| Outer Space Astronauts | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom, Science fiction |
| Created by | Russell Barrett |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Russell Barrett David O. Russell Scott Puckett |
| Running time | Approx. 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syfy |
| Release | December 8, 2009 |
Outer Space Astronauts is a comedy television series which aired on Syfy, created by Russell Barrett.
The main characters have live-action "real" heads connected to computer-generated and animated bodies in a completely digital environment.
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Outer Space Astronauts uses an animation technique similar to Cutout animation, which combines live-action greenscreen footage of the actors' heads with computer generated bodies. The backgrounds are 2D and sometimes 3D animation.
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