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.
I hate the design of the ship, the shuttles in season 3 at least look cool. Other than that, it was great show until season 3 when I felt they took too much time for EEEEEEEVERYTHING. This is literally the first show ever where I started skipping through episodes.
What is it these days that series and movies maker seem to think quantity equals quality?
Can't agree with you there. Season 3 was when Orville was at its best IMHO.
I imagine they had to use that design as Star Trek probably wouldn't let them use nacelles in any configuration.
I rather like the design because it looks a lot like magnetic field lines, and if it's generating some kind of field it would probably have a similar geometry
Knowing Seth McFarlanes history, I always suspect a dirty joke behind everything he does, so I always feel like the ship design is also a dirty joke that I just haven't figured out jetzt.