If it helps, the second season makes it much clearer that The Orville is less a TNG parody and more of a TNG continuation
Yeah, it was never a parody, so much as an homage that decided to include comedy.
If it helps, the second season makes it much clearer that The Orville is less a TNG parody and more of a TNG continuation
True. 'Homage, with comedy' is probably a better description. Though it does veer pretty close to parody in some places, ie the Moclans being a parody of TNG-era Klingons.Yeah, it was never a parody, so much as an homage that decided to include comedy.
True. 'Homage, with comedy' is probably a better description. Though it does veer pretty close to parody in some places, ie the Moclans being a parody of TNG-era Klingons.
my idea of heavy handed might differs from yours. Captain Me woulda said, "All you mofos bullying Isaac is why he is dead. Get off my ship. I don't care that we're in deep space."That appears to be the lesson that Seth was trying to teach, in his rather heavy handed way. After a suicide everyone sits around asking, "Why did they do it?", without bothering to hold up a mirror.
Heavy handed in the literary sense, as in about as subtle as a 9 iron to the back of the head.my idea of heavy handed might differs from yours. Captain Me woulda said, "All you mofos bullying Isaac is why he is dead. Get off my ship. I don't care that we're in deep space."
If it forced CBS/Paramount to up their game, then it was well worth it.While I do like this show, the bland TNG era set design and CGI stands out a bit when you have Strange New Worlds on the other channel!
I would not say racist, I would just say little over the top filled with anger and hate.I'm sorry, but Charlie struck me as... Racist Wesley Crusher.
I was disappointed in an aspect of the episode - Isaac's role in events was repeatedly misrepresented, and nobody really pushed back on it. Isaac did not choose to betray the Union.
It is natural for people to think Isaac did so, and to have fear, and to rest their anger on him. For none of the bridge crew to go, "Wait, that's not what happened..." I find problematic.
Spot on.Yeah, it was never a parody, so much as an homage that decided to include comedy.
Well, Orville's About a girl is a "copy" and ended similar as TNG episode The Outcast.Spot on.
I also think it manages to skewer the self-righteousness that Star Trek often falls for, especially in TNG. Think of S1:ep3 (About a girl). That ending is the antithesis of how a Star trek episode would end. Also, each of the members feel more human for their goofiness.
I like too that you can play spot the actor who previously did a turn on Star Trek