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When I first started this show I found it to be a really awkward mix of comedy and seriousness. It had some jokes thrown it at the most inopportune times as some kind of comic relief from a really serious situation. Perhaps the first half of the first season was actually a bit rough or maybe the show just grew on me, but by season 2 I found myself loving this show.

To me it seems as every bit as comfy, intellectually interesting and even funny as some classic Star Treks while still clearly being its own thing. I wish more comfy space shows like this would get made.

What are your thoughts on The Orville? Also I miss Alara.

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[–] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Best show ever. I almost peed myself when Ed Mercer tried to eat those stones in the admiral's office in the first episode. Took me like 5minutes of the first episode to love it. And it has so many good episodes, etical dilemmas and thought provoking stories. And I like the Moclans. And i like the storytelling. Especially that most stories take one episode.

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The humor, humanizes it. TOS was great. But often a bit sterile and preachy. Still fascinating and a good watch. But nowhere near are relatable.

A lot of people were concerned that it was gonna be family guy in space. With all the toilet humor that involves. But honesty it was all tasteful, generally witty. And mostly seemed to genuinely add to the episodes.

[–] WhiteTiger@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

But honesty it was all tasteful, generally witty. And mostly seemed to genuinely add to the episodes.

Ehh, having one of the main characters quote a Destiny's Child song in a scene set in the the year 2400, that aired in the year 2017 was pretty cringe.

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