An unseen couple argue bitterly over what to watch as they flip through cable TV stations randomly. Among the mock programs featured are the titular alien beaver film, and a gay vampire epic called DRAGULA, QUEEN OF DARKNESS.
NATIONAL LAMPOON alumni brought this hour-long cable television satire to HBO, just as cable was becoming available nationally. It's a hopelessly dated gatherum of vignettes, potently evocative of the period's frenetic "cocaine humor". I have little doubt that the writers thought this crap was HILARIOUS at the time(*
sniff*✳
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✳). It was long limited to low-quality grey-market availability, but...hooray! You can now watch it on Youtube for free. Heck, you can rub yourself down with a box jellyfish for free. Wouldn't be nearly as painful...
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