This show tries so hard, and every joke falls flat. Why isn't a show about a bunch of morons in space funnier than this? The setup is great. It should be more like Faulty Towers or something.
The problem is that there's no funny situations happening, so all of the comedy is meta commentary by the characters forced into the drama to try to make it funny. It doesn't work, because all the writers' tools are swearing, randomness, awkwardness and stupidity. There's something about the cinematography and editing that doesn't serve the jokes either.
The writers are averagely intelligent people thinking they are smart. And basically all they want is to show is how dumb people are. That's why there's no heart in this show to save it from the dumbness. A show like Parks & Recreation is also about dumb people, but it's funny and has heart. A show like Seinfeld is cynic, but written by actually smart people.
The problem is that there's no funny situations happening, so all of the comedy is meta commentary by the characters forced into the drama to try to make it funny. It doesn't work, because all the writers' tools are swearing, randomness, awkwardness and stupidity. There's something about the cinematography and editing that doesn't serve the jokes either.
The writers are averagely intelligent people thinking they are smart. And basically all they want is to show is how dumb people are. That's why there's no heart in this show to save it from the dumbness. A show like Parks & Recreation is also about dumb people, but it's funny and has heart. A show like Seinfeld is cynic, but written by actually smart people.