Space Force (TV Series)

[Tribble]

Netflix Space Force : Wait, who's in charge of what now?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1257656290173759489

 

[Tribble]

The United States Space Force was only announced two years ago and has yet to engage in any military operations, but the latest branch of the U.S. armed forces already stands to lose its first battle -- to Netflix's Space Force.

The streaming service premiered its new sci-fi/comedy series Space Force on May 29. The show's name has no relation to the newest organization of the U.S. military, which unveiled its official flag only two weeks earlier. Because of the common moniker, though, the United States Space Force's first battle might be a trademark war -- fought in court, rather than in space.

Attorneys for the U.S. military have done little to secure the Space Force name as a registered trademark. Netflix, however, has been far more aggressive, and has already locked down the rights to the name in several countries.

https://www.cbr.com/us-military-lose-space-force-trademark-netflix/

 

[Analogue Boy]

I watched a few episodes over the weekend and quite enjoyed it. Mind you, I was totally pissed at the time.

 

[GNC]

The US is claiming that Russia launched a projectile from their Kosmos 2543 satellite. There are treaties against space weapons.

Considering what else Russia-related happened this week, it looks like a thinly veiled threat. Haven't watched this show because the trailer was laugh-free, but it seems even less funny now.

 

[Ringo]

We watched all of Space Force and enjoyed it. So much so that we now have adopted "Kokomo" as our official Summer Song of 2020. We've been listening to it every time we go out for a drive and bursting into song whenever we want to annoy the kids.