I was drawn to this as I recognised Tim Russ from Star Trek: Voyager (1995) as is at least one of the special effects guys, and a lot of folks doing reviews don't seem to get what this is so I thought I'd chip in.
This is a failed pilot for a sort of live action cartoon in the manner of something like Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) but I'd guess aimed slightly older. It's full of simple character archetypes and comic book style ideas and action pieces, the villain is even voiced by voice actor Frank Welker using his "Dr. Claw" voice from Inspector Gadget (1983) so it's obviously not aiming to impress any high brow critics, and even though it does make a few jokes clearly aimed at watching Mums and Dads, it's obviously meant for a much younger audience.
It has a lot going for it, decent model work, props, make-up and animatronics, a lot of the creatures look pretty cool, but it's let down a lot by the rather shonky video effects, but I guess they were impressive enough back then.
It's a shame it wasn't picked up as a series, as with a bit more money thrown at the effects and a few script and character tweaks it could have been a fun sci-fi for the younger generation of the time. As it stands, it's just about watchable and I'm pretty sure younger kids would enjoy it.
This is a failed pilot for a sort of live action cartoon in the manner of something like Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) but I'd guess aimed slightly older. It's full of simple character archetypes and comic book style ideas and action pieces, the villain is even voiced by voice actor Frank Welker using his "Dr. Claw" voice from Inspector Gadget (1983) so it's obviously not aiming to impress any high brow critics, and even though it does make a few jokes clearly aimed at watching Mums and Dads, it's obviously meant for a much younger audience.
It has a lot going for it, decent model work, props, make-up and animatronics, a lot of the creatures look pretty cool, but it's let down a lot by the rather shonky video effects, but I guess they were impressive enough back then.
It's a shame it wasn't picked up as a series, as with a bit more money thrown at the effects and a few script and character tweaks it could have been a fun sci-fi for the younger generation of the time. As it stands, it's just about watchable and I'm pretty sure younger kids would enjoy it.