Muppets From Space Shows How to Succeed with the Elusive Sci-Fi/Comedy Genre
Eureka! Without deftly balancing each element of sci-fi/comedy, filmmakers risk overloading that forward slash one way or another. Go too heavy on your science, and you alienate the comedy; then again, make it too silly, and you’ll come off as stupid. For every stone-cold classic, three crappy movies pop up in its place like some terrible experiment gone wrong. For everyGhostbusters,there isGhostbusters2016. For everyTwins, there is Arnold then wearing a dress inJunior....