"Space Rangers"

1993-1994
Space-action eye candy that didn't aspire to be more. Second-rate, but with enough charm and potential to make its first-season cancellation a shame. It follows the adventures of a starship crew of Rangers on the fringes of the known galaxy, where resources are stretched thin. Jeff Kaake (VIPER) plays the cranky captain with a heart of gold. Marjorie Monaghan (BABYLON 5) is the tough-as-nails pilot. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (LICENCE TO KILL) is the non-human enforcer/pilgrim who uses a collar to dampen his aggression. Clint Howard (THE JUNGLE BOOK, APOLLO 13) is the clumsy base doctor. Linda Hunt (DUNE, KINDERGARTEN COP) is the base commander who takes the heat for her overeager rangers. The only indelible episode is "To Be...Or Not to Be", starring Buddy Hackett(!) as a down-on-his-luck comedian who crash lands on a prison planet.