2018: A SEX ODYSSEY by Theresa Ramirez (Theresa Ramirez Productions). At St. Vladimir Institute. July 9 at 10:45 pm, July 11 at 5:45 pm, July 12 at 3:30 pm, July 13 at 7:30 pm, July 15 at 2:45 pm. See listing. Rating: N
This short, half-baked wannabe sitcom about six horny 20-somethings hooking up in space while escaping Earth to populate Mars does nothing with the premises campy potential.
With plot and dialogue approaching cheesy porno levels, the show’s blase action centers on the crews various indiscretions and promiscuities, which complicate their primary relationships.
Only tangentially engaging with the super-important issues of sexuality and reproduction in space, and the assumed preference for heteronormative space crews, the script consists mostly of innuendo, surface humour and reality TV-style conflict.”
That said, Brian Millwards catty turn as Zac, and Kennedy Thompsons sarcastic Art bring some life to this otherwise sterile and vacuous affair.
But as it turns out, in space no one can hear you laugh, either.
