I love the balance of humour and story, and don't agree the jokes are terrible. To say that is to not get it. The momentary comedy is subtle and light without b

I love the balance of humour and story, and don't agree the jokes are terrible. To say that is to not get it. The momentary comedy is subtle and light without breaking the flow of drama. It's only 400 years in the future, there's no "beam me up" tech yet, and people are still flawed and "Earthy". I like this aspect, which is reflected in the jokes... "Our last captain let us have soda on the bridge, and I just wanted to check that was still okay"... "Sure, if you don't spill any on the equipment". The jokes come and go in the blink of an eye. They are not meant to be killer jokes, it's just a nice unpretentious segway from the main action. This for me, is a "maturity" in Macfarlane's style - not leaning too heavily on brute force humour or scene-stealing punch lines. There's an efficiency in the writing I appreciate. Each character has individual expression, and each episode is quite unique - different directors are behind each episode. Overall there's quite exciting action and suspense at times, it's highly enjoyable and looks sharp.