Moonbase 8 (2020–2020)

TV ShowEndedParamount+ with ShowtimeComedy1 season, 6 episodes
Moonbase 8 posterReview score: 47%

Plot

Set in the isolated desert of Winslow, Arizona at NASA's Moon Base Simulator, Moonbase 8 follows eager astronauts Skip, Rook and their leader Cap as they attempt to qualify for their first lunar mission. While working vigorously to complete their training, a series of unexpected circumstances forces the astronauts to question their own mental sanity, trust in each other and whether or not they're cut out for space travel.

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  1. 01Moonbase 8 S01E04VisitorsS01E04 · 6.5The team learns about the program’s budget cuts and what impact they will have on their mission going forward. When Elon Musk’s SpaceX sets up camp right next door, Cap, Skip and Rook invite them over for a welcoming tour and to make a mutually beneficial proposition.
  2. 02Moonbase 8 S01E05Move the BaseS01E05 · 5.6When Cap becomes an unwitting participant in a psychological test created by Skip’s father, it leads to friction between the two of them. Rook proposes a game night as a team bonding exercise, but Cap has a more extreme solution in mind – to move the base.
  3. 03Moonbase 8 S01E06BeefS01E06 · 5.6When an angry group of ranchers threatens the team for invading their land, they’re forced to decide between abandoning the mission or standing their ground. With a cattle drive coming their way, Skip hatches a risky plan that requires them to use all their training to pull it off. Season finale.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2020Aired 5.5Season avg
  1. S01E01Moonbase 8 S01E01DryNovember 8, 2020 4.5Stationed at NASA’s Moon Base Simulator in Winslow, Arizona, three dedicated astronauts (and one football champion) attempt to qualify for t
  2. S01E02Moonbase 8 S01E02RatsNovember 15, 2020 5.4Rook’s video correspondence with his family leads to a serious case of homesickness that has him contemplating leaving the team. Meanwhile,
  3. S01E03Moonbase 8 S01E03QuarantineNovember 22, 2020 5.2When Cap and Skip both get sick it leads to vastly different quarantine experiences for each of them. Rook is left alone with a new female m
  4. S01E04Moonbase 8 S01E04Season's bestVisitorsNovember 29, 2020 6.5The team learns about the program’s budget cuts and what impact they will have on their mission going forward. When Elon Musk’s SpaceX sets
  5. S01E05Moonbase 8 S01E05Move the BaseDecember 6, 2020 5.6When Cap becomes an unwitting participant in a psychological test created by Skip’s father, it leads to friction between the two of them. Ro
  6. S01E06Moonbase 8 S01E06BeefDecember 6, 2020 5.6When an angry group of ranchers threatens the team for invading their land, they’re forced to decide between abandoning the mission or stand

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Cast

Fred ArmisenFred ArmisenSkipJohn C. ReillyJohn C. ReillyCapTim HeideckerTim HeideckerRookTravis KelceTravis KelceTravis KelceTina LandonTina LandonNASA Official

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