JOHN CRICHTON, an astronaut trying to fly at unprecedented speeds,
accidently enters a wormhole and ends up on a sentient starcraft, MOYA, filled
with unjustly imprisoned aliens. He also accidently kills the brother of a
high-ranking official, CRAIS, of the government that has imprisoned the
aliens. The aliens come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and personalities, some
humanoid, some bizarre. Moya and her passengers fly from one planet to another
trying to find a safe haven and to escape Crais, who wants revenge.
Of the three episodes I watched, each one after the first
was separate and complete. The plots are bland and generally not credible. The
characters are stereotyped and one dimensional, and include a blowhard, an
aggressive soldier, a mystic and various others. I couldn't get interested in
any of them, except the sexy blue woman, and she didn't see to be in any danger
more serious than bad exhaustion.
The writers may be trying to copy Star Trek, but if so,
they're failing. The series was nominated for a prime time Emmy, but I don't
know why.
The music is forgettable.
So far, I've returned only two DVDs without finishing them. This
was one.
I give it ++ - it will get your pulse up to a walk. If you see it, let me know what you think.
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