Many of these reviews point out how good, or bad, some of the episodes are, especially the third season being, aside from colour, the worst. To me that's missing the real genius of this show, which is just the sheer fun of watching the wonderful chemistry and performing skills of the two leads, Ray Walston and Bill Bixby. They both went on to other great things, but far as I'm concerned this was their defining moment, who else could have played and looked the part of the quirky Martian better than Ray Walston, and who else could have played the handsome young reporter with such slapstick comedy style better than Bill Bixby, sadly, he was never again given an opportunity to be quite that funny again. It's a make believe bit of nonsense, but we all end up wishing maybe the real world could be a little more like it! To me, that's a classic show!
Review of My Favorite Martian
