OK this show isn't going to win any Emmy awards for the acting or writing that is involved but to tell the truth I was like 13 when it came out and was into the A-Team, Dukes of Hazard and other shows of the 80's shows of the like. When this show came back on the SyFy Network I had to watch it again and it was just as I remembered the same cheesiness as every 80's classic television show where numerous bullets are shot and people don't die, plot holes that you drive a truck through and everything that everyone else has said. The truth is I'm not sure that sci-fi shows had a chance in the 80's since it is such a special medium that not everyone sees themselves "into".
While people may have liked the show for action they didn't like the alien part or they liked the drama and I think that looking at it in the context of the times, remember there were only 3 networks out then the show needed to cater to a marketable audience thus changing the concept midway through as for plot holes with the red dust changing weather patterns and a natural immunity explains a lot. I think growing up the Starchild is just something that was done in the 80's shows, putting teens into shows to bring in a larger audience, they had the two teens for just those targets. Remember the popular shows were Dallas and Falcon Crest The true test is how ABC is going to handle the new show since they haven't thrown out the alien word or anything and sci-fi shows don't fare well on that network or any of the big 3.
While people may have liked the show for action they didn't like the alien part or they liked the drama and I think that looking at it in the context of the times, remember there were only 3 networks out then the show needed to cater to a marketable audience thus changing the concept midway through as for plot holes with the red dust changing weather patterns and a natural immunity explains a lot. I think growing up the Starchild is just something that was done in the 80's shows, putting teens into shows to bring in a larger audience, they had the two teens for just those targets. Remember the popular shows were Dallas and Falcon Crest The true test is how ABC is going to handle the new show since they haven't thrown out the alien word or anything and sci-fi shows don't fare well on that network or any of the big 3.