3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun
The high commander of an alien expedition lands on Earth -- what he considers to be the least-important planet -- in human form as Dick Solomon. Along for the ride are his alien compatriots Harry, Sally and Tommy -- who is the eldest of the group but is now angrily trapped in a teen's body.
匚卂尺ㄥ reviewedFebruary 1, 2025
This group of "aliens" to the planet Earth are hilarious. It's difficult to pick out a favorite among them. Of course Dick (whose name is used quite a bit in some riskque episode titles) played by Lithgow is terrific, Sally the lady who is practically an Amazon is great in her role, Harry is one of my favorites simply because he's so goofy and comes out with a profundity every now and then, and Tommy, the oldest among them gets to be the youngest in an Earth body. It fared okay its first season; but then NBC started juggling this show around in its lineup--making something like 17 time slot changes in its six year run--how could it ever get a consistent audience like that? Trust me, unless you're very prudish about some of the risque comments made tongue-in-cheek, you'll split your sides laughing at the antics of this "squad" of aliens trying to learn more about how people live on Earth. I find the later episodes just as funny as the early ones. Had it been placed more prudently by NBC it would have likely been the "Happy Days" or "Seinfeld" of its time. (Incidentally, Newman of Seinfeld, is "Don" in this series--a policeman with a huge attraction to the very tall-legged Sally!). I can watch it on prime video; but I wanted the DVD's because the price was right, and sometimes the server doesn't get through to prime--and I didn't want anything interfering with my weekly or less dosage of 3rd Rock from the Sun.