The Orville

[hbarcat]

I thought the "Krill" episode was more than just jokes in space - it really had a deep plot line. There was a presentation of a classic moral dilemma where your only hope of preventing mass genocide is to kill a handful of bad guys, along with the collateral damage of a few innocent people, including children.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

They also touched on a subject we can't discuss here.

 

[hbarcat]

They also touched on a subject we can't discuss here.

I included that in my last post but then deleted it because I didn't want to run afoul of TB rules.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Ha, I came back here to delete my post, too late!
In the Orville group on FB some folks have really been incensed at Seth over some of the undertones he's chosen to weave into the show.

 

[buldog5151bass]

Still in, still underwhelmed.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

My other option is watching Will & Grace, but I have discovered that it's easier to watch Will & Grace online in the morning. FOX sometimes won't let you view new Orville online for several days. (unless you can verify your cable TV provider, which I don't have)

 

[bluesblaster]

I think you just have to keep an open mind on Seth's interpretation of the Star Trek genre, consider the source, would you expect it to be all serious drama ? of course not. So far I'm still entertained, so will see if he can keep it fresh enough to hold peoples interest. I'm still enjoying the Simpsons all these years later.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

The fans are still regurgitating the banana joke weeks & weeks later. It's tiring!

 

[bluesblaster]

banana joke ? must have missed that episode

 

[Downunderwonder]

banana joke ? must have missed that episode

I had to google it. Beats me. Ep1, they demonstrate the quantum time bubble ray machine on a banana. Captain: ''So now we're safe from marauding bananas''. Big whoop.

 

[bluesblaster]

oh yeah, that banana joke..........................crickets

 

[Downunderwonder]

oh yeah, that banana joke..........................crickets

it's an ok line in the scene but I don't see how it stands on its own to be repeated on a forum. Maybe it's like TB carrots?

 

[bluesblaster]

who's he ?

 

[Killed_by_Death]

 

[jugglingfreak]

I knew that was coming, immediately after they mentioned Avis.

It was amusing how they could just go over to the enemy's ship w/o knowing the language, but it happened on Romulus in TNG as well.

And in the TOS when Kirk went undercover as a Romulan to steal a cloaking device (The Enterprise Incident).

 

[gjbassist]

Just found this thread. I have been watching The Orville since episode one. I like it. Just enough humor but not over the top. Interesting plots. I thought the recent episode about the entire society based on positive and negative likes was very cleaver and topical.

 

[bluesblaster]

There are a lot of thinly veiled current events and topics being used in this show, some of them work better than others. Gene Roddenberry did this to some degree in the original Star Trek series. I wonder if this is going to keep enough people interested to validate a second season, I guess we'll see

 

[Alkali Ike]

I agree the episode where everyone had the up/down voting button was pretty good, and relevant. The latest episode featuring Isaac was good in terms of learning more about that character.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

They already got a second season:

'The Orville' Renewed for Season 2 at Fox

 

[buldog5151bass]

I'm still watching. It's good, but not what I expected. When they go for low hanging fruit humor, it disappoints, but it actually reminds me more of the original show. I see Isaac kind of like Spock, and they take plot over excessive special effects.