The Orville (Star Trek parody) looks better than the new Star Trek.

[jammindude]

When I first heard the Hulu announcement, I was absolutely going to pass on it.

But now that Hulu is part of that Disney package rollout...I might bite after all.

[SoundscapeMN]

bump.

slightly OT: anyone seen the Galaxy Quest documentary? it's well worth it for any Trekkie who even mildly enjoyed the film.

my only qualm was, they mentioned the film's influence today and talked about Guardians of the Galaxy, which I follow, but nothing about The Orville 

it's on Amazon Prime for those who have it.

[Adami]

bump.

slightly OT: anyone seen the Galaxy Quest documentary? it's well worth it for any Trekkie who even mildly enjoyed the the film.

my only qualm was, they mentioned the film's influence today and talked about Guardians of the Galaxy, which I follow, but nothing about The Orville 

it's on Amazon Prime for those who have it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnjoiqfhDtQ

There you go. It's from the same team that made the documentary. When I saw it in theaters, they played that first actually.

[El Barto]

Finally got around to wrapping up S2. The first half of the season really sucked ass. The war with the Kalons, which is where I actually bailed ages ago, was alright, but pretty predictable. I actually like them as antagonists. Completely logical and dispassionate, like the Borg were originally, but absolutely brutal. Blood of Patriots was pretty good, but also a little predictable. They're running into problems partly because it's all been done before, and partly because they don't have a knack of pacing. They spend a ton of time in the setup and then have to rush through to the conclusion. In any case, the final two episodes were excellent. Again, it had all been done before, but as they often do they combined various elements to come up with something fairly original and entertaining. And in this case they turned it into two well produced episodes. Good on them.

I'm still not particularly high on it, and I'm hardly dying for its return. Most of this season really stunk it up, and I'm not cool at all with Supergirl's replacement. Much like last season, though, they managed to sneak in just enough quality to maintain some interest.

[SoundscapeMN]

Season 3 to be the final season?

https://thedisinsider.com/2020/08/01/season-3-of-seth-macfarlanes-the-orville-to-be-its-last/

[jammindude]

Season 3 to be the final season?

https://thedisinsider.com/2020/08/01/season-3-of-seth-macfarlanes-the-orville-to-be-its-last/

 

[pg1067]

I'm just glad there's a third season in the can so that there will be some new programming to watch.

[El Barto]

Truth be told, three seasons is enough. I wanted a second season to see if it would find its footing, and it didn't. It still doesn't know what it wants to be, and the hybrid format just doesn't work all that well. Considering how good the guy is at both Star Trek and comedy, I have to conclude that you just can't combine the two on a weekly basis. Interesting experiment that just didn't pan out.

[Adami]

I totally disagree Stadler Bart. I thought the show found a great balance in that second season. But I do agree three is enough. I think the format, while good, is a bit limiting in what can be done and going much past three would result in immensely redundant stuff.

[El Barto]

I totally disagree Stadler Bart. I thought the show found a great balance in that second season. But I do agree three is enough. I think the format, while good, is a bit limiting in what can be done and going much past three would result in immensely redundant stuff.

Perhaps. The truth is that I really thought the first half of the season sucked lots of ass, so I'm probably not the fairest judge. It does seem to me, though, that the balance came about by separating the comedy and scifi even further. Episodes leaned more heavily one or the other, rather than trying to be lots of both. This isn't a bad thing, really. I'm just not sure it's sustainable.

A problem I think the show runs into is that some of the stories can be fairly dark. Usually the best episodes, to boot. This is a good thing, I think. The problem is that it's hard to make Seth Macfarlane Jokes while people are being tortured, or beaten to death by angry mobs, or crucified, or slaughtered in droves by psychotic androids. I think there's a mutual exclusivity at work hindering what he's trying to do.

And while the first half kind of blew, the season really did end on a high note. As I've often said, it's occasionally very good. I just don't think the formula is sustainable.

[Orbert]

It's back, kinda.  Well, it's getting there.

Season 3 Of ‘The Orville’ Due To Resume Production In December

[SoundscapeMN]

11 episodes, but at least some of them might be longer than normal.

[ProfessorPeart]

Hey, remember this show? Finally has a release date for the new season.

March 10, 2022

https://tvline.com/2021/09/23/the-orville-season-3-premiere-date-hulu/

[Orbert]

I'm still interested.  Two years ago, we didn't have Hulu, so I was kinda bummed.  But now we have a Roku with Hulu and like 1000 other channels, so sure, I'll check out Season 3.

[jammindude]

It’s about time. I was so bummed that this wasn’t a huge hit. I absolutely love this show.

[soupytwist]

Am I right is thinking this will be the last Season?

[El Barto]

Am I right is thinking this will be the last Season?

