‘Space Force’ Trailer: Space Is Hard In Netflix’s New Comedy Series Starring Steve Carell
Netflix’s new comedy seriesSpace ForcereunitesThe Officeexecutive producerGreg Danielswith the workplace comedy’s starSteve Carellin a send-up of the wild endeavor of the Donald Trump presidency to create a branch of the military dedicated to colonizing the moon and creating an intimidating presence in space.The first teaser trailerleft something to be desired with a disappointing lack of jokes. But this newSpace Forcetrailer is a vast improvement, even if it does have a couple big comedic whiffs.
Space Force Trailer
Overall, this is a much better trailer than the teaser. It doesn’t feel quite so broad in its comedy, even though there are still some obvious and cheap gags like Carell’s foot hitting a control panel that accidentally triggers a nuclear strike. But moments like Carell overheating in the space training suit andChris Gethardshowing up definitely bring some laughs. Plus, it seems like the rivalry withNoah Emmerichon the Air Force and the relationship withJohn Malkovich’s character should be bright spots.
But again, one of the aspects of this series that isn’t working for me is that voice Steve Carell is putting on to add some hyper-masculinity to his character General Mark R. Naird. Perhaps it just needs to grow on me, but as of now, it’s rather off-putting, even if it’s good that he’s doing something that’s completely different from Michael Scott.
I’m still a little concerned about the comedic tone the series is striking, but it can be hard to capture a show’s humorous style in a trailer, especially when it’s the show’s first season. BothThe OfficeandParks and Recreationneeded a couple seasons in order to really find their footing before they became the hits we all loved, and that might end up being the case withSpace Force. We’ll find out soon enough.
A decorated pilot with dreams of running the Air Force, four-star general Mark R. Naird (Steve Carell) is thrown for a loop when he finds himself tapped to lead the newly formed sixth branch of the US Armed Forces: Space Force. Skeptical but dedicated, Mark uproots his family and moves to a remote base in Colorado where he and a colorful team of scientists and “Spacemen” are tasked by the White House with getting American boots on the moon (again) in a hurry and achieving total space dominance.
