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By Melissa Camacho
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Goofy lost-in-space comedy brings laughs to the galaxy.
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What's the Story?
OTHER SPACE is a series about a group of clueless space travelers from the Universal Mapping Project (UMP for short). When Stewart Kapinski (Karan Soni) is promoted to captain and given the the UMP Cruiser, he's assigned a crew that includes First Officer and abrasive older sister Karen Lapinski (Bess Rous); third-in-command and his former babysitter Michael Newman (Eugene Cordero); spacey navigator Tina Shuksin (Milana Vayntrub); and science officer Kent Woolworth (Neil Casey). Also joining them is their oddball engineer Zalian Fletcher (Joel Hodgson), his talking robot A.R.T. (voiced by Trace Beaulieu), and Natasha (Conor Leslie), an attractive computer-generated program designed to help work the ship. When their maiden voyage gets them sucked into a parallel universe, the inexperienced and undisciplined team has to figure out how to survive while interacting with alien life forms on their own.
Is It Any Good?
This futuristic show combines low-budget sets (remember the clearly Styrofoam worlds of the original Star Trek?) with high-caliber young comedians, well-chosen by show creator Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, Freaks and Geeks). Its goofy scenarios offer lots of lighthearted entertainment as the crew tries to resolve problems such as having fudge as their only food source, romantic drama, and fighting off alien life forms. Of course, like all lost space crews, they also want to make it home.
It's silly and lots of fun, but the comic rhythm is still a little clunky, meaning that not all the jokes hit the mark. Luckily, the talented cast offers an array of strong and quirky personalities whose antics maintain the sometimes ridiculous stories' momentum. Other Space is a nice addition to the still-too-small "space comedy" genre.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about science fiction on television. What qualities do good ship captains tend to have? Do you feel like the other worlds portrayed on these shows are realistic?
How would you feel if you were trapped on a spaceship? What would be the most difficult challenge?
TV Details
- Premiere date : April 14, 2015
- Cast : Karan Soni , Bess Rous , Milana Vayntrub
- Network : Yahoo
- Genre : Comedy
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- Last updated : October 10, 2022
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