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Fox Brings Back Starship Comedy Quark

SEXYLIKEMISO — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:17:32 PDT

I always thought that Space Quest 4 : Roger Wilco should have been made into some sort of tv series. That game was hilarious.

SEXYLIKEMISO

Fox Brings Back Starship Comedy Quark

jlina — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:59:12 PDT

@victheremin: I think to have an appreciation for this concept you need to realize that It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia had two strengths: it showed terrible people constantly getting their comeuppance, and it took archetypes of urban life and constantly explored what type of decisions you'd have to make to end up in those positions.

Both aspects would be a welcome change in sci-fi, but I wouldn't picture it as being as static as the Office or even Red Dwarf. I see it more as being "Grifters in Space" or whatnot.

jlina

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MisterEight — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:34:59 PDT

Remember kids, FOX has cleared out its entire 4th floor (dev) and is starting fresh with Kevin from NBC. They are finally starting to "get it". Basically, the FX guys are now running FOX. BTW, the Fringe pilot is looking INSANE...

MisterEight

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victheremin — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:00:19 PDT

@Jamesema: There was a pilot for a North American Red Dwarf. It actually broke the suckmeter in it's neutronium weight of shittyness.

I guess I'm imagining something like "The Office" in space.

victheremin

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Doug Nelson — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:31:50 PDT

My first thought was also that it sounded more like Hyperdrive than Quark.

Doug Nelson

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Jamesema — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:12:44 PDT

I really hope it can be a North American Red Dwarf. Also I hope Fox gives it a chance to find an audience - something they dont often do.

Jamesema

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darcymcgee — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:18:29 PDT

Wasn't the time in between kind of part of the point of Serenity (I liked the lack of a lightspeed drive.)

I guess they'll be playing this for overt laughter, and it's on Fox, so it'll probably just suck in a Married With Children kind of way.

darcymcgee

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Zapp Brannigan's Girdle — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:17:33 PDT

These guys rock. Ergo, anything that comes within 500 yards of them will rock.

Zapp Brannigan's Girdle

Fox Brings Back Starship Comedy Quark

TheRealFennShysa — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:57:06 PDT

What, like the BBC's Hyperdrive? :)

TheRealFennShysa

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outsdr — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:49:22 PDT

Sounds like Red Dwarf, only lame.

outsdr

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dubqnp — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:15:46 PDT

I saw a couple of episodes of Quark. That was really bad - WITH DISCO!
still trying to forget.. you might as well bring back Supertrain.

dubqnp

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jrishel — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:45:38 PDT

sounds like every single Holodeck episode of star trek.

jrishel

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MonkeyT — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:17:01 PDT

Honestly, I couldn't stand Quark. I was too young to appreciate the wardrobe, and there wasn't much else there. Hopefully, these guys are well-versed on Red Dwarf.

MonkeyT

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aspiringexpatriate — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:11:58 PDT

Yeah, this isn't saying they're remaking quark, is it? It's saying Fox is gonna have Sunny guys make a sitcom similar to quark, no?

aspiringexpatriate

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Evil Tortie's Mom — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:16:15 PDT

I loved Quark, too. Mom and I used to giggle mightily.

This would probably be better on FX rather than Fox, though.

One hopes everyone's learned a lesson from "Homeboys In Outer Space".

Evil Tortie's Mom

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Grey_Area — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:54:12 PDT

I. Loved. Quark. FOX'll scew this up royally, Gonna watch "Dark Star" instead.

Grey_Area

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PAgent — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:46:15 PDT

Man, I loved Quark. Of course, I was about 10 years old, so, that should tell you something.

"Now, we wait for the bee."

PAgent

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Zantor — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:36:18 PDT

Jean-Gene, the Bettys, Ficus and Cmdr. Quark! Nice to hear that my favorite space sanitation crew will fly again.

Hope it's as good as the original.

"The Galaxy, Ad infinitum!"

Zantor

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92BuickLeSabre — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:24:20 PDT

I hope it has a Brewster Rockit quality to it. Could be fun!

92BuickLeSabre

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Garrison Dean, Mr. Privilege — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:24:03 PDT

Anything from these guys is welcome. They have a keen grasp on the mundane so I bet they'll do this right.

Garrison Dean, Mr. Privilege