The Orville - Star Trek Satire Comedy From Seth MacFarlane And Jon Favreau

[Deltron]

is this in the star trek universe? saw the commercial a couple times now

no, it's like Galaxy Quest, heavily inspired by ST

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

no, it's like Galaxy Quest, heavily inspired by ST

woulda been a lot better had it been

 

[rantanamo]

I actually like this. It's like a light hearted trek instead of something constantly going from gag to gag. Second episode was definitely something you would have seen on TNG

 

[AquaCityBoy]

I was watching a bit of the pilot before the DVR fukked up. It's not as bad as the critics made it out to be, but it clearly doesn't know what it wants to be. It's not funny enough to be a full-on parody, and it's not dramatic enough to be a full-on Trek show. It ends up as somewhat of a light-hearted dramedy, which is fine, but Seth MacFarlane's humor is too crass for it to work, and it clashes with the Trek aesthetic. All this beautiful sci-fi imagery (because the show does look beautiful) and they're making dikk and fart jokes.

And Seth MacFarlane needs to stop trying to make himself a leading man. It's not happening.

 

[rantanamo]

The second episode was far better than the pilot(its getting a lot of praise, especially from the Trek community). Straight up something you would see on Next Generation with a couple of funny moments and a nice cliffhanger. Even has a nice intro. The humor definitely hit more as the episode went on, though I think many will miss the Kermit reference and the alcohol and weed stuff.

 

[Deltron]

yeah second episode was definitely better....reminded me of a voyager episode I watched the other day...practically the same premise

still wish it wasn't seth's goofy ass as the lead.

 

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Based on the last couple posts I might give the second episode a shot. Still can't help but think this is fox trying to tap into the Big Bang Theory market

 

[STAN JONES]

thought i wouldnt like this at all based off the trailer but i kinda liked the pilot

 

[rantanamo]

Based on the last couple posts I might give the second episode a shot. Still can't help but think this is fox trying to tap into the Big Bang Theory market

They should. As much as people make fun of those CBS shows, they have consistently won their slots in the ratings. I imagine this will just get better and better. That lineup of directors .

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

Wait so Seth MacFarlane can get his own Star Trek type adventure show that mediocre at best but Fox wouldn't give Joss Wheedon another season of Firefly?

Nobody but nerds on the Internet gave a shyt about firefly.

 

[kingdarius]

watched the first two eps cuz i was bored. Its ok i dont laugh while watching it but its not boring so

 

[jadillac]

I've never watched an episode of Star Trek in my life.

If I watch this I guess it's pointless bc I won't understand the jokes or spoofs

 

[Blankthawtz]

i have no faith in Seth Macfarlane's live action shows...they always suck....

caught my wife dvr'n it the other day...but she's a trekkie so....

 

[STAN JONES]

I've never watched an episode of Star Trek in my life.

If I watch this I guess it's pointless bc I won't understand the jokes or spoofs

I never watched Star Trek either besides the most recent movies but I like this show

Its more of a dramedy than a spoof or straight up comedy but its ok so far

 

[Jello Biafra]

I posted this in another thread but once you accept that this show is pretty terrible as a comedy but pretty good as a sci-fi adventure show it becomes more enjoyable.
Mcfarlane needs to go all in on making a true homage to TNG and ditch all the bad Family Guy style jokes that really don't work at all.