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04-09-2020, 01:34 AM
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/space-force-lisa-kudrow-joins-steve-carells-netflix-comedy-1289195
Last year, The Office and Friends (https://www.wsj.com/articles/netflix-battles-rivals-for-its-most-watched-shows-friends-and-the-office-11556120136) were Netflix's No. 1 and No. 2 shows, respectively. So it makes sense that the stars of the two iconic NBC comedies would team up on Netflix. Kudrow is joining Space Force -- which Netflix announced today is premiering May 29 -- in a recurring role as Maggie Naird, the wife of Carell's Gen. Mark R. Naird. "She's a Washington Air Force wife who has sublimated parts of herself to her husband's career for two decades. But as he takes on his biggest challenge, she is growing in a different direction," per The Hollywood Reporter, which notes that Kudrow received multiple offers to star in broadcast pilots. Netflix also released some first-look Space Force images (https://news.avclub.com/steve-carell-commands-a-space-force-in-first-look-at-gr-1842747772?rev=1586350991444). Carell, who is reportedly earning more than $1 million per episode, co-created Space Force with The Office's Greg Daniels.
Lisa Kudrow had no idea the Space Force was real when she filmed Netflix's Space Force (https://ew.com/tv/lisa-kudrow-space-force-netflix)
“I really did not know that the president said, ‘Let's have a Space Force,'" Kudrow tells EW. "I mean, I just can't keep up, so I missed that one. It was just, ‘We're doing the show, why don't you do it?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah! Of course! Why wouldn't I?’ It's Greg (Daniels) and Steve (Carell). And then he said, ‘Yeah, John Malkovich is in it,’ and I was like, ‘Oh wow!’ But sorry, dumba** here didn’t know there was actually a Space Force. And it's so embarrassing because when I saw the last State of the Union and he mentioned Space Force, I went, ‘Oh! It's a real thing!’ The whole time we're shooting, it didn't come up. Because I think everybody assumed I knew it was a real thing. I usually keep up with what's going on, but to me there's so much — and sometimes I don't know what's a joke and what isn't. I don't mean with this show, I mean in life — that I missed it.”
Last year, The Office and Friends (https://www.wsj.com/articles/netflix-battles-rivals-for-its-most-watched-shows-friends-and-the-office-11556120136) were Netflix's No. 1 and No. 2 shows, respectively. So it makes sense that the stars of the two iconic NBC comedies would team up on Netflix. Kudrow is joining Space Force -- which Netflix announced today is premiering May 29 -- in a recurring role as Maggie Naird, the wife of Carell's Gen. Mark R. Naird. "She's a Washington Air Force wife who has sublimated parts of herself to her husband's career for two decades. But as he takes on his biggest challenge, she is growing in a different direction," per The Hollywood Reporter, which notes that Kudrow received multiple offers to star in broadcast pilots. Netflix also released some first-look Space Force images (https://news.avclub.com/steve-carell-commands-a-space-force-in-first-look-at-gr-1842747772?rev=1586350991444). Carell, who is reportedly earning more than $1 million per episode, co-created Space Force with The Office's Greg Daniels.
Lisa Kudrow had no idea the Space Force was real when she filmed Netflix's Space Force (https://ew.com/tv/lisa-kudrow-space-force-netflix)
“I really did not know that the president said, ‘Let's have a Space Force,'" Kudrow tells EW. "I mean, I just can't keep up, so I missed that one. It was just, ‘We're doing the show, why don't you do it?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah! Of course! Why wouldn't I?’ It's Greg (Daniels) and Steve (Carell). And then he said, ‘Yeah, John Malkovich is in it,’ and I was like, ‘Oh wow!’ But sorry, dumba** here didn’t know there was actually a Space Force. And it's so embarrassing because when I saw the last State of the Union and he mentioned Space Force, I went, ‘Oh! It's a real thing!’ The whole time we're shooting, it didn't come up. Because I think everybody assumed I knew it was a real thing. I usually keep up with what's going on, but to me there's so much — and sometimes I don't know what's a joke and what isn't. I don't mean with this show, I mean in life — that I missed it.”