Orville - Old Wounds

[karasoth]

SFDebris's review of the work is more encouraging, and it looks better than it could be, but I'm really torn by a deep suspicion of Seth McFarlane and my desire to douse him with vinagrette dressing and then drop-kick him into a pit of starving cheerleaders.

I was in the same boat he started winning me over

[CharlesPhipps]

Orville is a show by a man who clearly loves science, loves Star Trek, and loves Utopianism with a lot of ridiculous jokes that makes the cast look completely stupid but treats the premise seriously.

Speaking as a man who has watched all of Star Trek and all of the Orville, it's basically Galaxy Quest in tone and a bit cruder in humor.

Also a lot more digs at religion because, man, does Seth hate religion.

[JL_Stinger]

Seth MacFarlane is a frustrating comedy guy to me. Some of his stuff is pretty funny (Family Guy has a long highlight reel and the three Star Wars spoof episodes were especially inspired), but he's also incredibly sophomoric and crude.

Classic example in this episode: the scientist's dog licking its butt in the background while the captain and scientist converse on the main screen.

[CrypticMirror]

Seth MacFarlane is a frustrating comedy guy to me. Some of his stuff is pretty funny (Family Guy has a long highlight reel and the three Star Wars spoof episodes were especially inspired), but he's also incredibly sophomoric and crude.

Classic example in this episode: the scientist's dog licking its butt in the background while the captain and scientist converse on the main screen.

People keep saying they want "realistic" SciFi, and if I had a £ for every time I've video chatted to someone with pets which have done something inappropriate in the background then I'd have had enough £s to commission Chuck to review every SF movie ever made. That is a realistic thing that happens on video calls, that is realistic SF. Come to that, I'm sure I've worked with people who wanted to wear shorts to work even in inappropriate situations too. Reality just keeps on turning out so damn unrealistic; I can go months and months without meeting someone brooding angstily about committing warcrimes, as an example.

[karasoth]

Seth MacFarlane is a frustrating comedy guy to me. Some of his stuff is pretty funny (Family Guy has a long highlight reel and the three Star Wars spoof episodes were especially inspired), but he's also incredibly sophomoric and crude.

Classic example in this episode: the scientist's dog licking its butt in the background while the captain and scientist converse on the main screen.

People keep saying they want "realistic" SciFi, and if I had a £ for every time I've video chatted to someone with pets which have done something inappropriate in the background then I'd have had enough £s to commission Chuck to review every SF movie ever made. That is a realistic thing that happens on video calls, that is realistic SF. Come to that, I'm sure I've worked with people who wanted to wear shorts to work even in inappropriate situations too. Reality just keeps on turning out so damn unrealistic; I can go months and months without meeting someone brooding angstily about committing warcrimes, as an example.

also: In episode II ((not a spoiler)) a character goes to the bathroom and talks to another character on the way to the toilet. It makes me feel happy that its not outright sterile

[excalibur]

You got wood!

[Karha of Honor]

Orville is a show by a man who clearly loves science, loves Star Trek, and loves Utopianism with a lot of ridiculous jokes that makes the cast look completely stupid but treats the premise seriously.

Speaking as a man who has watched all of Star Trek and all of the Orville, it's basically Galaxy Quest in tone and a bit cruder in humor.

Also a lot more digs at religion because, man, does Seth hate religion.

Does he legit love science with it's intricacies or just loves the idea scientists being awesome and stuff?

[aawood]

You got wood!

Hi.

[CharlesPhipps]

Does he legit love science with it's intricacies or just loves the idea scientists being awesome and stuff?

Seth may have a sense of humor I find pretty juvenile and unfunny but dude deserves all the props for getting Cosmos back on the air.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... family-guy

This is an extraordinary sentence I am about to utter," says astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson in a voice charged with significance. " Seth MacFarlane at a kickoff meeting of a new office opened in Hollywood by the National Academy of Sciences." He seems barely able to believe it himself. "The National Academy of Sciences," he reiterates. It's as though he just revealed the royal family have been hanging out in McDonald's.

[TheLibrarian]

also: In episode II ((not a spoiler)) a character goes to the bathroom and talks to another character on the way to the toilet. It makes me feel happy that its not outright sterile

Y'know, in the early 90s Babylon 5 showed the main characters have a conversation in the public washroom, and still managed to be a well-written show with excellent world-building.