Opinion | Netflix's 'Space Force' lands with a thud amid Trump's very unfunny reality

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Opinion | Noah Berlatsky: ''Space Force' is a gentle, heartwarming comedy about our current political situation. Unfortunately, gentle, heartwarming comedies about our current political situation seem at best irrelevant and at worst immoral' -NBCNewsTHINK

. But Mark's in charge of the new military branch, and we like Mark, so we end up rooting for the institution. One episode is even dedicated to defending military waste.The show's most pointed satire is reserved not for Trump but for leftist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. Her thinly veiled stand-in is presented as foolish for daring to care about her working-class constituents. The character is referred to as the"angry young congresswoman.

In the real world, bigotry has compounded federal incompetence and contributed to violence and harm. In "Space Force," Mark's prejudice is congruent with mission success. "Space Force's" acquiescence to the status quo is especially vivid because there's another superficially similar series that is a lot less toothless.But"Avenue 5" is a bleakly hilarious parable about how incompetent, callous leadership will murder us all. The season starts with a luxury space cruiser going off course, and soon dead bodies are in orbit around the ship.

 

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THINK Couldn’t disagree more. I loved it.

THINK It was charming and funny. Just let it be charming and funny. Immoral? Please.

THINK Racism against ALPOC still gets 100% pass...

THINK Fact NBC if we don't have a Space Force (and control) the communist chinese will & they desire total Global domination...

THINK This critique made me want to watch it

THINK So I may actually like it then?

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