Hyperdrive, first thoughts

Hyperdrive is a new comedy on BBC2, set on a spacesip that was once a combat vessel, but is now tasked with striking business deals to get alien companies to relocate to the Peterbrough enterprise zone.

So, a space comedy on BBC2, that's a high standard to live up to. But let's remember that Red Dwarf didn't get good until season three.

Anyway, Hyperdrive was chuckle worthy, in that it made me chuckle a lot but not guffaw out loud. It's noticeable that this is a post-Office comedy, in that the style was quite sparse in parts, with some large uncomfortable silences. Nick Frost was superb as the ship commander, if you saw him in Shaun Of The Dead, you'll know what to expect. Also some funny SF jokes, particularily the women in the weird invisible cage thing that drives the ship, and spilling a drink on the navigation console (and then doing a reboot and resetting the parameters!).

The CGI was okay too, no more models ala Red Dwarf, instead all lens flare and sweeping vistas.

It will probably get better, and luckily BBC2 tends to give its shows the benefit of the doubt (all hail the license fee!).