Orville: New Horizons (Spoilers)

[Ryujin]

One of the guys I game with once offered what I thought was a good elevator pitch to describe Orville's early episode.

Paraphrasing: "Trek is the story of the people who were at the top of their class. The Orville is the story of the people who still made it through Starfleet but just kinda got by... Cs still get degrees."

The Federation, but without the nearly perfect people.

 

[Stalker0]

"Imagine if humanity had improved in the last 300 years....but not THAT much"

 

[Mallus]

The Federation, but without the nearly perfect people.

Starfleet... but with state school instead of Ivy League graduates.

 

[Mort]

I feel that somewhere in season 2 (been a minute since I saw a past season) the Orville abandoned the slacker and even 2nd (or 3rd) tier ship and crew bit.

Suddenly they were at the forefront, and getting called in for the "big" missions and the crew went from slacking/being second tier to being the top the fleet had to offer.

Still really like the show, but that's changed quite a bit.

 

[Mezuka]

Can I skip the first two seasons? I didn't like the two episodes I watched when it came out.

 

[Morrus]

Can I skip the first two seasons? I didn't like the two episodes I watched when it came out.

No, it's not allowed. You have to take a test before you start s3.

 

[Mort]

Can I skip the first two seasons? I didn't like the two episodes I watched when it came out.

The first several episodes are clear Star Trek Parody - but it changes about half way through the first season (been a while since I've seen the early episodes so can't remember the point of the change).

By the second season it's basically Star Trek with more comedic elements and the parody is nearly gone.

 

[Janx]

Can I skip the first two seasons? I didn't like the two episodes I watched when it came out.

thats up to you, but I enjoyed seeing the evolution of the show. Even early on, they tried tackling some stuff right up Trek's social justice alley.

 

[Umbran]

Can I skip the first two seasons? I didn't like the two episodes I watched when it came out.

Hey, if you want your Geek License revoked, that's your choice...

More seriously, though, there's actually been some story arc, and season 3 will likely be confusing without at least a few key episodes.

 

[Mallus]

Season 1 can be skipped. Season 2, not so much. If it helps, the second season makes it much clearer that The Orville is less a TNG parody and more of a TNG continuation, with some of DS9's story arc dramatics thrown in for good measure.