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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.

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[–] fiah@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 years ago

I loved it and it's definitely on the list of shows that I'll rewatch sometime sooner or later

[–] jugalator@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Actually I think much like Strange New Worlds, I think that it showed me how much of the recent issues I have with Star Trek is that it takes itself too seriously. (In fact also as for Star Wars, as blasphemous it is to mention here)

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[–] _sideffect@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I hated the pilot, never went back

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[–] 1984@lemmy.today 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

It was surprisingly good. I enjoyed it a lot. Didn't think I would but it's much better than Picard, such a boring show.

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[–] Tenthrow@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Love the Orville. Glad to watch more if they make more.

[–] hal_5700X@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Best modern Star Trek show.

By "modern Star Trek" I mean every show from Discovery to Strange New Worlds.

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[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Blatant self insert early TNG fanfic. If you liked (or even wrote) that kind of thing in the 90s, you'll like Orville.

[–] randon31415@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I liked that they weren't the most important ship... and then they became the most important ship. Near the end the fate of every species in the galaxy hinged on the love life of three couples on a minor starship.

It also felt like they had 2 or 3 seasons of stories and hulu said "you get one", so they rushed it.

[–] Sassel@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

This is a good show that is trying very hard not to be a great show. I would love to see it explode with popularity more than it already has.

[–] FerNZA@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I stopped after watching a few episodes. I guess it just wasn’t for me. Most people I know like it though.

[–] Borkingheck@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

It strikes me as a show that was only meant to be 1-2 series but due to popularity has kept going and now its trying to find the balance between comedy and seriousness.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Cheesy but a different kind of cheesy than Star Trek.

[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Excellent show. It took a little bit to get it's tone, but half way through the first season it really hit its stride.

The third season of the show is some of the best sci-fi ever made with political and social commentary that rivals things like ST:TNG's "Measure of a Man" and ST:DS9's "Siege of AR-558", but with a good mix of humor similar to ST:LD.

If you haven't watched Orville, you're missing out on some absolutely fantastic Sci-Fi. I'm only sad it's unlikely to get a fourth season, because it deserves it.

[–] SeahorseTreble@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

This show is very profound to me. It explores important issues, timeless and topical moral questions, and social/political dilemmas with such depth and thoughtful consideration. I really hope it gets a fourth season

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

It was fine. Had a lot of good parts and interesting plots. Also was completely cringy and stupid in plot decisions at times. I'd watch another season if it came out, but Seth Macfarlane can't act his way into a middle school play. His heart-to-heart scenes are painfully awful.

[–] SpeedLimit55@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I thought it would be a parody show at first but its good casual sci-fi entertainment. I liked the first two seasons better than S3.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

The pure silliness is just too much for me. I know they are trying to hide something good under there, I can see glimpses of it, but I just can't get past the constant childish humor.

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