14. Why have I not seen anyone talking about Star Force?

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 As a faithful Instagram follower of the wonderful Florence Pugh, I was recently introduced to the online mini series Star Force (2020), a parody of Star Trek, which has been placed into the cleverly named genre of "sci-fisolation." What shocks me is that none of my fellow film studies friends have spoken about it!

Due to the current pandemic, Star Force has been shot, edited and produced via mobile phones and posted to social media platforms, starring a cast of familiar famous faces, one of the most surprising to me being James McAvoy.

Despite being created with a lack of resources which a studio would typically use to make a show like this, Star Force features some decent plot points, humour, plenty of sci-fi driven drama, and of course, a great cast.

It's pretty enjoyable, I would say, overlooking the somewhat crude special effects. 

Star Trek and Star Wars must be quaking in their (space) boots.

Watch and follow Star Force on YouTube or Instagram.

~Paige Nicole

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