The scenario is about an evil scientist and his assistant having sent one of their workers into space onto an orbiting spaceship and forcing him to watch bad movies, and the worker has built several robots for company. Each episode the worker, Joel Robinson, and four robots are all watching a movie screen with a different movie, mostly old low-budget movies from the past, and they make snide remarks as they watch, as well as having interludes where they have comic interactions with each other.
But the problem is, the targets are too easy. Yes, watching bad movies for laughs is old hat, but these are mostly low budget movies that are meant to be silly entertainment rather than serious dramas. One is reminded of Dr. Demento and how he features some interesting or clever old songs and comedy recordings, but a lot of those that are simply stupid. And some of the show's jokes are clever, but plenty fall flat. The show only was successful as it was because of its novelty value, not because it was so tremendously witty.
But the problem is, the targets are too easy. Yes, watching bad movies for laughs is old hat, but these are mostly low budget movies that are meant to be silly entertainment rather than serious dramas. One is reminded of Dr. Demento and how he features some interesting or clever old songs and comedy recordings, but a lot of those that are simply stupid. And some of the show's jokes are clever, but plenty fall flat. The show only was successful as it was because of its novelty value, not because it was so tremendously witty.
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