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  • Mobius: Knock Knock

    Brad: Who’s there?

    Mobius: Brad

    Brad: Brad who?

    Mobius: That’s show business

    This is a bit of an old joke but the humour comes from two layers.

    The first layer comes from the last two lines. Brad is a famous actor, so probably a household name. So the expectation is that nobody would ask who he was in the same way nobody would ask “Beyonce who?” But Hollywood is fickle and stars today can easily become forgotten tomorrow. Pretending not to know a celebrity is an insult that is associated with this nature of Hollywood. Hence the “That’s show business line” where the jokester acts like they’re reluctantly agreeing that the celebrity isn’t famous anymore. This is extra hurtful since the famous person is the one tricked into saying “…(their own name) who?”

    The second layer comes from the expectation of the structure of a regular knock knock joke. Since this joke doesn’t follow that structure, it breaks expectations and creates humour.

    Mainly it’s the first part though.





  • It’s mostly episodic like the original series and 90s Trek but it has some season long story arcs. But it’s modern in its style of telling. It’s funny without resorting to being MCU quippy. And the science is closer to modern science fiction rather than TOS’ parallel worlds pattern.

    That said, it has a mix of action and moral dilemma and politics. There are “needs of the many” stories that don’t have clear right or wrong, the psychological impact from the horrors of war stories, even a courtroom episode that rivaled the best ones from TOS and TNG. But there are also flashy fan servicey episodes that are just fun.

    I suggest giving the first episode a go. It sets the mood for the rest of the first two seasons. Each episode brings something different, but I think the first episode really speaks to what the series is trying to be.