Should you watch Avenue 5?
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Avenue 5
Series · 2020
40 years in the future, space captain Ryan Clark and the crew of the luxury space cruise ship Avenue 5 navigate disgruntled passengers and unexpected events after experiencing technical difficulties onboard.
The sides of Avenue 5
- A luxury cruise ship stuck in space
- A captain who is really an actor
- A billionaire owner and furious passengers
Avenue 5 is good for you if…
- you like Armando Iannucci's rapid insults set in orbit.
- you laugh at panic, incompetence and a body circling the ship.
- you like space as a setting for satire.
Avenue 5 is bad for you if…
- you need the space science to hold up.
- you need some warmth among all the cynics.
About: incompetence · wealth · panic
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