u/edomain

I am so glad I got told to watch The Orville by a friend of mine.

Season 3, WOW!

The storylines were all payoffs from the previous two seasons, and the movie length episodes delivered.

Brilliant writing, storytelling, I know if you’re in this subreddit you agree, but wow

I keep comparing it Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which has fallen off a cliff and turned into hot garbage.

The Orville Season 3 is the scifi I want. It’s fantastic.

Come on, Season 4!

When, “The Orville,” came out I thought, “this will be family guy in space. Pass” (I was so wrong)

I’ve read that when McFarlane pitched it to FOX they expected a comedy so as a result season 1 is very jokey, and for me the jokes detracted from the show’s otherwise great stories.

HOWEVER

With Season 2 McFarlane got full creative control and turned it into a serious scifi show that in my mind completely overshadows all the new Star Trek series.

Then Season 3 came, I’m a little over halfway through it, and it’s been one gut punch after another with brilliant writing, acting, and storylines.

The show manages to have individual episodes with their own plot line AND manages to do amazing character development while continuing storylines and themes started in season 1.

Last night I watched two episodes back to back and both had me teary eyed at the end for different reasons.

Good science fiction is supposed to make you think about current affairs through a future lens, and The Orville does it again and again.

For those that have seen them:

In, “A tale of two Topahs,” I was teary eyed at the hope it had. When Bortus told Topah, “you are perfect,” and then Captain Mercer let her sit in the captain’s chair to get underway, I thought, “This is amazing. This is great science fiction. Wow, wow, wow”

Right after that was, “Twice in a Lifetime,” and watching Malloy scream out the front door as Ed, Kelli, and Talla walked away with sad yet resolute faces at what they had to do, and Malloy desperate to stop them as his now wife and kids watched, scared, as he screamed with increasing desperation at his best friend:

“ED! ED! NO! DON’T DO THIS, ED! ED!” knowing full well he couldn’t stop was about to happen ripped my heart out, and stomped it into little pieces.

Watching this show and then comparing it to whatever clown shoes show Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has turned into doesn’t even compare.

Star Trek has turned into the gimmick of the week under its current management while The Orville is brilliant. Not just good, I can’t get over how thought provoking and moving it is.

The Orville is A++ if you’re into this type of stuff and ST:SNW was good in season 1 & 2 and in my opinion now has gotten awful.

Anyone else have any thoughts on this? I love talking about good stories, and The Orville keeps me glued to every word and scene as its brilliant stories play out.

Word is Season 4 is about to get made and I hope that’s true.

#TheOrville #scifi #sciencefiction The Orville

Watching this show and then comparing it to whatever clown shoes show Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has turned into doesn’t even compare.

Star Trek has turned into the gimmick of the week under its current management while The Orville is brilliant. Not just good, I can’t get over how thought provoking and moving it is.

The Orville is A++ if you’re into this type of stuff and ST:SNW was good in season 1 & 2 and in my opinion now has gotten awful.

Anyone else have any thoughts on this? I love talking about good stories, and The Orville keeps me glued to every word and scene as its brilliant stories play out.

Word is Season 4 is about to get made and I hope that’s true.

I lived in Clovis for a year and a few months after I left, The Man came to town and recorded “Clovis,” in the old Norman Petty studio where Buddy Holly recorded back in the day.

The gear in the studio is vintage and famous people always want to see it- especially musicians.

Can’t wait to fire this up tomorrow

Since joining this sub, I’ve had a meeting with the founder of an AI platform, and I have another meeting with a filmmaker tomorrow.

I know we’ve had haters here downvoting stuff but it seems like this sub is growing, and I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has been open, friendly, and collaborative in spirit, and I’m looking forward to more.

I think this community will be powerful for us all in terms of connecting, collaborating, and innovating.

How about the rest of you? Are you finding this sub helpful?

Finally- anyone interested IRL meetups? I’m currently to in Chicago, going to spend the summer in St. Louis.

In my entrepreneurial life I’ve always found having a community of people in the same struggle to be powerful.

I’m glad to be here with you all 🚀

(PFA- This image is a still from our proof of concept dept trailer being released in ~2weeks)