5/21/2023 0 Comments Alien news desk![]() ![]() Though Forte and Gardner do good work, the show badly needs to strengthen its humour should a second season be commissioned. Using aliens to magnify human foibles for satirical purposes, or simply make them ridiculous, is a favourite trope of science fiction but relying on silly names or swapping used car salesmen for used Spaceship salesmen suggests a lack of either imagination or effort. ![]() Unfortunately, though the Alien News Desk targets are often worthy of attack, they are assailed by low-grade weaponry: the Humour rarely rises above the level of mildly amusing and the satire, with occasional exceptions, tends to lack bite there is little blood left on the floor. Currently you are able to watch Alien News Desk streaming on fuboTV, DIRECTV, NBC, Syfy, Sling TV Orange and Blue or for free with ads on The Roku Channel. Alien News Desk (TV Series) is a TV Series directed by Chris Prynoski (Creator), Austin Reading (Creator), Lauren Andrews. At times viewers might be reminded of Morbo and Linda van Schoonhoven from Futurama's Channel √2 News, or the non-genre UK tv news satire series The Day Today ( 1994). The personal lives of the anchors occasionally seeps into the broadcasts, usually to reveal the aliens have human problems: for instance, we learn that Drexx has a surly teenage son. The format consists of a series of Earth news items, using live action clips and stills: the hosts comment on them, misinterpreting or being snarky for Satirical effect, or provide surreal explanations (see Absurdist SF) Advertising is also Parodied by using aliens instead of people. Drexx is a tentacled humanoid and Tuva a Robot they form the stereotypical newsreading team, the older grouchy male and the younger, generally upbeat, female. Alien News Desk TV-MA Syfy 30m 2019 TRAILER Seasons: 1 EPISODES News and commentary about the universe's most baffling alien species, the humans of planet Earth. A weekly half-hour topical animated series set in an extraterrestrial newsroom. the only trustworthy source for news on the strangest Aliens in the galaxy: the humans of planet Earth!" The news anchors are Drexx Drudlarr (Forte) and Tuva van Void (Gardner). The Alien News Desk comes "live from Galactic Syndicate Studio Ship Integritus. Voice cast includes Will Forte and Heidi Gardner. Writers include Scott Gairdner, Lauren Moser and Sam West. E2 All episodes Cast & crew IMDbPro All topics Inane Utterings of a Brainwashed People Episode aired TV-PG 21 m IMDb RATING 8. ![]() Directed by Lauren Andrews and Jeannette Moreno King. Executive Producers include Erik Kenward, Dennis McNicholas and Andrew Singer. In each episode, two alien news anchors, Drexx Drudlarr and Tuva Van Void. Created by Austin Reading and Chris Prynoski. A weekly half-hour topical animated series set in an extraterrestrial newsroom. Bento Box Entertainment and Broadway Video for Syfy. ![]()
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