"Dans une galaxie près de chez vous" (1999) TV series 1999-

Director:

Pierre Théorêt

Writers:

Pierre-Yves Bernard (writer)
Claude Legault (writer)
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

In the year 2034, the Earth is in a catastrophic state. Thus, the Romano-Fafard, a spaceship commanded by the Capitaine Patenaude, is sent to discover another planet.

Plot Keywords:

Planet | Space Opera | Canadian | French Canadian | Star Trek Spoof

Cast

Guy Jodoin	...	Capitaine Charles Patenaude (65 episodes, 1999-2001)
Stéphane Crête	...	Brad Spitfire (62 episodes, 1999-2001)
Claude Legault	...	Flavien Bouchard / ... (60 episodes, 1999-2001)
Didier Lucien	...	Bob Dieudonné-Marcellin (59 episodes, 1999-2001)
Sylvie Moreau	...	Valence Leclerc (36 episodes, 2000-2001)
Mélanie Maynard	...	Pétrolia Parenteau-Stanislavski (29 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Directed by
Pierre Théorêt		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Pierre-Yves Bernard		(unknown episodes)
Benoit Chartier		(unknown episodes)
Claude Legault		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Michel Bissonnette	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Paul Dupont-Hébert	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Diane England	....	producer (unknown episodes)
André Larin	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Vincent Leduc	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Richard Lord		(unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Anton Fischlin	....	sound designer (13 episodes, 1999)

Other Companies

• Cinepool  grip and lighting equipment

Country:

Canada

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Movie Connections:

Followed by Dans une galaxie près de chez vous 2 (2008)

Very funny!!!

I'm not the kind of person who follows TV series, but this one is really incredible so I watched it every single day!!!

The show is extremely funny because all the actors (or at least those of the 2000-2001 season) are very talented and you can feel the pleasure they are having playing their character. They are/were almost all part of improvisation leagues so they are used to doing a lot of mimics, which is good for a comic show. Also the story is original in it's way of making fun of other shows like "Star Trek" and the references to music/cinema/sports are always well placed.

The episodes aren't equal in quality, but usually even the worst ones make you laugh at least twice or thrice. The way it is filmed also is pretty interesting: the camera moves a lot and always films in a weird angle.

Even if they say it was a show «made for children», everyone from 6 to 100 years old, should like it. An extraordinary show!