Its a neat idea, right?
The concept is rich with potential, but its surprising just how underused its been.
However, in the US, it was dumped in late-night slots, where it withered and faded away.
One stand-out episode remainsTime To Kill, which follows Brogans quest to track down and apprehend a time-travelling killer.
Much of the series success is rooted in the characters likeability.
The alien characters were also given familiar human traits.
Slomo was a cute robotic administrator in the vein of R2D2.
Even though this is the twentieth anniversary, it seems unclear whether any special re-releases are forthcoming.