McGavin. It probably isn't fair to examine either of the two series through the prism of thirty years of change but the original series has a charm all its own which will not be easily emulated by modern refashioning and atmospheric camera work. It may be time to put this genre to bed until someone has something unique to say.
2010086
Okay, you have to know from the actors involved, title, and cover that it is gonna be a bit cheesey but fun.  I thought it was okay and was typical of this bunch of comedic actors.  A little slow at times, and really not enough comedy to peak the deep belly laugh, more of an occasional 'chuckle' and 'roll of the eyes' approach.  Probably a good time-killer on a Sunday afternoon when you have absolutely nothing else to do.
317433
A kind hearted but poor clerk with a mean boss and lazy wife
meets a friendly spirit which helps him become a new man.
Unlike films like many of the films with a supernatural element
this one cuts back on the action and scares in favour of humour.
In style I would describe it as an asian version of South Park as there is running gag involving a magic penis which makes the film worth seeing.  The poor production values in the set design, costumes and special effect let stop me from giving this
 fun film more than 2 stars.
2701930
It wasn't as funny as i expected it be like the television series. I guess i just to watch the tv reruns.
691606
After series 7, series co creator and writer Doug Naylor decided to take the show back to it's roots with series 8. First setting it back on Red Dwarf and reviveing the entire original crew. There are some great comedy moments in this season but most of the time i felt as though i was watching a half arsed version of the great comedy classic. You would think with Rimmer and Holly back along with the Skutters that the show would go right back to it's comedy roots but unfortunatly it all seems wrong somehow. The jokes don't feel as witty or as clever as the other series, in fact i found some of the jokes to be embarassing and painfully unfunny. All in all series 8 is a big let down. Thankfully the BBC appeared to have delivered the goods once again with the DVD extras so it's not all bad news and there are some good episodes in here such as 'Cassandra' and 'Krytie TV' which are two of my personal favourites from this season.
4287161
This show is hilarious in a cringeworthy sort of way! I think its look at Hollywood blows Entourage (probably the silliest show ever made) away! It's a shame they canceled it.
1611918
This is not a criticism of the show, it's more that it has been surpassed by a phenomenal version of itself. There are a lot of similarities between the two, but I prefer the "buddy" aspect of the new show versus the "star and supporting cast" of the older. Still a show I'll watch a lot of episodes of, however.
67842
When I first saw this season, I was disappointed and compared it to other seasons in a negative way.  Maybe it is the passage of time but watching the DVD set for the first time, I found many jokes I hadn't noticed before and found the show hilarious.  Guess it wasn't as showy and more subtle than other seasons but not too subtle.  I'm still wondering where the cell phone was located.
3853099
Not really my kinda show. I can see the kinda humor they are kinda aiming for. If you really like that thing where other suffer over the mundane and blow them out of proportion then its the show for you. That is all the appeal I can see.
1124320
this was a blink and you miss it show, well i didn't blink so i saw it. not that great this story of police or rangers in space is goofy fun and sometimes ever good , but for the most part unless your into sci-fi you will not like it. if you like silly sci-fi shows this may be worth looking at
1498713
This audio has a fantastic concept: As Orson Welles' War of the Worlds broadcast sends New York into a panic, the Doctor and Charley are faced with a real alien invasion.

Sadly, it doesn't live up to its full potential.

The story, complete with bad film noir dialog, is played for laughs.  The script is loaded with stereotypes, but the cast (which includes Simon Pegg) has the comedic chops to just about carry it off.

Bottom line, it is rather silly and not as nearly good as it could be.

3 stars.
2657014
The sexual politics of this series is feels dated and very British.  You will soon be able to anticipate 90% of the jokes before you even hear them: the woman paranoid about wrinkles, the man obsessed with breasts, the man worried about being outdone by his date's vibrator, etc.  The second episode details one of the most charmless first dates ever recorded on tape, in a way that really captures the feel of the series: Susan and Steve discuss whether they will have sex that night as though they are talking about the weather.  After a certain, presumably socially-dictated amount of time spent chatting, Susan announced that it's time for them to have sex.  This isn't supposed to be funny for being so weird--it's played as though completely normal.  Susan actually leaves Steven in the bedroom to spend time in the bathroom "preparing" before the two get it on for the very first time.  It would be as though our parents were transported into our Gen X bodies, displaying all their anxiety and self-consciousness about sex in a setting where it just doesn't fit.  The dialogue of this series is occasionally very witty, and the Jeff character can be brilliant (his extended scene speaking "Hebrew" is truly terrific), but mostly the jokes are just old.  If you're looking for a fresh, hilarious, irreverent, sensitive (albeit also unrealistic), comedy about modern sex, rent the Sex in the City DVDs instead.
1417370
[IN FACT 2.5 STARS]  If you find a MTV movie with Carmen Electra playing herself, called 'Monster Island,' you know you  cannot take it seriously.  When it is made with unknown actors, and directed by the person whose previous work is 'Wild Things 2,' you just don't expect too much.  Surprisingly, however, 'Monster island' is not all bad; in fact, acting is fairly good, and if you get what the film is trying to do, the cheesy special effects would not be a big embarrassment.

