The SF Site Feature: 3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun
Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner (executive producers)

Contest

3rd Rock from the Sun Season One comes to DVD for the first time. This comedy classic earned 31 Emmy Nominations and ran for six successful seasons on NBC, premiering in 1996. The 3rd Rock from the Sun Season One DVD will feature interviews with stars John Lithgow (Harry and the Hendersons), Kristen Johnston (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me), French Stewart (Inspector Gadget Two), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (10 Things I Hate About You), Jane Curtin ("Kate and Alley"), Wayne Knight ("Seinfeld's" Newman) and more. In addition, it will contain behind-the-scene outtakes, season one highlights and bloopers. Season One will also feature all 20 episodes, TV spots, a 16 page collectable booklet and DVD-ROM teleplays - all in a unique, foil packaging. There is even a limited edition package that actually speaks in John Lithgow's own voice!

Set in the fictional city of Rutherford, Ohio, 3rd Rock from the Sun follows a team of eccentric aliens cleverly disguised as humans on a quest to learn about earthlings and their traditions. The award-winning comedy is from Producers Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner, who shared credits include: "That '70s Show," "The Cosby Show" and "Roseanne" and Bonnie and Terry Turner, former "Saturday Night Live" writers and co-creators of "That '70s Show."

The high commander of this team of aliens is Dr. Dick Solomon (Lithgow), who has taken a position as a professor of physics at the University of Ohio. Dick's associate on the mission is a decorated military officer who takes human form as a sexy female named Sally (Johnston) and his intelligence specialist is put in the body of Tommy (Gordon-Levitt) a teenager going through puberty. And since there was an extra seat on the voyage Harry Solomon joined the mission. Harry is the goofy oddball who has a telepathic connection with their leader from home, the Big Giant Head.

Hilarity ensues as the team adjusts to their new human forms and the earthlings around them. Dick finds himself sharing a cramped office with Dr. Mary Albright (Curtin), towards whom he feels a strange attraction. Sally, meanwhile, becomes obsessed with Officer Don Orville (Knight). Along the way the team also encounters and studies their eccentric landlord Ms. Dubcek (Elmarie Wendel, And the Band Played On) and Dr. Albright's assistant, Nina Campbell (Simbi Khali, A Vampire in Brooklyn).

3rd Rock from the Sun DVD Extra Clips:
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Thanks to everyone who entered our 3rd Rock From The Sun contest. All the DVDs (Region 1) have been won and the contest is now closed. A complete list of winners has been posted elsewhere or contact us at editor@sfsite.com.

For those interested, the answers to the questions are:
What is the name of the actor who appeared as the Big Giant Head? William Shatner
How many seasons did the series run? Six

Small Print:
In order to win a DVD copy of 3rd Rock From The Sun (Region 1), you must send an email to editor@sfsite.com stating the correct answers to the above questions. Please send only one email; duplicates will be ignored. Winners will be chosen from those with correct answers and notified by email. DVDs will be mailed out post-paid once all winners have been notified. A final list of winners will be posted.