TV: The Orville (Fox)

[wease]

Better than TNG, more like TOS.

It’s clearly emulating the style of ‘90s Trek, especially in the editing and music. Braga being involved shows.

MacFarlane has been wanting to do this for a long time.

[Anders]

Anyway, I think we can all agree that it is better than Discovery.

[Anders]

Better than TNG, more like TOS.

It’s clearly emulating the style of ‘90s Trek, especially in the editing and music. Braga being involved shows.

MacFarlane has been wanting to do this for a long time.

Nice

[LoathedVermin72]

Anyway, I think we can all agree that it is better than Discovery.

I didn’t even make it through the first episode of Discovery. Just awful.

[Anders]

Anyway, I think we can all agree that it is better than Discovery.

I didn’t even make it through the first episode of Discovery. Just awful.

It got a lot worse. But I will watch season 2.

[wease]

Anyway, I think we can all agree that it is better than Discovery.

Ive been saying that for a while now.

I loved the first episode. It’s everything Discovery should be.

[wease]

Anyway, I think we can all agree that it is better than Discovery.

I didn’t even make it through the first episode of Discovery. Just awful.

It got a lot worse. But I will watch season 2.

I actually thought the back half of the season got better. They gotta lose the main character, tho. She’s terrible

[Anders]

Anyway, I think we can all agree that it is better than Discovery.

I didn’t even make it through the first episode of Discovery. Just awful.

It got a lot worse. But I will watch season 2.

I actually thought the back half of the season got better. They gotta lose the main character, tho. She’s terrible

I hate the characters from different dimensions/time travel stuff. Happy it’s not in Orville.

[LoathedVermin72]

Anyway, I think we can all agree that it is better than Discovery.

Ive been saying that for a while now.

I loved the first episode. It’s everything Discovery should be.

I don’t know about that. While it has the feel of ST, I think thematically and emotionally it’s very different from ST. It’s not the utopian vision ST is. And that’s cool. Different is good. But I wouldn’t want this from ST.

[dimejinky99]

Caught the first episode of the new season. It’s still good.

[blueviper]

Last night's episode (1/17) was pretty good. I like the "what ifs" this show poses.

Plus props for using Billy Joel, twice!

[LoathedVermin72]

Still working through this and it’s only getting better. Got a few episodes left to go in the first season.

The commentary in “Majority Rule” was very, very, very on the nose, of course, but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t effectively nightmarish and stressful. Jesus.

They should have just killed the kids in “Krill”.

“Cupid’s Dagger” was a great spin on “The Naked Time/Now”. Rob Lowe got off too easily, though. Dude is basically a rapist.

I think the comedy actually goes a long way toward making this feel like Trek. It made me realize how badly I missed the light playfulness of previous series when I tried watching Discovery. It feels too dark and serious.

[wease]

Still working through this and it’s only getting better. Got a few episodes left to go in the first season.

The commentary in “Majority Rule” was very, very, very on the nose, of course, but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t effectively nightmarish and stressful. Jesus.

They should have just killed the kids in “Krill”.

“Cupid’s Dagger” was a great spin on “The Naked Time/Now”. Rob Lowe got off too easily, though. Dude is basically a rapist.

I think the comedy actually goes a long way toward making this feel like Trek. It made me realize how badly I missed the light playfulness of previous series when I tried watching Discovery. It feels too dark and serious.

Are you a Trek fan, LV?

[LoathedVermin72]

Still working through this and it’s only getting better. Got a few episodes left to go in the first season.

The commentary in “Majority Rule” was very, very, very on the nose, of course, but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t effectively nightmarish and stressful. Jesus.

They should have just killed the kids in “Krill”.

“Cupid’s Dagger” was a great spin on “The Naked Time/Now”. Rob Lowe got off too easily, though. Dude is basically a rapist.

I think the comedy actually goes a long way toward making this feel like Trek. It made me realize how badly I missed the light playfulness of previous series when I tried watching Discovery. It feels too dark and serious.

Are you a Trek fan, LV?

Oh hell yeah. TNG is one of my favorite shows everrrrrr

[wease]

Still working through this and it’s only getting better. Got a few episodes left to go in the first season.

The commentary in “Majority Rule” was very, very, very on the nose, of course, but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t effectively nightmarish and stressful. Jesus.

They should have just killed the kids in “Krill”.

“Cupid’s Dagger” was a great spin on “The Naked Time/Now”. Rob Lowe got off too easily, though. Dude is basically a rapist.

I think the comedy actually goes a long way toward making this feel like Trek. It made me realize how badly I missed the light playfulness of previous series when I tried watching Discovery. It feels too dark and serious.

Are you a Trek fan, LV?

Oh hell yeah. TNG is one of my favorite shows everrrrrr

[wease]

You’ll really like the latest episode, LV.

[run2death]

I must admit, I have really come to enjoy this show as well.

Between this and Cosmos, Seth MacFarlane has almost made up for all of his terrible cartoons and movies.

[blueviper]

I must admit, I have really come to enjoy this show as well.

Between this and Cosmos, Seth MacFarlane has almost made up for all of his terrible cartoons and movies.

With his love of Star Trek, you can tell he's taking The Orville seriously.

[epilogue]

Wait, is this show not just a long comedy bit?

[wease]

Wait, is this show not just a long comedy bit?

Not at all. It’s very reminiscent of TNG. Yes, it has humor in it here and there, but it’s done well and not at the expense of story or character