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Series Name:    The Orville (The Orville: New Horizons) Format: TV Series IMDB: IMDB Page Years: 2017 - Now Country:   USA Language: English Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure Rating: 9.5  Rate Collection:   Seen It     Wishlist  Community:  5 Have Seen » Search eBay #AD  » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

Selected Cast	Seth MacFarlane as Capt. Ed Mercer
	Adrianne Palicki as Cmdr. Kelly Grayson
	Penny Johnson as Dr. Claire Finn (as Penny Johnson Jerald)
	Scott Grimes as Lt. Gordon Malloy
	Peter Macon as Lt. Cmdr. Bortus
	Halston Sage as Lt. Alara Kitan
	J. Lee as Lt. John LaMarr
	Mark Jackson as Isaac
	Norm Macdonald as Yaphit (voice)
	Jessica Szohr as Lt. Talla Keyali
	Kai Wener as Ty Finn
	B.J. Tanner as Marcus Finn
	Mike Henry [voice actor] as Lt. Dann
	Anne Winters as Ens. Charly Burke
	Chad L. Coleman as Klyden
	Victor Garber as Adm. Halsey
	Ted Danson as Adm. Perry
	Kelly Hu as Adm. Ozawa
	Bruce Boxleitner as President Alcuzan
	Imani Pullum as Topa

Notes

Science fiction comedy-drama created by and starring Seth MacFarlane and presented in the style of Star Trek: The Next Generation - with which the series shares producers.

Debuted two weeks before Star Trek: Discovery, the Trek franchise's return to TV.

First two seasons aired on Fox; moved to the streaming service Hulu with Season 3.

Comments and Reviews

23skidoo 9th Dec 2017		Rated 10/10 Undeniably the most unexpected and pleasant surprise of the fall 2017 US TV season, this big-hearted, extremely well-written and performed science-fiction dramedy caught a lot of people off-guard, seeing it was created by and mostly written by Seth MacFarlane, who up till now has been known primarily for raunchy, edgy, low-brow comedy like Family Guy. It was like Frankie Howerd suddenly doing a police drama. But MacFarlane has hidden depths and it's forgotten that he spearheaded the well-regarded sequel to Carl Sagan's science masterpiece Cosmos and has been trying to mount his own Star Trek series for years. As a result, The Orville feels more like a Star Trek series than the latest version of that franchise, Discovery (it even has a number of Trek veterans producing and directing the show and occasionally features cameos from actors associated with the Trek franchise). It perfectly reflects Gene Roddenberry's optimistic future worldview, but through a modern-day lens. It looks and feels like Star Trek TNG, but some of the issues examined, ranging from transgender rights to sexual consent and social media peer pressure, give the show a "ripped from the headlines feel." Even with the occasional off-colour joke. The cast of the show are superb, with Halston Sage's Alara becoming a fan favourite though, to be fair, all the characters have become beloved even over the dozen episodes that made up the first season. The fact a lot of what it does has been done before - several episodes have used similar plots to Trek, Black Mirror, etc - is actually a strength as the show is recognizing that the stories and themes are still relevant for a 2017 audience. The Orville isn't perfect - there are rough edges, some of the stands the show takes on issues are controversial with some, and not all the humour scores - but for those wanting an oasis from the (often) MA-rated, dark, depressing SF series on TV right now (for the most part the only relief from that are the superhero shows and even a number of them have gone dark and MA-rated), and if Star Trek Discovery is not appealing (though there's no law saying you can't enjoy both), then The Orville is worth savoring. 4 people found this review helpful.   ✔︎ Helpful Review?
23skidoo 19th Sep 2017		I'll try and write a proper review once I've seen more episodes, but so far I'm enjoying The Orville immensely. Critics seem confused - is this a comedy? Is this straight SF? Answer: it's a sci-fi "dramedy". There are funny moments, to be sure - how funny depends on your appreciation for MacFarlane's humour - but the show has heart, a great cast, and the second episode featured not one but two plotlines that would have fit in perfectly with Star Trek TNG or Voyager. In fact I'm already liking the show more than I liked TNG in its first year and that's saying something. There are rough edges - hence my waiting before writing a proper review - but I'm encouraged by the fact the second episode was much better than the first episode - and in sci-fi that almost never happens.

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