I’m not sure what exactly went wrong here, but something critical is missing in the script and the delivery. The problem is, this gag should have been much funnier.

Please enter your email address so we can send you a link to reset your password. Even the funnier moments are only mildly humorous. Two of the ship’s engineers are working on one of his projects when something goes wrong and the ship’s fake gravity stops working, tossing all the passengers into the side of the ship and knocking it off course. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. This name will appear beside any comments you post. Contrast this with my favorite space parody, The Orville, which doesn’t always land its humor perfectly but manages to pair great characters with interesting and thought-provoking stories. You should receive instructions for resetting your password. Your screen name should follow the standards set out in our.
The Avenue 5 is an interplanetary cruise ship that resembles the concourse of a suburban mall and is clearly crewed by incompetents.

We’re introduced to the principle characters. The problem?

Hasn’t Iannucci just released his big screen take on David Copperfield? So it’s terrible. At first I thought maybe Laurie just slipped, but it turns out it was intentional.

Unless it improves and quickly it will be hard to see it as anything other than a jet-fuelled disaster for all involved.
And it ends with Laurie, playing the captain of a luxury interstellar liner, ditching the wonky accent when he is unmasked, for reasons that have little to do with the plot, as a Brit passing as an American. Overall "Avenue 5" isn't bad, based on the four episodes previewed, but nor is it good enough to merit an open-ended commitment. That's the futuristic gag at the center of "Avenue 5," a goofy HBO comedy from "Veep" creator Armando Iannucci, which has its moments but never consistently feels out of this world.

Clark isn’t actually American, we discover, he’s just pretending to be American because people find the American accent more relatable and calming.

His boss is the bumbling Herman Judd (Josh Gad), a billionaire “genius” who owns Judd Corporation and is along for the ride.

Avenue 5 has been described as "set in the future, mostly in space." The Avenue 5 is an interplanetary cruise ship that resembles the concourse of a suburban mall and is clearly crewed by incompetents.

Unfortunately, we do start disliking almost all of them pretty much right away.

(As it turns out, Clark's accent is as put on as his impeccably pressed uniform, and watching Laurie slide back and forth between British and American English when agitated is one of the show's simplest pleasures.).

Laurie plays Captain Ryan Clark, a charming space captain with a reputation for heroism that is entirely undeserved. This is a funny bit because Laurie is British (I will always think of him as the wonderfully clueless Bertie Wooster) but played Dr. House for years with an American accent.

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Avenue 5 kills Richard Branson Avenue 5 is set a few decades into the future, so the 69-year-old Branson probably wouldn’t have lived to see Avenue 5 take off. Avenue 5 has mostly unlikable characters in situations that are neither very funny nor very thought-provoking. When the staff back at station command on Earth run the numbers they determine that the eight-week trip will now last three years. One of the engineers—Joe—dies when the gravity switches back on and he’s skewered on his own drill. Everyone is inept, shifty and and crying out for a Malcolm Tucker to knock them into shape. The passengers, too, share center stage, among them a couple (Jessica St. Clair, Kyle Bornheimer) whose terrible marriage isn't helped by the prospect of staying together in a small cabin much longer than either had intended; and a woman (Rebecca Front) whose loud complaints impede Clark's efforts to keep everyone calm. Maybe others will love it and if so, great. Maybe it will improve in later episodes and it’s just too early to tell, but at this point I have to say it’s just not my cup of tea. That’s the question that occurs over and over through the first episode of Avenue 5. Or maybe it’s just a problem that permeates the entire episode. Updated 2257 GMT (0657 HKT) January 17, 2020. For instance, probably the best gag in the entire episode was when Laurie’s character starts flipping out and raising his voice and slides into a vaguely British accent. There were some funny bits but mostly the humor fell flat. There aren’t many characters here to root for here between the miserable, bickering passengers and the hapless crew. When live, Avenue.ca will provide:


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