"The Orville" Renewed For A Second Season

[+ Avalon]

http://comicbook.com/startrek/2017/11/02/the-orville-renewed-season-2/

 

That's good news!

[samhexum]

We had a shirtless Seth scene is season one. Here's hoping for a totally nude one in season 2. (Maybe in the boxed set?)

[+ Avalon]

We had a shirtless Seth scene is season one. Here's hoping for a totally nude one in season 2. (Maybe in the boxed set?)

 

https://auscaps.me/2017/10/07/seth-macfarlane-shirtless-in-the-orville-1-05-pria/

[Nvr2Thick]

The show's renewal is a testament to MacFarlane's power in the industry.

 

I've been stacking all the episodes on my DVR in case someone reports a hot scene with J Lee.

[+ Avalon]

In the recent episode it was nice to see Seth MacFarlane in bed with another guy even though it was a blue alien and he was under the influence of pheromones.

[leeper]

I am a big science fiction/fantasy fan, but I found "The Orville" totally unwatchable. I viewed the first two episodes completely, tuned in for a few minutes of the third and that was it. I was shocked to see that a second season was planned.

[+ poolboy48220]

it's getting better. I keep reminding myself how bad the first season of Next Generation was.

[samhexum]

I gave it another try this week... wasn't particularly impressed. Perhaps if Captain Mercer was captured by a society that forbids clothing...

[+ Avalon]

I thought the recent episode centered on Alara was just wretched.

[samhexum]

I want so much to like THE ORVILLE that I've given the last 2 episodes a shot because the plots sounded interesting. The previous one continued to be a bad blend of serious & silly, but tonight's episode was fairly serious & I thought it was pretty good.

[Nvr2Thick]

I am a big science fiction/fantasy fan, but I found "The Orville" totally unwatchable. I viewed the first two episodes completely, tuned in for a few minutes of the third and that was it. I was shocked to see that a second season was planned.

 

I presumed an early demise for this one, so this news is surprising. I feel I'm one of the precious few that still watches Brooklyn Nine-Nine, my only FOX show I like.

 

I'm thinking that their viewer roles are bolstered by all the guys who wanted to watch Star Trek: Discovery, but their wives won't let them spring for CBS All Access.

[+ Avalon]

Gordon and John act like two middle school boys playing pranks. But at least John is now shown to be intellectually gifted; he was hiding his talent. He's been promoted to Chief Engineer. Hopefully that will keep him away from Gordon.

 

I like the green slime character! ;-)))

[+ Avalon]

http://orville.wikia.com/wiki/Mad_Idolatry

 

This was a GREAT episode! Reminded me of several episodes from the different Star Trek series.

[Nvr2Thick]

Gordon and John act like two middle school boys playing pranks. But at least John is now shown to be intellectually gifted; he was hiding his talent. He's been promoted to Chief Engineer. Hopefully that will keep him away from Gordon.

 

Reminiscent of The Next Generation, where the black guy starts out as the navigator and quickly gets promoted to engineering.

[+ Avalon]

Reminiscent of The Next Generation, where the black guy starts out as the navigator and quickly gets promoted to engineering.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geordi_La_Forge

[Nvr2Thick]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geordi_La_Forge

 

Think they'll kill off the security chick?

[+ Avalon]

Think they'll kill off the security chick?

 

There is a precedent

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasha_Yar

[Nvr2Thick]

There is a precedent

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasha_Yar

 

Um...

That's my point.

[+ Avalon]

Um...

That's my point.

 

Right! I was so disappointed with the previous episode that centered around her but I really liked the current one about the planet though I did miss seeing the "green jello" character ;-)))

[+ poolboy48220]

Denise Crosby wanted off the show, that's why they killed Tasha off. Probably not the best decision on her part.

[+ Avalon]

Here's the Voyager episode that I thought was similar to the recent Orville episode.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_of_an_Eye_(Star_Trek:_Voyager)

 

Both planets aged faster than the star ship

 

Both had a character that spent a long time on the planet.

[Nvr2Thick]

I liked the Orville "two dimensional dimension" episode where they promoted LaMarr. That's probably mostly because he was the featured character, and I find him to be quite handsome. It's nice when his screen time isn't limited to a second or two for his quips on the bridge. The "Reddit society" episode also featured LaMarr, but the script was so dumb that I was focused more on getting through to the end than checking him out. I really half hoped that when they went into the two dimensional space that they'd all turn into Family Guy renderings of themselves.

 

MacFarlane is a big Star Trek fan, and this show is obviously the result of his Animation Domination clout -- his ability to greenlight anything he wants. This is a TNG knock-off with its entire look and feel lifted from that era, along with its "resolve it in an episode" character development, and the specifically odd new culture of the week that makes us think about our own. Hiring Penny Johnson-Jerald is a bit of an homage, and I'm sure we all caught Gordon's cat reference. With LaMarr now established as chief engineer we can look forward to Isaac's identical evil twin, and Bortus's entanglement into politics and war on his home planet.

[+ Avalon]

I liked the Orville "two dimensional dimension" episode where they promoted LaMarr. That's probably mostly because he was the featured character, and I find him to be quite handsome. It's nice when his screen time isn't limited to a second or two for his quips on the bridge. The "Reddit society" episode also featured LaMarr, but the script was so dumb that I was focused more on getting through to the end than checking him out. I really half hoped that when they went into the two dimensional space that they'd all turn into Family Guy renderings of themselves.

 

MacFarlane is a big Star Trek fan, and this show is obviously the result of his Animation Domination clout -- his ability to greenlight anything he wants. This is a TNG knock-off with its entire look and feel lifted from that era, along with its "resolve it in an episode" character development, and the specifically odd new culture of the week that makes us think about our own. Hiring Penny Johnson-Jerald is a bit of an homage, and I'm sure we all caught Gordon's cat reference. With LaMarr now established as chief engineer we can look forward to Isaac's identical evil twin, and Bortus's entanglement into politics and war on his home planet.

 

I like LaMarr. I hope they keep him away from Gordon. In the recent episode when the Captain went looking for someone to hang out with LaMarr had a woman in his cabin. She was scantily clad; her breasts were almost showing. I was surprised that much flesh was allowed on prime time tv.

[samhexum]

I liked the Orville "two dimensional dimension" episode where they promoted LaMarr. That's probably mostly because he was the featured character, and I find him to be quite handsome.

 

I like LaMarr.

 

He's an award-winning pianist... and no, I don't know whether he has an award-winning penis.

 

I enjoyed the last 2 episodes & have gone back to watch a few others. The one with Rob Lowe was dumb, despite getting to see Rob & Seth in bed. The episode in which Dr. Finn, her 2 kids, & Isaac get stranded was (I thought) the best of the season. The episode where they encounter a giant vessel adrift in space was good.

 

The show got better as the season went on. Less goofy, more seriousness. I'm looking forward to season 2.

Edited December 12, 2017 by samhexum

[Nvr2Thick]

The episode in which Dr. Finn, her 2 kids, & Isaac get stranded was (I thought) the best of the season.

 

It was interesting to learn that the single, female doctor has sons. I wonder which one of these boys will turn out to be the annoying child savant who takes that seat on the bridge now that the black guy has been promoted to chief engineer.