An immense amount of on-screen talent can’t save Netflix’s Space Force from crash landing.

As a scientist you have a loyalty to reason, Naird tells Mallory.

Makes you a little untrustworthy.

SPACE FORCE

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Everything about it, from the character names to the plotting, feels decidedly first-draft.

Daniels and Carell, meanwhile, cant seem to decide who they want their protagonist to be.

We first encounter Dr. Mallory in Nairds office, sprawled comfortably on the Generals sofa.

What the show lacks is any kind of comedic vision, or even a fully-formed concept.