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.

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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.

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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.