I can still remember the first time I tuned into red Dwarf all those years ago - and thought what on earth is this? But like a lot of really clever and different programs - it quickly grew on me and it's still as funny today no matter how many times I or my kids watch them. The same applies to Hyperdrive. I think it is really clever and funny. The mundanely English subtext and oddball characters are brilliant. Jeffers the rebel who wants so badly to be taken seriously then when he assumes responsibility for the ship, goes completely out of control.York the anal retentive with a military complex - who loves to take control and sets about declaring an "indigo" alert!. Sandstrum as the enhance - a really original bit of SCI FI technology and speaking of which the SGI is really top notch for a comedy series.Seriously Hyperdrive was definitely good enough to justify a third 3rd series. It's just so wonderfully EnglishABC Radio Perth WA

It got better, and it keeps getting better. 'Hello Queppo' was hilarious, and 'Asteroid' brilliant.One of the most memorable scenes is Teal and York jockeying to push the button that destroys the Swiftian civilization on Queppo as the captain pines for his alien love interest. Freeking hilarious. Another great moment, crewman Jeffers entering the rehabilitation chamber and being bombarded with images of kittens playing with balls of yarn. I almost split my gut laughing at that one. If Hyperdrive keeps up at this pace it will join 'Coupling', 'South Park', 'Family Guy(OK, I've revealed myself too much on that one) ,' and 'The Office' in the uncluttered pantheon of truly funny TV sitcoms. BTW whenever I find myself watching too much of the above comedies on my Tivo, a line from 'Hyperdrive' comes to mind: "Remember, lager is not food. Please eat food with your lager."

I've watched three episodes so far on BBC America and love it. The characters are likable and special effects pretty good for a comedy. Along with Doctor Who, Galactica and the Stargate series, this is about all the sci-fi space shows I watch. My wife enjoys all the others but she's not warmed up to Hyperdrive, thinking it is too much "man" humor, in the same vein as Three Stooges comedy which I love but she doesn't. Maybe the show will be more popular with males? I'll keep watching the reviews here to see if gender makes a difference in the likes/dislikes. Seems that so many BBC America series only have short runs of 4 or 5 episodes, I hope Hyperdrive is an exception to that precedent. None of the actors were known to me before but they all seem to click well in their roles. I hope it enjoys a long run!

i loved this series of Hyperdrive, it was a new experience for British television and i think that although the acting was a little wooden we can forgive this just for the presence of nick frost, a legend amongst actors i agree and disagree with the comment left before i believe it was an excellent idea and was a good television program, one which differed so much from the typical American television shows that have become part of our nationality, i believe that shows like scrubs are taking over our television, although they are funny the American producers do not understand what British comedy is and that is mostly irony. This show proves that British comedy is still alive and fighting back slowly but surely against the humourless American shows. i am a great fan of British comedy as you can tell already, and i believe that shows like this are a credit to our society, i will definitely be buying this series and any other that follow on DVD.