3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN is an inspired half-hour comedy series farcically dealing with the human condition set in the fictional city of Rutherford, Ohio.

提姆虽然是个很有企图心的电视新闻记者，可是他却得不到老板的赏识，连好不容易得来的表现机会，都无缘无故的被搞砸，不仅公司最美丽的主播对他十分感冒，老板决定叫他回家吃自己。