Best of 3rd Rock From the Sun (DVD)

Posted by admin in TelevisionApr 24th, 2009 | no responses A science-fiction themed sitcom, 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN looks at the absurdity of human behavior and society from an outsider`s perspective. Four alien beings have been transported to earth in order to closely study mankind. Landing in the town of Rutherford, Ohio, each of the quartet takes on a human appearance, forming the

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family: leader Dick (John Lithgow); sophomoric Harry (French Stewart); man-trapped-in-a-woman`s-body, Sally (Kristen Johnston); and eldest member (in the form of a teenage boy), Tommy (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). As they set out to examine the habits of the humans around them, the team experiences human emotions such as love and loss, and encounters many comic misunderstandings from their too-literal readings of human words and actions. Using clever writing and acting rather than gaudy special effects to convey

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3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN was one of television`s most unusual comedy series. This release collects four of the show`s best episodes, including some that were never aired on television.