Pretty sure Seth has made that clear. The chances of it suddenly becoming a smash hit are so remote I see no chance of him changing his mind.

[SoundscapeMN]

excited, but bummed a bit that it will be the final season.

I guess it likely never will be accused of overstaying its welcome, like many other shows.

[El Barto]

My hunch is that you're probably lucky to be getting a third season. If it wasn't profitable for FOX, I'm pretty sure it won't be for HULU. I suspect Seth really wanted to wrap things up properly, and had to beg, borrow, and steal to pull it off. It wasn't a bad show at all, and it was excellent every once in a while, but it was an unworkable format. It was never going to appeal to a broader base than the relatively small one it had. Also, that last season sure as hell didn't help matters.

[SoundscapeMN]

Babylon 5's Bruce Boxleitner to appear.

1st shots of the new season

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpg6VwO90kk

[Orbert]

Sweet!  Captain Sheridan was a cool guy.  I loved Babylon 5.

That trailer got me pretty psyched for Season 3.  I can't believe 2022 is just around the corner.

[SoundscapeMN]

new clip..however season premiere pushed back til June on Hulu

https://tvline.com/2022/02/04/the-orville-season-3-premiere-date-delayed-june-new-opening-credits/

[SoundscapeMN]

comes to HULU June 2nd.

Not a ton of buzz or promotion though which sucks, but the latest trailer adds quite a bit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUzv1PxhBf8

[soupytwist]

Trailer looks like we are getting an season arc.

[jammindude]

Wow. I’m kinda dumbstruck.

Looks like Seth just decided to forget the comedy completely. Ballsy move, but I suppose that if you knew it was going to be the final season of your passion project, you just do what you want and screw the haters.

Just didn’t expect anything quite THIS heavy.

[ProfessorPeart]

I wasn't that surprised. He was slowly pushing the comedy out as more of a minor thing. This was a heavy episode. I REALLY do not like Charly so far. It's rare for a character to just rub me the wrong way, but she really does. Hoping she gets better.

[Adami]

That was definitely an intense episode.

I enjoyed it. Not positive I like the idea of taking away Isaacs ability to kill himself, but still good.

[jammindude]

That was definitely an intense episode.

I enjoyed it. Not positive I like the idea of taking away Isaacs ability to kill himself, but still good.

I don’t recall that they took away his ABILITY to kill himself, the doctor just made him promise to come and talk to her. And then she logically explained why it was illogical for him to make that decision.

[Adami]

That was definitely an intense episode.

I enjoyed it. Not positive I like the idea of taking away Isaacs ability to kill himself, but still good.

I don’t recall that they took away his ABILITY to kill himself, the doctor just made him promise to come and talk to her. And then she logically explained why it was illogical for him to make that decision.

I guess I meant that they brought him back.

[soupytwist]

Not a great first episode, I was kind off bored by it to be honest, Trek by numbers and oh so predictable.   But the first episodes of the two previous seasons were among the weaker episodes so hopefully it'll improve.

[soupytwist]

Second episode was better, a little more humour in it and a nice transition into almost horror, and it was nice not to have a miracle reversal cure.   I do has a few issues.

1.  All that budget spent on damn fine effects for a TV show....yet we get that laughable action fight scene when Talla fight 3 monsters, complete with 60's Bond film sped up sequences.

2. Where the hell did all the crew go when the monsters showed up?  Looked like the ship only had the main cast on it.

3. I like Doctor Finn (medicine woman), well acted too.  But do we really need two heavy Finn episodes to start a new season?

[El Barto]

Second episode was better, a little more humour in it and a nice transition into almost horror, and it was nice not to have a miracle reversal cure.   I do has a few issues.

1.  All that budget spent on damn fine effects for a TV show....yet we get that laughable action fight scene when Talla fight 3 monsters, complete with 60's Bond film sped up sequences.

2. Where the hell did all the crew go when the monsters showed up?  Looked like the ship only had the main cast on it.

3. I like Doctor Finn (medicine woman), well acted too.  But do we really need two heavy Finn episodes to start a new season?

Wasn't she like a third of the last season? Unlike you I don't much like her, and I saw way too much of her in S2.

[jammindude]

Episode 1 - “Let’s do classic Trek and lose the humor.”

Episode 2 - “Let’s do Alien instead…but maybe a bit more humor.”

[Adami]

"What about the rest of us?"
"...you might get the sniffles?"
"I am prepared"


That's a great moment that is funny but not distractingly.

[ariich]

Yeah I liked that moment, but it was the sole bit of humour in two 1hr+ episodes. Not a complaint really, I'm enjoying it so far, it's just a bit weird that they've stopped writing pretty much any funny moments. Like, even below the normal level of most drama/sci-fi.

Then again it's only two episodes so far, maybe there'll be some lighter stuff in the mix later in the season.