This is, quite simply, one of the worst programs I have seen in a very long time. Others had compared it to Red Dwarf, and since I am a fan of that show I thought I'd give it a shot - however, I now wish I'd simply thrown my money down the nearest toilet and saved three hours of my life.
The humor seems to consist purely of the actors pulling musical hall faces in order to emphasize tired, lame gags. While shows such as Red Dwarf (or even the much-maligned Hyperdrive) use quirky characters to engage the viewer, it seems that characterization is as alien a concept as the subject matter to whoever wrote this. You'd be hard pressed to find a more one dimensional group anywhere. The actors themselves (some of whom must have been guilted into doing this mess over a bar bat at a convention) seem to realize there's not much that can done with the material provided, resulting in performances that would be surpassed at an infants' school nativity play.
The CGI is adequate, but, considering these kinds of effects are now pretty common place, it's hardly a reason to buy this series. The actual sets do look as cheap as if they've been knocked up in half an hour out of plywood and cardboard in the producers garage, and so it doesn't seem as if the budget for this thing was that large at all - in fact, it looks (and in some cases, sounds, since the dialogue recording quality is very spotty) like a glorified fan film.
The fact that none one broadcaster seem to want to touch this monstrosity with a ten foot pole probably says it all.
The humor seems to consist purely of the actors pulling musical hall faces in order to emphasize tired, lame gags. While shows such as Red Dwarf (or even the much-maligned Hyperdrive) use quirky characters to engage the viewer, it seems that characterization is as alien a concept as the subject matter to whoever wrote this. You'd be hard pressed to find a more one dimensional group anywhere. The actors themselves (some of whom must have been guilted into doing this mess over a bar bat at a convention) seem to realize there's not much that can done with the material provided, resulting in performances that would be surpassed at an infants' school nativity play.
The CGI is adequate, but, considering these kinds of effects are now pretty common place, it's hardly a reason to buy this series. The actual sets do look as cheap as if they've been knocked up in half an hour out of plywood and cardboard in the producers garage, and so it doesn't seem as if the budget for this thing was that large at all - in fact, it looks (and in some cases, sounds, since the dialogue recording quality is very spotty) like a glorified fan film.
The fact that none one broadcaster seem to want to touch this monstrosity with a ten foot pole probably says it all.