'Monster Island' is not a horror; it's more like a parody of those B-films made in the 50s, which featured big bugs or monsters that attack humans.  In this MTV version, the characters come to an isolated island somewhere in the ocean (near that famous mysterious triangle, maybe).  They have a party and concert (of Carmen Electra), but a red big ant-like bug makes a havoc there, and it snatches Carmen and flies away to the mountain.

Now it's the time for the stock characters to rescue her, including Josh and his ex-girlfriend Maddy, followed by opportunist TV crew thinking that this is going to be a reality TV show (how about 'Survivors'?).  Their adventures include several fights against bugs, and an encounter with a strange scientist played by Adam West.  La La Vasquez and Nick Carter appear as themselves, but the time allotted to them is too short.

As the name of Adam West's character suggests (he is called Dr. Harryhausen), the film is partly a tribute to old-fashioned monster flicks, as 'Spy Kids 2' is.  The monsters are of cheap, cheesy kind, low-tech fake creatures powered by humans hiding outside the frame of the camera.

Though there are some funny moments, and actors are doing good jobs (considering the low-budget situation), the film lacks brio that would have made it more enjoyable.  Another director like Robert Rodriguez would have imbued energy into the ordinary story, but here Jack Perez directs everything in an autopilot fashion, missing every opportunity to liven the whole things up.  When a certain green 'thing' comes up from a swamp, it is a good chance to do some comedy, or something.  However, 'Monster Island' lets the great chance slip away, only showing a feebly done, not-so-funny set-piece.

Intentionally made cheesy and corny, 'Monster Island' might be a good choice if you have nothing to do.  Otherwsie, you might skip it, and watch much better 'Eight Legged Freak' instead.
3760837
This set of three episodes from the show's first season captures that season's ernest side with mixed results.  It still seems hard to believe that "Space 1999" only lasted two seasons (mindful that the second season was stretched out over two years in the UK) and that the entire tone of the show was revamped in season two - more exotic aliens, a younger heroic figure in place of staid and sage Barry Morse and even Catherine Schell as the lovely (when she wasn't shape-shifting) alien, Maya.
SERIES BACKGROUND: The show follows the adventures of the Alphans, unlucky inhabitants of a human base on the moon.  In "Breakaway", nuclear waste stored on the moon spontaneously explodes, blasting the moon out of orbit and into a wider cosmos.
On This tape:
In "Alpha Child", the Alphan's worries are briefly allayed by the birth of the first native lunar-born human.  Joy is tempered when the child begins exhibiting strange signs....of something.  This started as one of the serious episodes though with Julian Glover running around the base in what looks like a toga, it looks more like a season-2 episode.  The mystery and resolution are way too pat and unsatisfying, and this is the low point of the tape.
"Last Sunset" is a more sensitive episode, briefly liberating the Alphans from the confines of their base.  When Alpha appears to near orbit of another alien world, the planet sends a fleet of small probes to give the moon an atmosphere.  The effects on our heroes of their new-found freedom seem poignant, especially when you know it won't last - even the closing shots seem wonderfully fleshed out, as the sun sets on the moon one last time.
"Voyager's Return" has the Alphan's sharing an unwelcome reunion with the Queller probe, a huge, unmanned spaceship powered by a revolutionary engine that destroys anything it comes in contact with.  Getting past the implausibility of the premise (the dangers of the engine were realized before it was launched; you'd think that with the research and money spent, they would have realized its destructive potential before it was given a chance to endanger anybody), this was a pretty compelling idea.  Confronting the despised Professor Queller (who, luckily enough, was staying on Alpha at "Breakaway" under an assumed name), the Alphans learn to forgive him for the destruction he unwittingly caused with his engine, and narrowly avert extinction when the probe nears the moon.  Unfortunately for our heroes, theirs is not the only cross Queller has to bear, and the probe itself is not alone when it passes near the moon.
2509080
Highly self-indulgent, fast paced writing. (Let's mention dildo a third time.) Lots of "in" jokes. Too many stereotypical characters. If you've ever attended a live comedy show with a low-brow audience, these are the types of characters, situations and crude humor that work well. There has been some brilliant work done in this vein. This, somehow, does not rise to that level..

I'm sure that this will win many Emmy's because the standard for TV humor is pretty low in general. Maybe if I had been drunk or stoned or saw it with a "guffaw" type audience, I would have enjoyed it more. As it is, I hope that everyone gets wealthy from it, but It's not for me.
2165222
The show hasn't lived up to it's potential as it's aged.  It still has some excellent skits, but for the most point it falls short of producing the kind humor it's really capable of with the cast and guest stars that it produces.  Cute but not always funny.