I caught a marathon of this show on SciFi a few months back.
I'm pretty sure I caught the gist of the show.
First--The Acting.
Awful. I remember Marshall being a particularly bad actor. They couldn't say a line without looking like idiots. I remember the episode where Will gets zapped by a yellow crystal. That was some of the worst television acting I've ever seen.
Also, those little monkey people are very bad actors as well. What were they?... Pylons?...
Second--The Scripts.
Bad again. Almost so bad it's good, but it's... not. Every episode ended in a cheesy unfunny joke. And the dialog was always choppy, poorly said, and corny.
Third--The Special Effects.
Ha... the shows one redeeming quality...
These are indeed so bad they're good. From puppets to claymation reused from every episode, these are indeed the worst special effects I've ever seen.
You should also expect a lot of still-image backgrounds, bad picture control, and picture-in-picture graphics.
Fourth--The Stories
I'll be honest. Most of the stories are not bad. Although... I remember once... A caveman miner is lost in the land, and when the gang walks in his cave, he holds a match over his cannon and says "Freeze!" or something like that... lol!!!
And, of course, the stories eventually got tired...
Fifth--The Characters
Marshall, Will, and Holly were immaterial. Their characters were stale, bland, predictable. Will was a intellectual, the children were typical brother and sister, and the monkey people were annoying.
Overview--
The show is not good.
Still... with it's bad acting, cheesy characters, low budget special effects, and lazy stories, it has an undeniable charm...
And that is why I will watch it the next time there is a marathon on SciFi. That is why I will watch it. It is worth watching, with all the awfulness included, if only for the camp value. Watch it. Appreciate the bad music. The special effects. Watch it, and remember...
I'm pretty sure I caught the gist of the show.
First--The Acting.
Awful. I remember Marshall being a particularly bad actor. They couldn't say a line without looking like idiots. I remember the episode where Will gets zapped by a yellow crystal. That was some of the worst television acting I've ever seen.
Also, those little monkey people are very bad actors as well. What were they?... Pylons?...
Second--The Scripts.
Bad again. Almost so bad it's good, but it's... not. Every episode ended in a cheesy unfunny joke. And the dialog was always choppy, poorly said, and corny.
Third--The Special Effects.
Ha... the shows one redeeming quality...
These are indeed so bad they're good. From puppets to claymation reused from every episode, these are indeed the worst special effects I've ever seen.
You should also expect a lot of still-image backgrounds, bad picture control, and picture-in-picture graphics.
Fourth--The Stories
I'll be honest. Most of the stories are not bad. Although... I remember once... A caveman miner is lost in the land, and when the gang walks in his cave, he holds a match over his cannon and says "Freeze!" or something like that... lol!!!
And, of course, the stories eventually got tired...
Fifth--The Characters
Marshall, Will, and Holly were immaterial. Their characters were stale, bland, predictable. Will was a intellectual, the children were typical brother and sister, and the monkey people were annoying.
Overview--
The show is not good.
Still... with it's bad acting, cheesy characters, low budget special effects, and lazy stories, it has an undeniable charm...
And that is why I will watch it the next time there is a marathon on SciFi. That is why I will watch it. It is worth watching, with all the awfulness included, if only for the camp value. Watch it. Appreciate the bad music. The special effects. Watch it, and remember...