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bionicbob said:Watched The Orville last night....
It was amusing... not Galaxy Quest clever/funny or Family Guy raunchy/satire... somewhere in between the the two. If anything, it felt too safe, too comfortable, too familiar. It's more old skool dramedy than full-on comedy or parody.
This is pretty much Star Trek in everything but name. From the primary colour uniforms, the bridge design, good ships are white and the bad guy ships are greenish, etc. The makers clearly have a great love for Star Trek as the series is not mean spirited but instead a gentle good hearted wink, nod and nudge at the sillier aspects of the various incarnations. It copies the TNG formula very closely (too closely maybe???) right down to the scoring and old style cliffhanger commercial breaks. In fact, the whole time I was watching, I kept thinking this looks and feels like a 90s syndicated adventure show. It looks both slick and cheap at the same time lol.
The pilot is all intro and set up, so now that it is out of the way, I am very curious how the show evolves.
I would give the pilot a 7 out of 10.
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http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC-Toz6zw48[/video]