Star Trek spoof The Orville (by Seth MacFarlane)

[Ketchup]

Still don't know about Season 3. They are too hit and miss for me to call it a GREAT show personally, but I still watch it as there is some good content in there.

https://deadline.com/2018/12/the-or...-tax-incentives-season-3-season-2-1202516873/

 

[child of wonder]

I vastly prefer The Orville over Discovery. Show scratches the SciFi itch and delivers some laughs each episode.

 

[Ken g6]

I still think they're doing too much weird relationship stuff on The Orville. That's why the ratings are so low. I also think the first two episodes of this season were the weakest. Ja'loja was a piss pour poor episode, and the one after that was too preachy.

 

[thebestMAX]

"I loved Tuvok saying W.T.F."

huh?
bortis is played by Tuvok?!
w t f indeed!

Tim Russ who played Dr. Sherman in a cameo appearance also played Tuvok on Star Trek:Voyager.

Peter Macon plays Bortus.

 

[DietDrThunder]

Jonathan Frakes directs the next episode called "Sanctuary", and Marina Sirtis (Dianna Troy) will be making an appearance. Darn NCAA tournament has pushed this episode to April 11th.

So we've seen two ST Voyager cast members and one director: Robert Picardo and Tim Russ cast, and Robert Duncan McNeill directed 2 episodes.
One ST Enterprise cast member John Billingsly.
Will have ST TNG's Marina Sirtis cast, Jonathan Frakes has directed two episodes, Brannon Braga directed 4 episodes.
Jason Alexander from Seinfeld and ST Voyager.
Patrick Warburton from Seinfeld.

I almost forgot about Penny Johnson Jerald from ST Deep Space 9.

It kind of has the Star Trek Seinfeld thing going on. Just needs Larry David.

 

[thebestMAX]

Wasnt Mel Brooks going to do "Jews in Space"? Larry David would be perfect for that.

 

[DietDrThunder]

Wasnt Mel Brooks going to do "Jews in Space"? Larry David would be perfect for that.

Wasn't that called Space Balls?

 

[thebestMAX]

There was an after credits ad for JIS in Space Balls.

 

[JEDIYoda]

I still think they're doing too much weird relationship stuff on The Orville. That's why the ratings are so low. I also think the first two episodes of this season were the weakest. Ja'loja was a piss pour poor episode, and the one after that was too preachy.

The ratings are low because compared to Discovery -- Orville sucks!!

 

[Charmonium]

I've been watching it off and on. The episodes where there's been some sort of alien conflict haven't been bad. OK, not awful. Well, not really, really awful.

Sci-fi is like pizza for me. Even pretty shitty shows will get some level of interest. This doesn't really fall in that category though. The stories, since for the most part they have some parallel in one of the previous series, are decent as long as you don't mind that sort of thing.

And even some of the comedy didn't require that you be stoned.

It's the combo that was always awkward. I admit that there were times when they pulled it off - that the jokes worked with the story and had an amusing connection to it. But more often than not either things just weren't funny or they didn't cut it as standalone gags/bon mots.

I'll be a little sad to see the show go but I think I understand why will.

 

[JEDI]

Jonathan Frakes directs the next episode called "Sanctuary", and Marina Sirtis (Dianna Troy) will be making an appearance. Darn NCAA tournament has pushed this episode to April 11th.

So we've seen two ST Voyager cast members and one director: Robert Picardo and Tim Russ cast, and Robert Duncan McNeill directed 2 episodes.
One ST Enterprise cast member John Billingsly.
Will have ST TNG's Marina Sirtis cast, Jonathan Frakes has directed two episodes, Brannon Braga directed 4 episodes.
Jason Alexander from Seinfeld and ST Voyager.
Patrick Warburton from Seinfeld.

I almost forgot about Penny Johnson Jerald from ST Deep Space 9.

