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Moonbase 8 is an American comedy television series created and written by Fred Armisen, Tim Heidecker, Jonathan Krisel and John C. Reilly, starring Armisen, Heidecker and Reilly in the lead roles. It premiered on November 8, 2020, on Showtime.WEB,weblink Showtime Orders 'Moonbase 8' Comedy Series From Fred Armisen, Tim Heidecker, John C. Reilly & Jonathan Krisel, Deadline Hollywood, Denise, Petski, August 20, 2020, August 20, 2020,

Premise

Moonbase 8 follows three subpar astronauts in one of several NASA Moon base training simulators located in Winslow, Arizona, hoping to be the crew selected by NASA to travel to the actual Moon Base, whose construction is nearing completion.WEB, Petski, Denise, 'Moonbase 8' Comedy From Fred Armisen, Tim Heidecker, Jonathan Krisel & John C. Reilly In Works By A24,weblink Deadline, April 24, 2018, April 24, 2018,

Cast

Main

John C. Reilly as Robert "Cap" Caputo, a former helicopter tour pilot who claims to be a military veteran
Tim Heidecker as Professor Scott "Rook" Sloan, a Christian who wants to spread "the Gospel of Jesus Christ out into the universe"
Fred Armisen as Dr. Michael "Skip" Henai, the son of an astronautWEB, Chavez, Danette, 'The light-hearted office comedy of Moonbase 8 actually works,weblink The AV Club, November 5, 2020, November 3, 2020,

Guest

Travis Kelce as himself, a piece of "stunt casting" by NASA for the astronaut program
Adam Lambert as Billy
Thomas Mann as Cooper
Alia Shawkat as Alix

Episodes

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|Title = Dry
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|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Rats
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|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Quarantine
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|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Visitors
|DirectedBy = Jonathan Krisel
|WrittenBy = Fred Armisen & Tim Heidecker & Jonathan Krisel & John C. Reilly
|OriginalAirDate = |Viewers = 0.033WEB,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20201202154233weblink">weblink dead, December 2, 2020, Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.29.2020, Metcalf, Mitch, December 2, 2020, Showbuzz Daily, December 2, 2020,
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|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Move the Base
|DirectedBy = Jonathan Krisel
|WrittenBy = Fred Armisen & Tim Heidecker & Jonathan Krisel & John C. Reilly
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Production

Development

On April 24, 2018, it was announced that A24 had begun production on a comedy television series titled Moonbase 8 that they independently funded. Executive producers include Fred Armisen, Tim Heidecker, Jonathan Krisel, John C. Reilly, and Dave Kneebone. Krisel directed all six episodes. Production companies involved with the production include A24 and Abso Lutely Productions. A24 began shopping the series to networks once production concluded.WEB, Fred Armisen, Tim Heidecker, John C. Reilly Announce New Comedy Series "Moonbase 8",weblink pitchfork.com, April 26, 2018, June 22, 2018, en, WEB, Fred Armisen, Tim Heidecker, and John C. Reilly are dumb astronauts in new A24-produced series,weblink Consequence of Sound, June 22, 2018, April 26, 2018, The series premiered on November 8, 2020, on Showtime.WEB,weblink Moonbase 8: Showtime's Fred Armisen Comedy Gets November Premiere Date, TVLine, Rebecca, Iannucci, September 15, 2020, September 15, 2020, The entire first season became available on-demand to Showtime subscribers on November 8, 2020.WEB,weblink 'Moonbase 8' Premiere Episode Will Stream for Free, Whole Season Will Be Available at Once, /Film, Chris, Evangelista, October 30, 2020, November 10, 2020, The series is scored by Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips, his first time scoring a project.

Casting

Alongside the series announcement, it was confirmed that Armisen, Heidecker, and Reilly would star in the series.

Reception

Reviews of the series have been mixed. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 57% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 6.16/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Despite a talented central trio and a few great moments, Moonbase 8{{'}}s portrait of monotonous mediocrity may be too low-key for some viewers to achieve comedic lift offâ€”though that may be exactly the point."WEB,weblink Moonbase 8: Season 1 (2020), Rotten Tomatoes, November 10, 2020, On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100 based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".WEB,weblink Moonbase 8: Season 1, Metacritic, November 8, 2020, In reviewing the series in contrast to the other "work-space" comedies of 2020, Avenue 5 and Space Force, Danette Chavez of The A.V. Club stated that Moonbase 8 has the most potential to continue as a comedy on its own merits, beyond the stunt of the space setting. Ben Travers of IndieWire praised the show while saying it still has room to grow, writing "thereâ€™s room for creative expansion in future seasons, but this is a small-scale mission thatâ€™s off to a solid start".WEB, 'Moonbase 8' Review: Showtime's Silly Space Simulation Is Brisk, Disposable Fun,weblink Indiewire, November 8, 2020, November 9, 2020, en,

References

External links

Moonbase 8 on A24
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