The Orville is some of the best scifi of all time. The guy who made family guy also making this is shocking but I'm so glad for it. The man can't give an inspiring speech to save his life and a lot of the character moments are pretty flat but that is all the critique I can give. The rest of the show is such a perfect balance of making high concept scifi grounded and real, making it weighty without being bleak or too glib, making it real to life without being preachy. Outstanding show.
I enjoy the Orville but let's not get too uptight about where the sci-fi ideas come from. Especially since the Orville is literally Seth MacFarlane's powdered TNG substitute.
This show proves you can still “shoot” a show properly. Not the scattershot “throw everything at the wall” technique of kids at film school seemingly running trek these days.
"The prolific producer confirmed that Hulu would be ready to move forward on the new season, but his own packed schedule has made it challenging to find time for him to shoot. “The 10 scripts are done,” MacFarlane continues. “I’m the problem. It’s [a matter of] when I can make that my year, with all the other stuff we have in the works. But we can hit the ground running when it happens.”.
The only person who is absolutely out is Adrianne Palicki (Commander Grayson). She walked away because of how long season 3 took to produce (COVID). Everyone else is up in the air.
I know I'm in the minority but I strongly dislike this show its messages and themes are just half arsed they are less progressive and less interested in truly trying to present moral dilemma's and messages then Trek was in the 90's.
If you were in the minority it wouldn't have been cancelled the first time lol
The thing with Orville is that there are are a lot of very online insecure men who all LARPed that it was amazing because they were upset with the Black Lady show.
It's not a bad show it's just hard to gauge the actual real world authentic audience reception.
If you were in the minority it wouldn't have been cancelled the first time lol
Are you referring to The Orville? It has never been canceled.
The huge gaps between seasons 2 and 3 was caused by COVID, and this one seems to be about how expensive the last season was.
And, yes, coming into a community about a specific thing to say that you don’t like specific thing does put you in the minority (and in less tolerate communities would get you dogpiled or banned).
Look, I watched the hell out of Discovery despite the terrible dialogue writing, because I liked the characters and many of the sci-fi ideas. I liked the first 2 seasons of the Orville more, because it gave me the idealistic progressivism I sometimes crave and rarely get on tv or in films.
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Mandarbmax@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 193d
The Orville is some of the best scifi of all time. The guy who made family guy also making this is shocking but I'm so glad for it. The man can't give an inspiring speech to save his life and a lot of the character moments are pretty flat but that is all the critique I can give. The rest of the show is such a perfect balance of making high concept scifi grounded and real, making it weighty without being bleak or too glib, making it real to life without being preachy. Outstanding show.
kieron115@startrek.website · 11 pts · 193d
it's less shocking once you see how huge of a trek nerd MacFarlane was as a kid!
DetachablePianist@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 193d
He actually had a couple cameo appearences in ST Enterprise. Not my fav ST incarnation, but I was happy to spot him.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 193d
For when you want new episodes of old-school Star Trek, this is the only source. More Rob Lowe episodes, please.
neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 193d
Darulio
Smokeless7048@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 193d
More TNG than TOS
daychilde@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 193d
In fairness, TNG is probably "old school" by now, just not "oldest school". heh
SarahValentine@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 34 pts · 193d
FIVE. HUNDRED. SEASONS.
neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 193d
One of the best episodes!
UnspecificGravity@piefed.social · 20 pts · 193d
Best version of Star Trek since TNG.
FenrirIII@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 193d
DS9?
Glitch@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 193d
Can't wait!
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 193d
STA copied the whole "artificial lifeforms cut off from humans sending envoy to see if humans will be friend" idea. Orville did it better.
themoken@startrek.website · 16 pts · 193d
I enjoy the Orville but let's not get too uptight about where the sci-fi ideas come from. Especially since the Orville is literally Seth MacFarlane's powdered TNG substitute.
Klanky@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 193d
It’s microwave reheated TNG.
Tiresia@slrpnk.net · 19 pts · 193d
It's "I Can't Believe It's Not TNG".
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 193d
“All of the taste, none of the Berman!”
paranoid@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 193d
What is STA here?
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 193d
Star Trek Academy
paranoid@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 193d
Thank you
Donjuanme@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 193d
More high budget sci Fi please
fox2263@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 193d
This show proves you can still “shoot” a show properly. Not the scattershot “throw everything at the wall” technique of kids at film school seemingly running trek these days.
CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 192d
Ja’loja!
Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 193d
Archive Link
Loce@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 193d
The Star Trek we wanted instead of Disco crap. Cant wait!
ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 193d
Minus the two funniest actors
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 193d
The only person who is absolutely out is Adrianne Palicki (Commander Grayson). She walked away because of how long season 3 took to produce (COVID). Everyone else is up in the air.
kieron115@startrek.website · 8 pts · 193d
Oh no, if Grayson is out then Mercer will have to have a story beyond "My ex-wife is my assistant manager... in space!"
rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 193d
Bortus and Isaac?
bonenode@piefed.social · 4 pts · 193d
tacosanonymous@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 193d
lol.
theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · -9 pts · 193d
I know I'm in the minority but I strongly dislike this show its messages and themes are just half arsed they are less progressive and less interested in truly trying to present moral dilemma's and messages then Trek was in the 90's.
milkisklim@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 193d
I think we are in the minority, mostly because this is an Orville community.
Kirk@startrek.website · -4 pts · 193d
If you were in the minority it wouldn't have been cancelled the first time lol
The thing with Orville is that there are are a lot of very online insecure men who all LARPed that it was amazing because they were upset with the Black Lady show.
It's not a bad show it's just hard to gauge the actual real world authentic audience reception.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 193d
Are you referring to The Orville? It has never been canceled.
The huge gaps between seasons 2 and 3 was caused by COVID, and this one seems to be about how expensive the last season was.
And, yes, coming into a community about a specific thing to say that you don’t like specific thing does put you in the minority (and in less tolerate communities would get you dogpiled or banned).
kieron115@startrek.website · 5 pts · 193d
Dont forget the whole "moving from network television to streaming" thing.
angrystego@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 193d
Look, I watched the hell out of Discovery despite the terrible dialogue writing, because I liked the characters and many of the sci-fi ideas. I liked the first 2 seasons of the Orville more, because it gave me the idealistic progressivism I sometimes crave and rarely get on tv or in films.
Kirk@startrek.website · 1 pts · 192d
aw that's great bud happy for you
h4x0r@lemmy.dbzer0.com · -12 pts · 193d
Given that all the episodes are the same, I'm not impressed.
kieron115@startrek.website · 3 pts · 193d
care to elaborate? i thought there were a lot of rehashed ideas from star trek but told in a unique way.