My favourite film of all time is Galaxy Quest. It's funny, clever and it parodies sci-fi conventions in a very informed way (anyone that's ever been to a proper convention knows what I mean). So whenever I see a sci-fi comedy I always buy it. I'm also a big fan of Red Dwarf, so the potential of another similar styled British comedy was really appealing. I've also seen Hyperdrive too, but like most things recently coming out of the BBC it had promise but never lived up to expectation.

I must be honest, I very nearly turned Starhyke off after the first episode. I can see the difficulties in writing about a world with no emotion in a comedic way - there are a few jokes and it does have a couple of places that draw a smile here and there, but it's never really 'laugh out loud' funny. Thankfully, I persevered and I'm very glad I did. The second episode was much funnier and the characters begin to become more real. You can also tell that the actors got on as they obviously had a lot of fun making the series. Seeing Claudia Christian dressed up as Manga character Sailor Moon was hilarious, especially with the pseudo Japanese she and Doctor Striker are speaking. I knew Suanne Braun was a singer as well as an actress, but she has an amazing voice and it's such a shame that the scene she sings in was only about ten seconds long.

The series gets better and better, by the final episode you are truly hooked and I've been trawling the internet for clues to what happens to the characters after the cliff-hanger ending. Jeremy Bulloch as Doctor Striker steals the show - he is the comedy glue that sticks the whole thing together. He has many of the funniest lines (and scenes), and without doubt, he's the best drunk I've ever seen on TV. I want to buy a CD of the song "Grandma get you feet off the table and give the cheese a chance" that's a song I'd like to hear Jeremy singing!

All in all, this is a great series. The budget obviously wasn't as much as other sci-fi series like doctor who or Battlestar Galactica, but I don't think it matters. It's an enjoyable comedy and once you get past the not-so-funny first episode it really goes from strength to strength. The space scenes are really well done, as is most of the FX and CGI in the series. The holoscreens are really cool, I'd give up my I-Phone for one of those any day.

Well done to whoever made the show and lets hope there's a second series coming soon (I really need to know what happens next!!!)

Starhyke isn't the best show you'll ever see. but it's not the worst either. Give it a try, at least the people that made it got off their backsides and tried to make something truly original - for that alone we should support it.