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I've been watching "Fired on Mars" (2023) and get real Bojack vibes.

It's about Jeff, who lives on a Mars colony, and he did work as a graphic designer, until he was recently fired. Now there isn't much for him to do. He tries to find work or another purpose, but doesn't have much luck. He gets shifted around, but things don't seem to work out for him. He has ups and downs, and we as the audience are the only ones who really know what he is feeling.

Jeff is kind, he hopes for the best, he trusts people, but with stuff never working out, he knows he isn't very happy.

The whole show reminds me of Bojack and especially the "Fish Out of Water" episode, where Bojack is underwater in this world that is inherently foreign to him, he tries, but it's just hard and disappointing.

There is the eerie and ephemeral feel everything about Mars, and all the people there. Everyone is vague, they don't want to be close, everyone seems to be hiding something. Sometimes it feels a little sinister, but mostly it's just confusing and lonely.

The soundtrack has a lot of soft airy synth sounds that add to the ephemeral feel. But then when Jeff does grasp sonething, and seems to be going well, the electo sound picks up the pace.

Anyway, it's one of the most Bojack shows I've seen. There are eight episodes in season one. Check it out!

Fired On Mars Trailer