Should you watch 3rd Rock from the Sun?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
3rd Rock from the Sun
Series · 1996
The high commander of an alien expedition lands on Earth -- what he considers to be the least-important planet -- in human form as Dick Solomon. Along for the ride are his alien compatriots Harry, Sally and Tommy -- who is the eldest of the group but is now angrily trapped in a teen's body.
The sides of 3rd Rock from the Sun
- Aliens posing as a family in Ohio
- John Lithgow as a commander turned professor
- The oldest officer stuck in a teenager's body
3rd Rock from the Sun is good for you if…
- you like aliens getting everything about humans wrong.
- you like a sitcom with a giant head giving orders from space.
- you like John Lithgow at his most unhinged.
3rd Rock from the Sun is bad for you if…
- six seasons is too much for you.
- you find 1990s sitcoms dated.
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