It kind of has the Star Trek Seinfeld thing going on. Just needs Larry David.

what are these people's names on their series?
besides cmdr riker and counselor troy

 

[DietDrThunder]

Jonathan Frakes (STNG, Commander William T. Riker - directed 2 episodes of The Orville).
Marina Sirtis (STNG, Counselor Dianna Troy).
Robert Picardo (ST Voyager, "The Holographic Doctor")
Tim Russ (ST Voyager, Lieutenant Commander Tuvok).
Robert Duncan McNeill (ST Voyager, Lieutenant Tom Paris - directed 2 episodes of The Orville).
John Billingsly (ST Enterprise, Dr. Phlox).
Penny Johnson Jerald (ST Deep Space 9, Cassidy Yates-Sisko, Benjamin Sisko's wife - Plays Dr. Claire Finn and cast regular).
Brannon Braga (ST TNG, ST Voyager, ST DSN, Producer, Director, Writer, - directed 4 episodes of The Orville).
Jason Alexander (Seinfeld's George Castanza, and ST Voyager as Kurros, Plays the Bartender on The Orville).
Patrick Warburton (Seinfeld's David Puddy, Played Security Officer Tharl on The Orville).

 

[JEDI]

Jason Alexander (Seinfeld's George Castanza, and ST Voyager as Kurros, Plays the Bartender on The Orville).

whats the point of hiring a famous and probably expensive actor if you cant recognize him?

and thx for the descriptions.

 

[ImpulsE69]

I thought the "wtf" regarding the phone text was pretty funny. And the smoking. Admittedly I find most of the humor falls flat though.

 

[TheELF]

So what was the catastrophic event in the orville's universe that got the internet deleted so that they have no clue about our current time?
Did google just hit a point where they said screw this we can't keep up with storage and now we will be deleting the whole internet every couple of years?
One line of text and that episode would at least make a little sense.

Also the earth just almost got destroyed,ah never mind building up forces and searching for ways to protect our planet let's use our warships to transport time capsules full of useless stuff around outer space because 3d scanning,archiving and intergalactic internet wasn't invented in this universe,hey we can establish video calls with distant planets but don't ask us to do the same with data that would just be ridiculous.

 

[DietDrThunder]

So what was the catastrophic event in the orville's universe that got the internet deleted so that they have no clue about our current time?
Did google just hit a point where they said screw this we can't keep up with storage and now we will be deleting the whole internet every couple of years?
One line of text and that episode would at least make a little sense.

Also the earth just almost got destroyed,ah never mind building up forces and searching for ways to protect our planet let's use our warships to transport time capsules full of useless stuff around outer space because 3d scanning,archiving and intergalactic internet wasn't invented in this universe,hey we can establish video calls with distant planets but don't ask us to do the same with data that would just be ridiculous.

All the servers and data storage were moved to the city of New Berlin which is located on the moon for safety, but were destroyed by the Krill attack of 2316.

 

[nakedfrog]

There was an after credits ad for JIS in Space Balls.

History of the World Part 1, wasn't it?

 

[thebestMAX]

History of the World Part 1, wasn't it?

You could be right. Been a while since I saw both of those.

 

[dud]

After 40 years of watch sci-fi on the "small" screen I feel that we are being short-changed (pun intended!

 

[lupi]

Just watched last episode, loved it. You go into it thinking this idiot is going to get the hots for siri, and by the end you're feeling sorry for him.

And the one liners were very good. Sorry about my Dick Van ***, lol.

 

[DietDrThunder]

A rerun tonight, but a good one to rewatch. Battle Stations!

 

[thebestMAX]

Guests:
F. Murray Abraham
Marina Sirtis
others

Did you know Klyden mate was on "The Wire"?

 

[ctbaars]

What part did Marina play? Edit: Wiki says the school teacher. huh. Didn't recognize her at all.
Anyway, I thought this last show was outstanding. The humor was very good and fit the message too.
This is a really good show.

 

[TheELF]

Advanced alien's surveillance sweep...
look left, check!
look right, check!

all clear, no bugs here...it's not like this is a military ship where everything is monitored or anything.

We are strong capable women and can defend ourselves...

Ooops,never mind...if only there where some jung handsome space cadets to save our wee little lives.

 

[thebestMAX]

Time travel episodes usually suck and this one was no exception. The ending?

However, Bortus and Clyden dancing was worth watching the whole show for.