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But he jokingly offered "The Office" actor some
constructive criticism.
"The one piece of advice I'd give Steve Carell is to get a
haircut," quipped Air Force General John Raymond, Space Force's
chief of space operations, who is bald.
"He's looking a little too shaggy if he wants to play the Space
Force chief," he added, speaking at an online event.
The Netflix Inc trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdpYpulGCKc
for its show "Space Force" was released on Tuesday, showing
Carell as a bumbling four-star general who was drafted into
leading the Space Force after initially dismissing it as a joke.
Carell's character's mission appears to get off to a very rocky
start. He overhears a fellow officer declare: "He's blowing it,
just like you thought."
The comedy -- which debuts on May 29 -- could present another
challenge to Space Force's image as it tries to lift off as the
military's newest branch of service, a project personally
championed by President Donald Trump.
Trump's Tweet unveiling the Space Force seal
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/
status/1220821545746141187?lang=en in January drew jokes for its
close resemblance to Star Fleet Command's emblem from the show
"Star Trek." George Takei, who played helmsman Hikaru Sulu on
the original 1960s show, joked on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/GeorgeTakei
/status/1220823578825887745 "Ahem. We are expecting some
royalties from this..."
The real Space Force previewed a dramatic recruiting video
https://twitter.com/SpaceForceDoD/
status/1258067536509317128on Wednesday, with the slogan: "Maybe
your purpose on this planet isn't on this planet."
Raymond says his inbox was full of emails from people seeking to
join the Space Force.
He joked about how he tried to cancel Netflix last year but had
to resubscribe after a backlash from his children. It was
shortly after that that Raymond said he learned about Netflix's
plans to make a series about the Space Force, starring Carell.
"I said, 'That can't be. (Carell) doesn't look like me,'"
Raymond recounted.
Raymond said there was voting on Twitter about who should play
Pentagon leaders in the show. Bruce Willis was the top vote for
the head of Space Force, he said.
"So I was hoping for Bruce Willis. But Steve Carell's a great
actor," Raymond said.
"I love his shows, so we're looking forward to that."
(Reporting by Phil Stewart; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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