Outer Space Astronauts

OK, so I gave it a chance and suffered through all 20 minutes of this newest offering from Syfy. The guys who do their Saturday night movie dumps must have come up with this one. The animation is strange, putting human heads on animated bodies looks bizarre and not at all the comic effect I'm sure they wanted. The jokes are stale and juvenile and I'm willing to bet even teenagers wouldn't laugh at them. I was hoping for something along the lines of Tripping the Rift but I was sorely disappointed. There is no comparison. I'm beginning to wonder if the execs at SyFy actually take the time to screen shows or just listen to the pitches they get and then green light them. Most of the time I will give a new series at least a second episode before I judge them. 5 minutes into this mess and I didn't know if I could last the other 15. I did though, and really wish I hadn't.

I know a lot of people think Scyfy and comedy don't mix... but I for one was a huge fan of Garth Marenghi's Dark Place, and I think people need to give this show a chance. I saw the previews for the show, and immediately I had high hopes... but upon watching the pilot, I felt the show was very dry (at first). But by the time the show ended, I was in love with the show, and my hopes had been fulfilled.

I gave the other episodes a chance, and a lot of them were surprisingly good. Lots of laughs to be had with this show, please give it a chance... watch more than one episode! It took me a couple episodes to start understanding and liking certain characters.

In conclusion, this show is really good... but I can tell it's not very popular. The theme song kicks butt, the characters are hilarious and well written... very bizarre CGI effects that add to the humor... WATCH THIS SHOW!

This show is great and really creative.

It plays off the fact that it's low budget and relishes in it. The writing is amazing and the comedy is intentionally silly, smart, and irreverent.

The only way to describe it is Sealab 2021 (adult swim) with a Star Trek setting... but since Sealab is a little obscure another way to put it is South Park meets Star Trek, as the story lines revolve around poking fun at the star trek themes.

If you were a fan of Sealab 2021, or the home made adult swim comedy shows you will absolutely love this show.

The majority of reviews on this new show are great but every once in a while you get some who is way to serious and comes in and complains about the production value... while letting it go way over there head that it was intentionally made this way and that it's unique artistic flare adds to the punch line of the show.

I really enjoy this show! I've watched the five episodes a few times now, and my only disappointment is that there aren't anymore available – yet.

The animation is as quirky and awkward as the characters and the situations they find themselves in. As strange as it may seem, the animation style (with the actors' live-action heads attached to animated bodies) totally works for this show. I've met the show's creator Russell Barrett (great guy!) who said he started with nice CGI bodies, but they looked creepy. After giving it more of a cartoon/2D look, I feel he ended up with the perfect vehicle to deliver his tongue-in-cheek writing.

The show is certainly not meant to be taken seriously. It is light, fun, goofy, sarcastic, and witty – all with a dash of space adventure flair.

I sincerely hope SyFy gives the crew of the O.S.S. Oklahoma another season. Watch a couple of episodes, and if you like it let SyFy know. More Outer Space Astronauts, please!

This show belongs in the funny and clever comedy ranks of Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Office, Arrested Development and Trailer Park Boys. Anyone who marked this show with low stars clearly wasn't in on the jokes. I've watched each episode at least twice and laugh. One of my top 5 favorite shows ever. I thought my husband was nuts for watching this at first until I watched 2 episodes (trying to give it a chance) and then I was like, "This is hilarious!" Do it. Try watching at least 2 episodes and I dare you not to laugh. It's just that funny. The characters are unique and cleverly developed. They're not just the cookie-cutter stereotypes found in so many sitcoms today.