Archer: 1999Shows Off Its ‘Late ‘70s, Early ‘80s Sci-Fi Vibe’ in This New Behind-the-Scenes Peek

FXX has just released a “ first flavor ” detail the sci - fi themed tenth time of year of Archer , also lie with asArcher : 1999 . Of course , all the shape and crew are go to be enthusiastic about their own show , but it ’s pretty undeniable how kick - ass this time of year ( say to be the revive rage favorite ’s final ) is look : Space struggle ! extraterrestrial ! Robots ! Malory as a ( drunk ) sentient AI ! Gladiator fight !

“ This is more like a merchandiser marine ship of a ragtag crew , ” executive producer Casey Willis explicate in the clipping . “ You ’ll see a draw of influence fromAliensand 2001 , shows like blank space : 1999 . ” Later , he adds , “ Sci - fi is a huge genre . We kind of narrow it down to like a tardy ‘ 70 , early ‘ 80 sci - fi vibe . ” As you’re able to see , it looks like they nailed it perfectly :

Yep , we ’re ready to blast off into the peril zone with these characters again , and the time is rapidly approaching : Archer : 1999 premier May 29 on FXX .

Pam (yep, that’s Pam) and Cheryl giving off Aliens vibes.