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Topic:	Moonbase 8 (Showtime/A24 comedy series)

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Robert Pearlman: [B]Showtime trailer <BLOCKQUOTE>[i]Set in the isolated desert of Winslow, Arizona at NASA’s Moon Base Simulator, MOONBASE 8 follows eager astronauts Skip (Fred Armisen), Rook (Tim Heidecker) and their leader Cap (John C. Reilly) as they attempt to qualify for their first lunar mission. Starring Fred Armisen, John C. Reilly, and Tim Heidecker. Watch the series premiere on Sunday, November 8 at 11/10c on Showtime.[/i]</BLOCKQUOTE> <center><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zdha2OfhGzk" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>[/B][/QUOTE]
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER>T O P I C     R E V I E W</CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Robert Pearlman</TD><TD>From A24 <A HREF="https://twitter.com/A24/status/1016746000277524482" TARGET=_blank>on Twitter</A>: <BLOCKQUOTE>Greetings from Moonbase 8.</BLOCKQUOTE> <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/a24_moonbase8_series01-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/a24_moonbase8_series01.jpg" width="400" height="200" border="0"></a></center> Deadline Hollywood <A HREF="https://deadline.com/2018/04/moonbase-8-comedy-fred-armisen-john-c-reilly-tim-heidecker-jonathan-krisel-a24-1202375601/" TARGET=_blank>reported</A> in April: <BLOCKQUOTE>A24 has begun production and will independently finance the first season of "Moonbase 8," a six-episode original comedy series from Portlandia co-creators Fred Armisen and Jonathan Krisel, Tim Heidecker ("Tom Goes To The Mayor") and John C. Reilly ("Wreck-It Ralph"). Armisen, Heidecker and Reilly also are set to star and Krisel will direct."Moonbase 8" follows three subpar astronauts living in NASA's Moon Base Simulator in the desert with high hopes of being the next chosen to travel through to the moon.The studio will look to partner with a network when the episodes have been completed.</BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Robert Pearlman</TD><TD>Showtime has picked up "Moonbase 8" to premiere this fall, <A HREF="https://deadline.com/2020/08/showtime-picks-up-moonbase-8-comedy-series-fred-armisen-tim-heidecker-john-c-reilly-jonathan-krisel-1203018613/" TARGET=_blank>reports Deadline</A>. <BLOCKQUOTE>Co-created by Armisen, Heidecker, and Reilly, who also star, and Krisel, the six-episode series revolves around three subpar astronauts who have high hopes of being chosen to travel to the moon. Set in the isolated desert of Winslow, Arizona at NASA's Moon Base Simulator, it follows eager astronauts Skip (Armisen), Rook (Heidecker) and their leader Cap (Reilly) as they attempt to qualify for their first lunar mission. While working vigorously to complete their training, a series of unexpected circumstances forces the astronauts to question their own mental sanity, trust in each other and whether or not they're cut out for space travel.A24 independently financed the first season of the series. It was taken out to networks when all episodes were completed."In a year when we have all been forced to come to terms with life in close quarters, we are happy to have landed this offbeat take on life in captivity with dreams of escaping to something grander," said Jana Winograde, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc. "While the show was produced before the pandemic, its subject matter is timely – and thanks to Fred, Tim, John and Jonathan, its humor is timeless."</BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Robert Pearlman</TD><TD>Showtime teaser <BLOCKQUOTE>On this day, JFK gave his famous Moon Speech. 58 years later, Fred Armisen, Tim Heidecker, and John C. Reilly are embarking on man's greatest mission.Get a first look at Moonbase 8, a new series from @A24, premiering this fall on Showtime.</BLOCKQUOTE> <center><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cyLKmKrS6Xw" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen>

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Robert Pearlman

Showtime trailer

Set in the isolated desert of Winslow, Arizona at NASA’s Moon Base Simulator, MOONBASE 8 follows eager astronauts Skip (Fred Armisen), Rook (Tim Heidecker) and their leader Cap (John C. Reilly) as they attempt to qualify for their first lunar mission. Starring Fred Armisen, John C. Reilly, and Tim Heidecker.
Watch the series premiere on Sunday, November 8 at 11/10c on Showtime.

denali414

Watched the first episode — not very good. Hope it gets better going forward, but don't have much enthusiasm for it.

p51

Been watching it for a free pay channel week.

It's actually pretty funny.

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