Space Force with Carell at the center of its orbit, “Space Force” features Lisa Kudrow (of Netflix’s onetime rerun hit, “Friends”), John Malkovich, and the late Fred Willard in the role of Carell’s ailing father.
In his first comedic TV role, Steve Carell plays Mark Naird, a newly promoted four-star general who immediately has to prove his worth by making Space Force a workable reality.
Naird handles the job and family with a stressful attitude and eventually ends up in mixing his anger.
At work, Naird troubles with Dr. Adrian Mallory, almost useless assistant Brad (Don Lake), the trouble maker media manager F. Tony Scarapiducci (Ben Schwartz), and the rival Kick Grabaston (Noah Emmerich). Others include Space Force pilot Angela Ali (Tawny Newsome) and Mallory’s head scientist Dr. Chan Kaifang (Jimmy O. Yang).
What Critics Has To say on Space Force?
‘But despite a fantastic cast, some funny scenes (everything with the Joint Chiefs of Staff for example), and genuine pathos thanks to meaningful interpersonal relationships. At 30 minutes long or more, Space Force‘s episodes are too long. Even the funniest scenes can drag and feel interminable. Some episodes are downright boring and you’ll forget about them the second they’re over.” as Nerdist said.
While a larger number of Space Force opinions are negative and concentrated and failed to impress fans. There are some positive reviews from the viewers who watched the whole series. Not only this but a lot of reviews are on the way like this one:
“From the intra-military rivalries fueled by Space Force, to Naird’s constant rallying cry of “Boots on the moon!” and the ongoing quest by his underlings for their mission to be seen as worthy of respect (“Air Force has airmen, Space Force has spacemen … nothing embarrassing or comical about it,” easy-to-binge Netflix comedy deserving of a spot on your quarantine binge list — and which also happens to have an inspirational message, to boot”.
This Funny comedy relates to the US government in many ways but never mentions him, you know who. In the end, this comedy series helps to put some smiles on the face.
“With a clenched jaw, gray hair, and raspy growl, Carell walks a fine line between cartoonish indifference and wearied heroics, and Carell usually hits the right mark for each moment. When he has to reach for the laugh, he tends to get it. . . . Anyone expecting a Veep-level satire or Office-like innovation may be disappointed”.
The above piece is mentioned from Indiewire. Some enjoyed this fantastic comedy while some not. But what it matters is this show made it to viewers list.