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<blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 7574946" data-attributes="member: 7808"><p>I think I have to go with "it's you". Thinking the Orville should be a "family watch" because it's a TNG parody is just as silly as thinking Family Guy or South Park should be family shows because they're cartoons. If anything, I've been surprised with how tame the show has been so far.</p><p></p><p>Also, on the subject of sci-fi pushing the limits, I would also point out that parody always pushes things further. Just because the source material is family friendly should not in any way imply that the parody version is. There are a lot of sex jokes in Spaceballs. Airplane! is raunchier than any disaster movie. Austin Power is in-your-face with everything James Bond is subtle about. Any parody of TNG worth watching should make it painfully honest that the holodeck, like so much technology from VCRs to the internet, is driven by porn. It would be dishonest to not go there.</p><p></p><p>From your description, though, it sounds like you're aware of this. Reading between the lines a little, the problem isn't the show, its that you want to share the show with your kids. Unfortunately, they might not be quite old enough for it yet. That's totally understandable. I'm having that problem with video games right now. The only recommendation I can give is to wait. Your kids will get older, the show will still be there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deset Gled, post: 7574946, member: 7808"] I think I have to go with "it's you". Thinking the Orville should be a "family watch" because it's a TNG parody is just as silly as thinking Family Guy or South Park should be family shows because they're cartoons. If anything, I've been surprised with how tame the show has been so far. Also, on the subject of sci-fi pushing the limits, I would also point out that parody always pushes things further. Just because the source material is family friendly should not in any way imply that the parody version is. There are a lot of sex jokes in Spaceballs. Airplane! is raunchier than any disaster movie. Austin Power is in-your-face with everything James Bond is subtle about. Any parody of TNG worth watching should make it painfully honest that the holodeck, like so much technology from VCRs to the internet, is driven by porn. It would be dishonest to not go there. From your description, though, it sounds like you're aware of this. Reading between the lines a little, the problem isn't the show, its that you want to share the show with your kids. Unfortunately, they might not be quite old enough for it yet. That's totally understandable. I'm having that problem with video games right now. The only recommendation I can give is to wait. Your kids will get older, the show will still be there. [/QUOTE]
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