When I first started this show I found it to be a really awkward mix of comedy and seriousness. It had some jokes thrown it at the most inopportune times as some kind of comic relief from a really serious situation. Perhaps the first half of the first season was actually a bit rough or maybe the show just grew on me, but by season 2 I found myself loving this show.

To me it seems as every bit as comfy, intellectually interesting and even funny as some classic Star Treks while still clearly being its own thing. I wish more comfy space shows like this would get made.

What are your thoughts on The Orville? Also I miss Alara.

  • @solstice
    1•1 year ago

    I feel like one issue is that McFarlane does not share the ideals of Star Trek. I don’t get the impression that he sees the value of non-interference, for example. But nevertheless, the Union believes in it because the Federation does.

    Don’t watch stargate then! Star Trek is all like no we can’t interfere, the prime directive, oh no, we can’t share our technology! Then Stargate rolls in, tells the primitive locals their gods are fake, by the way check out these automatic machine guns, want one? lol

    • @[email protected]
      1•1 year ago

      I’m not necessarily saying that I agree with the ideals of Trek, just that they’re something that the Orville writers are trying to imitate. When it comes to politics and social commentary, they’re not as deep thinkers as some of the writers of classic Trek.

      I enjoyed Stargate in highschool. It has to be acknowledged that Earth in that show is in a completely different position than the Federation/Union, so it’s not really a good comparison.