The Orville - Season 1

[CapnZapp]

So, geek question time!

Does the Orville-verse have transporter technology? Or is it just coincidence we haven't seen them beam down yet?

(This is especially interesting since Discovery didn't spend many minutes before showing off transporter beam tech)

After all, including the tech creates as many problems as it solves, and perhaps MacFarlane is geeky enough to not want to have anything to do with "beam me up Scotty"...?

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[Ryujin]

So, geek question time!

Does the Orville-verse have transporter technology? Or is it just coincidence we haven't seen them beam down yet?

(This is especially interesting since Discovery didn't spend many minutes before showing off transporter beam tech)

After all, including the tech creates as many problems as it solves, and perhaps MacFarlane is geeky enough to not want to have anything to do with "beam me up Scotty"...?

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While there has been no evidence of this, I strongly suspect that we'll be seeing a "transporter accident" episode some time this season. Perhaps it will be experimental technology?

 

[cbwjm]

While there has been no evidence of this, I strongly suspect that we'll be seeing a "transporter accident" episode some time this season. Perhaps it will be experimental technology?

I wonder if lacking transporter technology is what makes the Union appear as little more than animals to the technologically advanced race which had a transporter trap in episode 2.

 

[Hand of Evil]

I wonder if lacking transporter technology is what makes the Union appear as little more than animals to the technologically advanced race which had a transporter trap in episode 2.

maybe part of it, another is holographic camo that even defeated their own sensors, not listed but possible weapons and such. But most likely it is just a racial ego, thinking they are just better than the Union.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

holographic camo that even defeated their own sensors

That could be very problematic for them.

...especially if- unlike so many other shows before it- the tech that saved their bacon ISN'T forgotten about, and gets

1: used again by The Orville
2: gets reverse engineered and distributed to the fleet

 

[calronmoonflower]

I don't know if I'll be able to. It's not on here, and as far as I can make out no channel plans to show it in future.

It is streamed on the Fox website, complete with commercials. So if they didn't region lock the stream you should be able to watch it.

 

[CapnZapp]

It is streamed on the Fox website, complete with commercials. So if they didn't region lock the stream you should be able to watch it.

I believe Morrus, being located outside the US, will only get a static image of Zach Galifianakis in his underwear rooting around some garbage.

While I'm sure some Trek hardliners will consider this an appropriate Orville experience, I'm not sure it will satisfy Morrus.

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[Ryujin]

Episode 4 - "For the world is hollow and I have touched the sky"-ish.

 

[Hand of Evil]

another strong episode, great science fiction

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

1) In continued deft thievery...errrrr...homage, I think I recognized motifs from Fantastic Voyage and The Black Hole as parts of the incidental music.

2) when they opened the "sun roof" after thousands of years, there were surprised inhabitants, but nothing like happened in Asimov's "Nightfall". Of course, just because they hadn't seen genuine space, it doesn't necessarily follow that the ship didn't have simulated day/night cycles. Of course, if you've got that roof, why simulate night?

3) The world-ship's former captain seems familiar- I bet he had a particular set of skills, acquired over a very long career...*

I find it interesting that the show has gotten him and other notable actors to appear in its first season. Again, it's almost like an exercise in sympathetic magic: emulate what you want to become in order to become like it. ST, in all of its iterations, has had a knack for launching careers and sporting fun guest star appearances, in minor roles and major ones.





* perhaps we shouldn't have been surprised by thus particular guest appearance, given this:
[video=youtube;dsu8vL2YyPQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsu8vL2YyPQ&sns=em[/video]