Other Space

Author: Paul Feig

You've never heard of Other Space, have you? An original series from the short-lived Yahoo! Screen service, it was a referential absurdist comedy space opera, and you're unlikely to find any that do it better. The story of a crew consisting of a young and untested captain, his first mate (who happens to be his sister), the captain's best friend, his would-be girlfriend, a weird science officer, a more different weird guy who runs engine room, and his robot pal. It's your basic Star Wars parody, with a couple of neat twists. The series was created by Paul Feig, director of the 2016 version of Ghostbusters, and some of the team behind Mystery Science Theatre 3000. We even get to see good ol' Joel as our engineer, and the Voice of Crow T. Robot as the voice of A.R.T.. The sense that this is all a fun little set-up to something bigger and stranger ends up being the case, but along the way, they play on some great moments in science fiction history, including classic moments from Star Trek, Invasion of the Body-snatchers, and even Lady & The Tramp. Why it's on the list: Science fiction comedy can be hard, but Other Space manged to give it to us with a dollop of weird on the side.