Sometimes I Actually Love the Sci Fi Channel

Normally, I think the Sci Fi Channel is just awful. They have some good original shows, but then they go and ruin it all by adding the ECW to their line-up. How is wrestling science fiction? I have no idea. Then there are times when I think the Sci Fi Channel is the greatest thing ever, like this morning, when I was randomly flipping through the channels, tryint to find something to watch on this lazy Sunday morning. That's when I came across Alien Apocalypse.

Jackpot!

There is no better way to spend a lazy Sunday than by watching a Bruce Campbell movie. Campbell plays a doctor who returns from a 40-year NASA mission with a group of other astronauts to find that the Earth has been conquered by cheesy looking, bug-like aliens. I don't think I'm giving anything away by saying that Bruce, naturally, becomes the leader of the oppressed humans and frees them from the aliens. It's what he does. And of course, he does it all with the typical Bruce Campbell humor.

I love cheesy alien movies. I also love how crappy the production values are, as well as the fact that almost all the the supporting actors seem to be dubbed. (The movie was apparently filmed in Bulgaria, so I'm guessing the dubbing was about covering up all the Bulgarian accents, or even the Bulgarian language.) I think the theory behing movies like this is, "We have Bruce Campbell. We don't actually need it to be good." They're right. Bruce Campbell makes everything better.

Renee O'Connor is also in the movie. I don't know if I was ready to see Gabrielle and Autolycus hook up, but it was cool to see her.

Finally, since I am talking about the awesomeness of Bruce Campbell, I want to let everyone know that the complete series of both The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. and Jack of All Trades come out on DVD on July 18. While Jack of all Trades was exactly what you woppould expect from the people behind Hercules and Xena, entertaining but by no means great, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. was a very underrated show cancelled before its time. Personally, I'm planning to rent Jack and buy Brisco. I suggest that everyone at least check them both out, purely for the Bruce Campbell factor. For some older Bruce Campbell recs, everyone must see Bubba Ho-Tep and read If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor.