Rachel Temple If you're a fan of British comedies, you'll love this show. It takes a little getting into but the characters are silly and the feel is almost always awkward, which makes for a good laugh pretty often. It helps if you're a fan of Nick Frost's type of humor, too. If you're a fan of shows like the Office, the IT Crowd, Spaced, etc, you'll like this show. Also, IT ISN'T RED DWARF! I hadn't seen red dwarf until after I watched this show. Just because they're British in space, doesn't mean you can go on comparing it to what Americans think of as the only other British space show. It's more like if you took The Office and set it on a spaceship. And contrary to another review I read, the hubby and I laughed out loud many times watching Hyperdrive. Don't go into it expecting a brilliant show, but give it a chance, it might surprise you!

ehabich Only a few days ago I got hold of a boxed Season 1&2 DVD set of Hyperdrive.Since then I've been watching this funny, upbeat comedy with it's Star Trek elements, and the best that British comedy can offer (to a German, anyways).I've been looking forward to see a third, fourth and infinite amount of comedy seasons of Hyperdrive, to brighten up my days.And now, to my great disappointment, I learn that the BBC want's to discontinue the series. Apparently not enough Britishers are watching it.I'm very sad to see this great concept go, which, admittedly, has absolutely nothing to do with Red Dwarf. Thank goodness I say, because Hyperdrive is so much better, in its way, although the two comedies can not really be compared.Hyperdrive has more of an alternate concept of a future, comedic, indeed, funny and irreverent.Please let Hyperdrive live! shouts this lone German fan, long before the first dubbed versions of the show made it to the German TV screens. The collective groan of yet to be disappointed German future fans may reverberate back in time forever...Live Hyperdrive, live...!

jules (ronansdad) the BBC has the unique method of funding by taxation, which is great when they make great television, Life on Mar, Life on Earth, Dr Who and even Red Dwarf but to spend money on something so unfunny is a waste.Sure its not always a good idea to compare like for similar but what made most of the Red Dwarf series great t.v. was narrative, plot development and characterisation, the laughs only come when the proper work of narrative has been done. Despite good actors, reasonable special effects and a reasonable budget it simply fails because the basics are overlooked. it is simply a sketch show with no structure. I watch it for the instruction it gives in getting it right. Is BBC Manchester just full of yes men/women who have no desire to create and think Hyperdrive is worth the money spent on it?

atomius Hyperdrive features the adventures of a group of space traveling promoters of Britain to the universe. They use the Camden Lock spacecraft as a portable propaganda machine and strike up trade deals with the alien 'peoples' of other planets.This is a truly brilliant comedy, and combines excellent 3D graphics and prosthetics with a ripping sense of humor and excellent acting. The cast couldn't be more well suited to heir roles as British advertisers and the humor is well entrenched within the flush performance. The plots, however insensible and ridiculous, are quite captivating, with a sci-fi/comedy cross you can't beat.Truly this is one of britcoms finest recent productions. The laughs of Little Britain with the sophistication of South Park are combined to make a worthy show indeed.