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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: APDrone on November 19, 2017, 01:23:04 PM
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I've never been a huge Seth McFarland fan, so I was a little leery of this idea..
But.. wow.. I'm impressed.
There's some good stuff there. Really fun to watch.
Sure, some of the science has holes, and a purist military posture would have half the staff in the brig..
But the zingers are awesome.
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I've never been a huge Seth McFarland fan, so I was a little leery of this idea..
But.. wow.. I'm impressed.
There's some good stuff there. Really fun to watch.
Sure, some of the science has holes, and a purist military posture would have half the staff in the brig..
But the zingers are awesome.
Yeah love it. Very entertaining and doesn't take itself too seriously. A YouTube vid comparing Star Trek Discovery caused me to find it, which is in contrast a stinker.
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What's this about, the Wright Brothers???
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What's this about, the Wright Brothers???
They are featured in a very small way! :old:
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They are featured in a very small way! :old:
We shall make you talk. :old:
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We shall make you talk. :old:
It's a sci fi comedy sort of Star Trek-like. Some witty dry humour. Download a couple of episodes. 10 was the last one. First series.
I think there's a model of the Wright Flyer on the captain's desk.
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It's a sci fi comedy sort of Star Trek-like. Some witty dry humour. Download a couple of episodes. 10 was the last one. First series.
I think there's a model of the Wright Flyer on the captain's desk.
As a former Trekker I will definitely look this up.
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Saw the trailers and we decided to give it a chance. Both of us are trekkies and to be honest I find it more entertaining than the one episode of the "new trek" that was aired on sat tv. I wasn't intrigued enough about that pay to watch series to toss down the card to watch it on my tablet. If they get around to putting it on TV then I will give it another chance.
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Saw the trailers and we decided to give it a chance. Both of us are trekkies and to be honest I find it more entertaining than the one episode of the "new trek" that was aired on sat tv. I wasn't intrigued enough about that pay to watch series to toss down the card to watch it on my tablet. If they get around to putting it on TV then I will give it another chance.
Same here. Saw the first episode of Discovery and didn't find it compelling enough to subscribe.
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I find Orville entertaining, with a big nod towards the original Star Trek. The opening sequence has Star Trek written all over it.
Hey Maverick, do what most people are doing to cat ST: Discovery. Subscribe for one month, binge watch it, and cancel. Do not expect it to follow cannon, even though they are trying to plug it into the timeline. As a stand-alone sci-fi show, I find it pretty entertaining, but dark.
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I don't understand why there are orcs in space speaking Klingon. The show had me too confused.
It's sad when the Star Trek parody does more to be like Star Trek than the actual show. :rolleyes:
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Like the show. While the "Star Trek" influence is definitely there, I think they drew somewhat on "Galaxy Quest" as well. The music and opening sequence is very reminiscent of "Galaxy Quest". Also not a big Seth McFarland fan, but there are times his Capt Ed Mercer is down-right brilliant.
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I liked Discovery overall, but its more like Star Trek on HBO when no one sensitive is around than the Jean Luc Picard (or Kirk) at dinner time with the family we may have grown up with.
I'll have to check out Orville. The commercials for it made it look like total cheese. I liked Galaxy Quest a lot, but I wasn't looking forward to a TV show that is nothing but a parody. It sounds like you guys think Orville achieved more than this though. Is the first season done? I'd rather binge it.
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Good show for sure.
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It sounds like you guys think Orville achieved more than this though.
Last episode broadcast on December 7th. Imho, it's just what decent TV is all about. Entertaining and doesn't take itself too seriously.
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Last episode broadcast on December 7th. Imho, it's just what decent TV is all about. Entertaining and doesn't take itself too seriously.
I couldn't agree more
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The diversity of the stories is a really nice break from the long story arcs most sci-fi shows embrace.
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BBC America features a day of the original Star Trek series. I watch them religiously like I did in the late 60s.
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Is the first season done? I'd rather binge it.
It's now finished BD. Last episode of the first series broadcast last night. Enjoy!
:salute
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Who couldn't be entertained with opening scenes like this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA2dhVL3T3s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA2dhVL3T3s)
:D
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I like how they're taking issues today and showing what our future society might do with them. The Up/Down voting culture is an interesting take on our internet judge & Jury approach to issues...
Thank goodness for the Mawklins.... You can eat anything? Oh this is gonna be a thing! lol
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I like how they're taking issues today and showing what our future society might do with them. The Up/Down voting culture is an interesting take on our internet judge & Jury approach to issues...
Thank goodness for the Mawklins.... You can eat anything? Oh this is gonna be a thing! lol
China's social credit system... The future is here folks.
The whole season's out now? Time to see if it's worth binging.
Also, this is a major selling point for me.
The diversity of the stories is a really nice break from the long story arcs most sci-fi shows embrace.
Wiley.
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The only thing the Orville is missing is Orion Slave girls, if it had those it'd be perfect.
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The only thing the Orville is missing is Orion Slave girls, if it had those it'd be perfect.
This time it was a green guy instead of a green girl so they did include it in away.
