Right there with you. I did my english thesis on Stranger in a Strange Land, and Lazarus long remains one of my favorite literary characters. I have a friend who swears the troopers movie is the pinnacle of black comedy. Sure - I just laugh and laugh when I see doogie howser/barney in his leather SS outfit at the end. Plus, they have big spaceships that can't manage to avoid flying bug poop (twice!), and oversized bb guns for the infantry.