In Netflix's Space Force, which shares Upload's creator, Greg Daniels, General Mark Naird (Steve Carell) is put in charge of the titular new armed forces branch.

Things aren't as straightforward at Space Force as Naird hoped.

As a parody of the American military, Space Force isn't as rich for jokes or satire as I hoped, probably because its real life counterpart seems just as outlandish.

Even when the main Space Force idea drives the story, like in episode two where Naird and his team of scientists try to instruct a chimpanzee to repair a satellite, it's just hard work to watch.

Jokes about space chimps just seem very out-of-date, even with Space Force's expensive-looking CG simian. .

It's just not as funny as I hoped it would be given the caliber of the show's talent.

Maybe Space Force can be a good vehicle for jokes, but here there just aren't enough good ones.

It's just not as funny as it should be. 

Like The Office, maybe Space Force will take a second season to really hit its stride.