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Laughing my bellybutton off at 1:03 of the last episode :rofl
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I liked Discovery overall, but its more like Star Trek on HBO when no one sensitive is around than the Jean Luc Picard (or Kirk) at dinner time with the family we may have grown up with.
I'll have to check out Orville. The commercials for it made it look like total cheese. I liked Galaxy Quest a lot, but I wasn't looking forward to a TV show that is nothing but a parody. It sounds like you guys think Orville achieved more than this though. Is the first season done? I'd rather binge it.
Haven't seen Discovery after first episode ( wasn't really thrilled with their take of the Klingons ). I was a huge fan of TNG.. tho still a fan of TOS, and DS9. Voyager was ok, and Enterprise, I thought, dwelt too much on the suliban.
Orville, however, doesn't really need to be binge-watched. There doesn't seem to be recurring theme to wonder what happens week-to-week.
I continue to be impressed with MacFarlane's world. Looking forward to season 2.
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Laughing my bellybutton off at 1:03 of the last episode :rofl
Is that where they're hungover on the Bridge?
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Is that where they're hungover on the Bridge?
SPOILER ALERT - No the bit when the captain is bored and knocks on LaMarr's door and his companion asks if the captain wants to come in and have a drink with them. LaMarr's reaction :rofl
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SPOILER ALERT - No the bit when the captain is bored and knocks on LaMarr's door and his companion asks if the captain wants to come in and have a drink with them. LaMarr's reaction :rofl
....so, ya think Capt. Mercer and Darulio went all the way?
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I just love how Rob Lowe is an irresistible sex maniac. When Fantasy mirrors Real Life :x
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I'm glad The Orville has been so well received. MacFarlane is a huge Trek/Star Wars nut, and Roddenberry would be proud of what he's done with this show, being the real "new" Trek show out there right now IMO. Norm McDonald has been great, just his voice makes me laugh still. Everyone on the show has been great in fact.
I saw an interview Seth MacFarlane did with George Lucas, it's on Youtube if anyone cares, really shows the depth of knowledge he has about the SW universe, he's a serious fan, that's for certain. Same with Trek, I read a blurb that Ronald D Moore wrote about Seth McFarlane and his Trek fandom and knowledge - if you can impress the guy who largely wrote/produced DS9 and most of the Battlestar Galactica reboot, you're good at it.
Very glad Fox renewed The Orville for season 2, I'll bet we see a long, long run out of this show, MacFarlane and his writers have done great so far, and there are endless directions they can take this and be successful in making old school, and new school, Trek/SciFi fans react positively.
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I don't know if I agree that it fits as new Trek, Trek always seemed to me to take itself a lot more seriously than The Orville. It still feels to me like a parody, and refreshingly a parody that doesn't bash you over the head with silly slapstick parody references every 7 seconds like most do these days. They have a very good balance of humor and drama.
I'm 3 episodes in and absolutely loving it. Glad it's been renewed.
Wiley.
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GMan has a good analogy there in regarding to star trek.
The best show on fox since Firefly.
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I really like this orville.
(http://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--8k6izZbH--/a_exif,c_limit,e_unsharp_mask:80,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_south,h_620,q_90,w_620/v1505247048/yl61zouoqjkgqeki3lu8.jpg)
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(http://media3.popsugar-assets.com/files/2012/05/20/4/192/1922195/db1c724c8f77efcc_orville.xxxlarge/i/Orville-Redenbacher-Popcorn.jpg)
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Trumped by the ultimate orville.
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I've seen all the episodes now. I like the show, but yeah, its still a parody. A fan parody, and an homage to Trek, but still a parody.
The thing that bothers me the most about The Orville is that it won't inspire anyone to become an astronaut like Star Trek did. They just leave the science completely out of it, and what attempts they make are purposely ridiculous. I think because of this the show fails at one of Star Trek's primary missions.
All the other stuff is there though, especially the social commentary. I particularly liked the direct democracy episode. They need more episodes like this that are more original and not re-worked Star Trek plots.
Oh yeah, the other thing that bothers me is Seth's voice. Every time I close my eyes I see Brian (the dog) from Family Guy instead of him. IMO he typecast himself as a cartoon already.
All this said, I like the show. Its the closest thing we have to a spiritual successor to Star Trek. Closer than Discovery in most ways. I hope it keeps going for a long time.
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They just leave the science completely out of it, and what attempts they make are purposely ridiculous. I think because of this the show fails at one of Star Trek's primary missions.
That's one of the elements I kind of like. It's really little different from Trek spewing some string of meaningless words or reversing the polarity on something to fix everything.
It's mostly not the best and brightest, it's more "average Joes in space", which is why I think it's popular. But I get your point about the science.
Wiley.
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Sure the science is wonky, at best, but then again, it is just used as a vehicle to move the story along and as long as the stories are like that finale they had, then I hope this series sticks around for a long time.
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Sure the science is wonky, at best, but then again, it is just used as a vehicle to move the story along and as long as the stories are like that finale they had, then I hope this series sticks around for a long time.
It was renewed for a 2nd season.
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Yep, yep.