3rd Rock from the Sun

GOD do I love this show!!!

So here is the run down.

3rd Rock from the Sun aired in 1996 and ran until 2001. The brilliant stars of the show are John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jane Curtin, Simbi Khali, and Wayne Knight.

Four aliens come to Earth in order to observe human behavior. Dick Solomon (Lithgow) is the High Commander of the wayward team, Sally (Johnston) is the Security Officer, Tommy (Gordon-Levitt) is the Informations Officer, and Harry (Stewart) is well..... he's Harry. 

The four were only supposed to stay on the planet for a few weeks, but the mission gets extended when Dick falls for the lovely anthropology professor Dr. Mary Albright (Curtin). 

The hilarity continues as Dick and the gang learn about human emotions and key human aspects of life such as Birthdays, Cultural Differences and Sex. 

As you may know by now, I love this show! I have seen every episode and secretly wish that more will appear someday. The production of this show is fabulous. I love the set, the costumes, the script, and the cast. In truth, I have nothing bad to say about this show other than the fact that it has ended. I think that Lithgow is one of the best comedic actors to have ever graced television. He is the glue which holds the show together.

If you know me at all, then you know that I love a good love story! Dick and Mary are the perfect couple. He is "out of this world" and she is a boozy, smart woman in her prime who is looking for more than just a physical relationship.

The dynamic of the strict butt kicking woman, Sally, and Harry, the odd ball, is glorious. Harry's dimwittedness is never over played or over emphasized, but is given the perfect amount of punch lines and attention. And Sally's masculine facade is over shadowed by her exploration into the mind of a women. This is seen when Sally and Officer Don (Knight) unite to become a unlikely couple.

And of course where would we be without Tommy. The old man trapped in the human body of a teenager, lusting over volleyball players and learning the ways of high school "women". Gordon-Levitt did an amazing job at his young age and has grown up to be a Hotty!

Overall I would rank this as one of the best sitcoms. It will make you laugh, cry and then laugh again. If you haven't seen 3rd Rock from the Sun, please take a chance and explore the adventures of the Solomon's.

Episodes are available on Netflix, Hulu and Youtube

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