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[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It was due to commenters in this community that I finally relented to try The Orville. I've been pleasantly surprised with it thus far. I was originally wary because Seth Macfarlanes humor seemed like it would overwhelm the show, but he seems to balance it out well enough. The first season had more humor than the second (which I'm watching now) but overall, it seems like good Trek to me!

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That was my impression at first too. It was during the trek dry spell and I was thirsty for scifi that wasn't marvel, but I was sick of American Dad and the other MacFarlane projects. I was blown away at the actual maturity of The Orville. I spent half of the first season expecting

When it never came, I finally relaxed and could enjoy the show for what it was. Good, enjoyable science fiction that didn't take itself too seriously, but still tried to be real science fiction (you know, like Asimov and Heinlein and gods does it feel weird making that comparison) by asking questions about current society and the future. I'm excited for season 4.

[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

EXACTLY. Especially when they encountered a distortion event that allowed them to see a two-dimensional world, I said out loud "oh wow, when will Stewie and Brian show up?" Then I figured that the alien with the bulbous head would be akin to his counterpart in American Dad, but he's actually just a hilarious addition that highlights how clique-ey most Trek is, with all plot-lines revolving around the senior officers, you're left to wonder about the rest of the crew. It's why I love Lower Decks, because it turns that idea on it's face. But in The Orville, it's more of a nod than the centerpiece. Yeah. Glad I gave it a shot!

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Glad to have contributed, as I've enjoyed the show quite a bit. Getting into the 2nd season makes the leap from screwball sci-fi to more of a TNG Light™, tackling tough moral topics in a relaxed working atmosphere.

[–] Maven@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago

Season 3 has some of my favorite "trek" episodes of all time. My most notable is "Twice in a Lifetime" because of how deeply it hit me but "Gently Falling Rain", "From Unknown Graves" and "Domino" are also perfect trek in my opinion.

Get extremely excited for S3