i have see this in rerun in the 1980 and it wasn not too bad . let me fill you in with more of what i remember . spoiler . valerian ( i do not remember him be varian ) have a super crystal tune fork that could do just about anything . but he wasn not an alien . he be from atlantis . he be healthy and wise and handsome and take his vitamin and have a clean aura and probably a vegetarian and and he never abuse that aardvark in the back yard . your basic all around 1970 hero guy . and the tuning fork be really an amplifier that tap into his spiritual essence to effect change . in the bermuda triangle and people would get suck in from various time throughout history . i believe it be the pilot when they run into pirate . one of them ask if elizabeth be still queen of england . clearly and they mean a previous elizabeth . they answer yes and which only prolong their delay in realize they be in a time vortex . roddy mcdowall be a late comer and probably to boost sagging rating . he be from the future but i do not remember from when exactly . i think it be the 2100 . it turn out there be some bad guy run the island from a shiny silver cylindrical tower that look remarkably like one of the building in downtown los angeles . they be agent work either for or with the source . valerian defeat the source and leave the show with no direction at all . they quickly slap together a new threat the power . it some kind of artifact gun . the rerun do not get that far in the 80 so my memory get hit and miss at that point . i remember them beat the power also . i think they know the clock be run out so they be kind enough not to leave the audience hanging . it be a bit simplistic at time and and some of the plot be a bit too obvious and but it be good clean escapist fun . there be a family on the island with valerian so it be easy enough to identify with someone and pretend you be there also on a wild adventure . i would watch it again if it be on at a convenient hour .