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UFOs - Season 1

tv
NR
Season 1
January 18, 2021
Wokeometer Rating
1Based
Audience Woke Score
No Ratings Yet
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

UFOs earns a 1/10 wokeness score by sticking to classic 1970s sci-fi comedy about bureaucracy, skepticism, and UFO probes with zero identity politics or social messaging. It stays safe, neutral entertainment centered on story and office humor.

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Detailed Analysis

UFOs (original French title OVNI(s)) is a 2021 French sci-fi comedy-drama set in 1978, centering on Didier Mathure (Melvil Poupaud), a skeptical CNES rocket engineer sidelined to lead the eccentric GEPAN team investigating UFO sightings.

The premise revolves around bureaucratic mishaps, scientific debunking of phenomena like raining pink flamingos, team dynamics with characters such as Marcel Bénes and Véra Clouseau, and personal subplots including Mathure's rocket failure and interactions with his ex-wife Élise Conti (Géraldine Pailhas). Storytelling draws from classic tropes of skepticism versus belief, office-style humor, and light paranormal mystery without any framing around identity, systemic oppression, or social norms. The series maintains a traditional 1970s-set sci-fi comedy premise focused on bureaucracy, skepticism, and UFO investigation, with casting consisting entirely of original French characters played by French actors and no race- or gender-swapping of established figures or DEI-driven changes. No creator statements, plot elements, or subplots address progressive themes such as patriarchy, queer identity, or systemic barriers, and reception shows no related controversy, allowing the focus to remain squarely on entertainment through office humor and paranormal investigation rather than ideological messaging.

Key Factors

  • Traditional 1970s-set sci-fi comedy premise focused on bureaucracy, skepticism, and UFO investigation with no identity politics or activist framing
  • Casting consists of original French characters played by French actors with no race- or gender-swapping of established figures or DEI-driven changes
  • No creator statements, plot elements, or subplots addressing progressive themes such as patriarchy, queer identity, or systemic barriers; reception shows no related controversy

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Is UFOs - Season 1 Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on UFOs - Season 1 and scored it 1/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.

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What kind of woke content is in UFOs - Season 1?

Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into UFOs - Season 1's overall score.

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Top Cast

Melvil Poupaud
1Based

Melvil Poupaud

Didier Mathure

Daphné Patakia
4.5Mixed

Daphné Patakia

Véra

Michel Vuillermoz
1.3Based

Michel Vuillermoz

Marcel

Géraldine Pailhas
1.3Based

Géraldine Pailhas

Élise

Quentin Dolmaire
1Based

Quentin Dolmaire

Rémy

Laurent Poitrenaux
1Based

Laurent Poitrenaux

Bernard Marsaudon

Capucine Valmary
1Based

Capucine Valmary

Diane Mathure

Nicole Garcia
1Based

Nicole Garcia

Commandant Delbrosse

Jean-Charles Clichet
1Based

Jean-Charles Clichet

François Duluc

A
1Based

Alessandro Mancuso

Bastien Mathure

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