![]() ![]() 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. Syfy Announces First Original Late Night Animated Series Alien News Desk Voiced by Will Forte and Heidi Gardner, the 12-episode series will cover. 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. 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. 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. The series stars Will Forte and Heidi Gardner. Voice cast includes Will Forte and Heidi Gardner. Alien News Desk is an American adult animated series created by Chris Prynoski and Austin Reading. HBO Max has released first-look images and announced the new cast members for animated series Clone High, which is debuting on the streaming service this spring. Writers include Scott Gairdner, Lauren Moser and Sam West. News and commentary about the universes most baffling alien species: the Humans of Earth. Get an aliens perspective on the latest in human affairs with 'Alien News Desk,' an animated topical series set in an extraterrestrial newsroom. The show, scheduled for a 12-episode run premiering in early. Find Alien News Desk on NBC.com and the NBC App. Directed by Lauren Andrews and Jeannette Moreno King. Syfy is getting in the animation game with Alien News Desk, a weekly late-night series from a team of Saturday Night Live veterans. Executive Producers include Erik Kenward, Dennis McNicholas and Andrew Singer. Created by Austin Reading and Chris Prynoski. ![]() Created by SNL writers Dennis McNicholas and Erik Kenward. Bento Box Entertainment and Broadway Video for Syfy. Alien News Desk is a half-hour of cable news programming for discriminating extraterrestrials interested in the latest in human affairs the newscasters are animated, but the news, politics and entertainment they report on is real give or take a few intergalactic translation errors.
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