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This show is amazing. First off, it's very funny. But it's also surprisingly involving, with odd, interesting characters, some goofy, ingenious episode plots, and a nice tendency to build on previous episodes while still being episodic enough that you could probably watch all the episodes out of order and still enjoy them.

I don't know what to make of the hatred this show has received from a lot of people here. There are a remarkable number of 1-star reviews, and that's weird, because even really bad shows are more likely to get three or four stars from a lot of people. I understand a difference of opinion, but even if you don't find this funny, it is not incompetent, which is virtually the only reason to give something 1 star.

Ignore all the one-star reviews as being nonsensical. You may or may not like it, but if you give it one star you're just being ridiculous.

Also, many reviewers had some variation of "this is just like Red Dwarf except not nearly as funny." So I went and watched the first episode of Red Dwarf, which had really annoying characters and maybe 3 laughs in a half hour. The comparison is also dumb because the series are nothing alike - it would be like someone saying "Mad About You" is a knock-off of "I Love Lucy" simply because they're both about married couples.

Anyway, the naysayers had their way and this died. But you should still watch the first season.

I'm shocked and appalled at the negative reviews of this great new show. Admittedly Episode 1 was the weakest episode, so maybe those reviews are from people who didn't continue watching. I made the same mistake with Game Of Thrones. Thankfully friends forced me to continue watching. I encourage people to do the same with this show and stick with it. It gets better fast.

Overall a clever sci fi parody with great comic performances from the entire cast. And the dialogue is hilarious, Community-esque.

This series is to science fiction what What We Do In The Shadows is to vampire movies. For those of you who are familiar with that movie.

The reviewers who claim this is boring and not at all funny apparently don't understand that its sort of the point. This is farce. It is not belly-laughing, joke-telling, and gag pulling. It's a crappy SciFi series. That's the joke. Having said that, the ensemble doesn't really kick in until towards the end of the second episode, and of course, when Joel Hodgson and Trace Beaulieu start having scenes together, that's instant ensemble and instant comedy--some serious laughs are in there, trust me. And some good character development and quirky plot twists. I can't give examples or I'll be banned and heavily fined. When I rated this, I penalized the first episode which was a rather perfunctory exposition on the characters and premise. It's the part of the disaster movie where you're forced to welcome and identify with a bunch of characters who are going to get blown up later on, so you really want to hit FF and get to the explosions. But it serves a purpose, so I guess it had to be there.

Overall, I'd have to say I enjoyed this. It's definitely not a serious show at all. There are a few editing mistakes where plot from one episode doesn't seem to carry over to others, but I went into it not expecting much and I got hooked. I watched it all within a week. It's light, has some good comedic moments. There are quite a few twists and turns in many of the episodes. I wouldn't say I had a lot of laugh out loud moments throughout, but there were a few. Many of the amusing situations made me smile a bit though. Lots of negative reviews, but I think they are wrong. The captain, Karan Soni, plays a somewhat incompetent, yet competent leader of the ship and his sister, plays a jealous, uptight and serious second in command. There is a robot on the ship (ART) a la mystery science theater 3000 (which I loved) and many of the comedic moments come through the robot. It's obviously outlandish but I think if you like Mystery Science Theater 3000, space shows, and can suspend belief for the sake of amusement, you will probably like this show.

Unconventional show with surprises around every corner. All the characters add to the whole in their own way with brilliant performances, with a humor like a bouncy ball wildly thrown into a room.

I applaud the creator for reminding us that great story and acting makes the viewer happily disregard the lack of brand new CGI common to all recent space adventures.

Haven't been so disappointed by a show cancellation since My Name Is Earl! I hope we get to see the crew again!