BBC’s Sci-Fi Comedy Hyperdrive
By stephanie - Monday, February 26th, 2007
America can’t top Britain when it comes to the sci-fi parody. The BBC’s latest is Hyperdrive, which I caught quite accidentally on BBC America a few days ago. Not having read anything about it, I had gone into the show quite blind to the premise. It seemed it was a typical motley crew on a space mission sort of thing.
Hyperdrive is no Red Dwarf in terms of laughs. In some respects, it seems more like a regular space opera show with humorous elements. In the episode I watched, the crew had to get ready for a “J-level Inspection,” which is almost impossible to pass. The captain, depressed, handed down his duties to an overzealous subordinate who took dictatorial control of the ship until a riot broke out.
I wasn’t blown away by this. It was enjoyable, but nothing earth-shattering. I’ll definitely watch it again because it is entertaining, and maybe it will grow on me.
P.S. As a yoga person, I did enjoy the yoga parody where the crew were wiggling their butts in yoga class in what they called “puppy” pose.