Cleopatra 2525 Part I

Rogers Video Direct recently sent me the first disk of Cleopatra 2525, a short-lived half-hour SF series from 2000. Here's what I thought:

*The show obviously has a large T & A element, what with the three hot chicks running around in brightly-colored skin-tight outfits. A.K.A., tagline "The fight for earth has never been hotter!"

*However, the setting and plot are pretty interesting. Five centuries into the future, humanity has been completely driven underground by an inscrutable alien race into a massive complex hundreds of levels deep . The show's main characters are freedom fighters working for a mysterious boss known only as "The Voice" (a little Charlie's Angels here).

*The show has a good mix of humor but often plays it straight, a lot like fellow Sam Raimi/New Zealand productions Hercules and Xena.

*Special effects are pretty good, with great CGI for the aliens and nice stuntwork (the background sets are often a bit cheap).

*Gina Torres of Firefly fame plays a character not too dissimilar to Zoe.

*The theme song is a classic bit of cheese (see my post below) and will get stuck in your head.