Outer Space Astronauts

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Outer Space Astronauts
GenreSitcom, Science fiction
Created by Russell Barrett
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Producers Russell Barrett
David O. Russell
Scott Puckett
Running timeApprox. 22 minutes
Original release
Network Syfy
ReleaseDecember 8, 2009 (2009-12-08)

Outer Space Astronauts is a comedy television series which aired on Syfy, created by Russell Barrett.

Contents

The main characters have live-action "real" heads connected to computer-generated and animated bodies in a completely digital environment.

The crew travel through space on a ship named the O.S.S. Oklahoma.

Characters

Animation style

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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