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Offline APDrone

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The Orville
« on: November 19, 2017, 01:23:04 PM »
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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Re: The Orville
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2017, 01:27:14 PM »
Quote from: APDrone on November 19, 2017, 01:23:04 PM
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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Re: The Orville
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2017, 01:49:31 PM »
What's this about, the Wright Brothers???
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« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2017, 01:53:39 PM »
Quote from: Vraciu on November 19, 2017, 01:49:31 PM
What's this about, the Wright Brothers???

They are featured in a very small way!  :old:

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« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2017, 02:00:53 PM »
Quote from: nrshida on November 19, 2017, 01:53:39 PM
They are featured in a very small way!  :old:

We shall make you talk.   :old:
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« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2017, 02:22:21 PM »
Quote from: Vraciu on November 19, 2017, 02:00:53 PM
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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« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2017, 02:30:08 PM »
Quote from: nrshida on November 19, 2017, 02:22:21 PM
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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« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2017, 10:48:01 AM »
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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Re: The Orville
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2017, 11:15:44 AM »
Quote from: Maverick on November 20, 2017, 10:48:01 AM
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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Re: The Orville
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2017, 11:16:27 AM »
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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Re: The Orville
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2017, 01:01:13 PM »
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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« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2017, 05:20:48 PM »
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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« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2017, 05:59:30 PM »
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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Re: The Orville
« Reply #13 on: November 22, 2017, 06:10:20 AM »
Good show for sure.
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« Reply #14 on: November 22, 2017, 06:46:20 AM »
Quote from: BoilerDown on November 21, 2017, 05:59:30 PM
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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