Quark the Complete Series on DVD
It's amazing what's availble on DVD these days. I never thought I'd see this old series from 1978 again but here it is. Eight episodes on one DVD but it seems watchable enough for this old material.
Richard Benjamin plays Quark and intergalactic garbageman cum unlikely hero commanding a small crew on quirky adventures. His crew includes a "transmute" named Gene/Jean (Tim Thomerson!) who has both male and female chromosomes, a hot set of twin clones named Betty, a living plant named Ficus and a cowardly robot named Andy. He gets his missions from a central command led by (Mork and) Mindy's father Conrad Janis and The Head who isn't unlike Orson from that same series.
It's a comedy that plays somewhat like Galaxy Quest. When the humor falls flat there's at least a fun adventure to fall back on. Sometime the humor is pretty creaky in that 70's sitcom way such as when Gene/Jean goes from speaking like a man to a woman mid-sentence. In the pilot, this is done by the actor using the most flamboyant flaming gay stereotype you've ever heard, later he is dubbed by a woman and by the end even the writers don't want to be bothered with this joke anymore and it's only used in a most cursory manner.
Sometimes like in the best episode which was a timely Star Wars parody it's pretty funny. The laugh track startled me though. Another funny bit is when the logical emotionless Ficus debates logic vs human nature with Quark parodying the classic Kirk/McCoy/Spock exchanges which inevitably end with Quark saying something nonsensical as he gets twisted up in the verbal repartee.
I don't know if I can recommend it to most but if you have a fascination with older or odd stuff or are nostalgic (I was only about 7 when this aired) you might find it worth $15 for this piece of historical hokum. Amazon has it early, it should be out in stores next month.
At times progressive:
But sometimes not, 70's hair (and cameltoe
):
Quark had a living plant before Zhaan (and bitchin' robots too):
Using the Source:
The High Gorgon:
The Head gives the mission briefing:
That's no moon!:
It's amazing what's availble on DVD these days. I never thought I'd see this old series from 1978 again but here it is. Eight episodes on one DVD but it seems watchable enough for this old material.
Richard Benjamin plays Quark and intergalactic garbageman cum unlikely hero commanding a small crew on quirky adventures. His crew includes a "transmute" named Gene/Jean (Tim Thomerson!) who has both male and female chromosomes, a hot set of twin clones named Betty, a living plant named Ficus and a cowardly robot named Andy. He gets his missions from a central command led by (Mork and) Mindy's father Conrad Janis and The Head who isn't unlike Orson from that same series.
It's a comedy that plays somewhat like Galaxy Quest. When the humor falls flat there's at least a fun adventure to fall back on. Sometime the humor is pretty creaky in that 70's sitcom way such as when Gene/Jean goes from speaking like a man to a woman mid-sentence. In the pilot, this is done by the actor using the most flamboyant flaming gay stereotype you've ever heard, later he is dubbed by a woman and by the end even the writers don't want to be bothered with this joke anymore and it's only used in a most cursory manner.
Sometimes like in the best episode which was a timely Star Wars parody it's pretty funny. The laugh track startled me though. Another funny bit is when the logical emotionless Ficus debates logic vs human nature with Quark parodying the classic Kirk/McCoy/Spock exchanges which inevitably end with Quark saying something nonsensical as he gets twisted up in the verbal repartee.
I don't know if I can recommend it to most but if you have a fascination with older or odd stuff or are nostalgic (I was only about 7 when this aired) you might find it worth $15 for this piece of historical hokum. Amazon has it early, it should be out in stores next month.
At times progressive:
But sometimes not, 70's hair (and cameltoe
):
Quark had a living plant before Zhaan (and bitchin' robots too):
Using the Source:
The High Gorgon:
The Head gives the mission briefing:
That's no moon!:
