Graham Williams (1) (1945–1990)

An evil corporation has enslaved the human race on Pluto.

Cartoonish fun. It's great to see Leela finally kick some ass. She gets to go into full on action hero mode. One of the better of the classic series. It's a relief, after watching so many bad Doctor Who episodes in a row, to see a really good one. I was starting to forget why I liked the show. You don't need a budget to make a great TV show - but you do need a writer.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: show more C
Special effects/design: D
Acting: B
Music: C

Enjoyment: B

GPA: 2.4/4 show less

An ancient spaceship crew has been pursuing another ship for 100,000 years.

A pretty shoddy episode, but with some interesting science fiction behind it.

Concept: A
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: C
Pacing: C
Cinematography: F
Special effects/design: F
Acting: C
Music: D

Enjoyment: C plus

GPA: 1.8/4

Four scientists (two of which are up to no good with a "time scanner") find a 12-million-year-old skull.

My synopsis sounds much more interesting than the actual story turned out to be. What briefly promised to be science fiction quickly devolved into one of the more melodramatic and cornier of the gothic horror stories. Baker's shenanigans save it, but only just barely.

A would-be war-like planet makes sacrifices to a minotaur-ish alien in exchange for technology.

There are a lot of nice silly bits (this is from Douglas Adams' season as script editor, and it shows), but otherwise it's crap.

Concept: D
Story: D
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: D
Acting: D
Music: C

Enjoyment: C plus

GPA: 1.7/4