Just finished Season 1. Some of the themes are intriguing, but for the most part the stories are shallow and simplistic. It’s good for chuckles, so I’ll keep watching. 
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Depressing news. Star Trek is just going to become Inglorious Basterds meets Sci-Fi.
I like the casting on the current ST films, but not the plots, pacing or tone. It's all pitched to a modern audience - violent, dark, ultra fast-paced, with smug little asides at inappropriate times and plenty of in-jokes...just like every other film out there these days.
Just finished Season 1. Some of the themes are intriguing, but for the most part the stories are shallow. It’s good for chuckles, so I’ll keep watching.![]()
A coworker told me Mad Idolatry was the season finale. Can someone confirm this?
Well that just sucks now I have to wait a year! I didn't even know season 1 would be 12/13 episodes I just assumed it would be a full sseason instead of essentially half a season.Yep....
E13 was pushed into S2...
Great, great show. Hopefully they don't make changes in S2 to ruin it...
Well that just sucks now I have to wait a year! I didn't even know season 1 would be 12/13 episodes I just assumed it would be a full sseason instead of essentially half a season.
I never noticed that but I really don't watch Sci-Fi shows that often anymore. Most of the shows I watch are around 20-22 episodes per season, including Stargate SG-1. The only ones I recall that are less than that were the summer series.Seasons are essentially around 13 episodes, for high-cost shows such as Sci-Fi. Plus, it gives Actors/Crew a chance to work on other projects (like Seth McFarlane is still doing Family Guy).
Seasons are essentially around 13 episodes, for high-cost shows such as Sci-Fi. Plus, it gives Actors/Crew a chance to work on other projects (like Seth McFarlane is still doing Family Guy).
It's more that typical US broadcast TV shows have seasons that are often/historically in the range of 22 epodes or so. US cable TV has usually been into smaller seasons, often in the range of 13 episodes, but even that varies as sometimes there are more around 16 epodes, and somewhat often less around 10 or even 8 episodes. Some (and perhaps that has been increasing as well) broadcast TV shows recently have also been adopting the smaller seasons closer to what cable TV has been doing, especially when it comes to in-between typical season periods, like summers or winters.I never noticed that but I really don't watch Sci-Fi shows that often anymore. Most of the shows I watch are around 20-22 episodes per season, including Stargate SG-1. The only ones I recall that are less than that were the summer series.
That makes sense. I know that Amazon, Netflix and Showtime and the like have seasons that are about 10 episodes long which I forgot to mention. I was just caught by surprise that The Orville was only 12 episodes long.It's more that typical US broadcast TV shows have seasons that are often/historically in the range of 22 epodes or so. US cable TV has usually been into smaller seasons, often in the range of 13 episodes, but even that varies as sometimes there are more around 16 epodes, and somewhat often less around 10 or even 8 episodes. Some (and perhaps that has been increasing as well) broadcast TV shows recently have also been adopting the smaller seasons closer to what cable TV has been doing, especially when it comes to in-between typical season periods, like summers or winters.
That's my thoughts as well.Meh, it was ok. I didn’t think it was so great. I’ll continue to watch, but wouldn’t be upset if I miss an episode or it got cancelled.
Time to revive this thread! We are still watching The Orville and really enjoying it! The humour is great and the stories are interesting and well written. I'm liking the 2nd season a lot, even with the departure of Alara. The new character that has taken her place looks to be good.
Bought the second season on Apple TV. Really enjoying the second season. The episode where they had Voyager's doctor and Enterprise's doctor was amazing - heck, they were all amazing, even last week's episode. As a Trekkie I am definitely getting my trek fix from Orville - didn't get it from Discovery.
Orville is amazing. This second season you can tell they really have their stuff together - hard to write about it without giving spoilers ...
I’ve stopped watching. Just couldn’t get through the first two episodes of the second season.
Surprisingly I don't see that much of that type of humor in The Orville. Sure, there's definitely some of it, but it isn't that much and it's not really the same type or level of humor that's there in Family Guy and similar projects. Not that I'm complaining or anything, just kind of my take on it.Awww --- not a family guy fan? I really loved the movie: A Million Ways to Die in the West but almost everyone I know hates it - that and they can't stand Family Guy / American Dad - whereas I'm a huge fan. lol
I really loved the movie: A Million Ways to Die in the West but almost everyone I know hates it -
Surprisingly I don't see that much of that type of humor in The Orville. Sure, there's definitely some of it, but it isn't that much and it's not really the same type or level of humor that's there in Family Guy and similar projects. Not that I'm complaining or anything, just kind of my take on it.
The Orville kind of walks this interesting line between being somewhat serious and even intriguing, in terms of topics it takes on (very much in TNG/Voyager tradition), and at the same time somewhat humorous although sort of in an almost randomly inserted (or even a little forced) way at times. I'm still a fan, just can't quite place it at times.
Awww --- not a family guy fan? I really loved the movie: A Million Ways to Die in the West but almost everyone I know hates it - that and they can't stand Family Guy / American Dad - whereas I'm a huge fan. lol
Not a Family Guy/American Dad fan but I saw Seth did a Million Ways to Die and there was a used DVD copy at the local shop for $5 so I picked it up.
I loved the movie - thought it was funny...
Then I watched the Orville - What is really funny is that Seth wore the same outfit in "About a Girl" in the Simulator...![]()
Surprisingly I don't see that much of that type of humor in The Orville. Sure, there's definitely some of it, but it isn't that much and it's not really the same type or level of humor that's there in Family Guy and similar projects. Not that I'm complaining or anything, just kind of my take on it.
The Orville kind of walks this interesting line between being somewhat serious and even intriguing, in terms of topics it takes on (very much in TNG/Voyager tradition), and at the same time somewhat humorous although sort of in an almost randomly inserted (or even a little forced) way at times. I'm still a fan, just can't quite place it at times.