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"The Star Trek Discovery series is still a few months out before airing on CBS. But until then, we’ve got what looks like the next best thing: Seth MacFarlane’s spoof of the franchise, The Orville."






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It's looking pretty awful.

Seth 'Smug Git' McFarlane does to Galaxy Quest what he did to The Simpsons - rip it off and just add swearing.

   
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I'll give it a shot.

   
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Looks good to me. I never got into Family Guy but I like his movies, like Ted and that western one

 
   
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Looks like fun.
   
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Looks decent. I wonder if they will indulge MacFarlane's penchant for song and dance numbers.

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Looks alright to me.

 
   
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I must've see the wrong preview. That looked terrible.

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With Alan Rickman dead, chances for a Galaxy Quest sequel or series went out the window.

This is about as close as we're likely to get - and Seth is funnier than Tim Allen, so bonus.

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 SlaveToDorkness wrote:
I must've see the wrong preview. That looked terrible.


Or maybe different people enjoy different things. Crazy idea but it is possible.

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 chromedog wrote:
With Alan Rickman dead, chances for a Galaxy Quest sequel or series went out the window.

This is about as close as we're likely to get - and Seth is funnier than Tim Allen, so bonus.


Is that 'Seth is funnier than Tim Allen' in the same way that 'shattering all the bones in both your arms is less painful and debilitating than shattering all the bones in both your arms and legs'??? :p

   
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This seems clever so I'll give it a shot.

 
   
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 reds8n wrote:
"The Star Trek Discovery series is still a few months out before airing on CBS. But until then, we’ve got what looks like the next best thing: Seth MacFarlane’s spoof of the franchise, The Orville."







Parts looked dumb, parts looked funny.

Like Family guy. I'll give it a shot.

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Tim Allen is hit or miss, though that ratio seems to get worse the longer he is doing things, but I thought he was fine in Galaxy Quest. Not as fine as Sigourney Weaver of course, but he did alright.

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 Ahtman wrote:
Tim Allen is hit or miss, though that ratio seems to get worse the longer he is doing things, but I thought he was fine in Galaxy Quest. Not as fine as Sigourney Weaver of course, but he did alright.


Likewise I don't rate him, but his Shatner homage/parody in GQ was unmatched till Chris Pine in the Trek reboot

Really not sure this will last past a season, I'm not sure genre satire can be sustained for a TV run


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 Turnip Jedi wrote:
 Ahtman wrote:
Tim Allen is hit or miss, though that ratio seems to get worse the longer he is doing things, but I thought he was fine in Galaxy Quest. Not as fine as Sigourney Weaver of course, but he did alright.


Likewise I don't rate him, but his Shatner homage/parody in GQ was unmatched till Chris Pine in the Trek reboot

Really not sure this will last past a season, I'm not sure genre satire can be sustained for a TV run



Depends. Could be like Futurama, it's own universe and characters and so on, with the occasional riff on SF tropes.

Like most TV, the series will live or die on the strength of the writing and characters.

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Oh dear God....it's a series?!?! LOL wow, what a terrible idea. Never even grinned at that preview.

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GW didn't mean to hit your wallet and I know they love you, baby. I'm sure they won't do it again so it's ok to purchase and make up.


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EmilCrane wrote:Finecast is the new Matt Ward.

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I enjoy Seth Macfarlanes comedy and laughed out loud several times at that trailer. I'm in.
   
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Probably work

I feel like it's trying a little too hard, but it might be okay. It certainly lacks the charm that Galaxy Quest had, but I'll probably watch it.

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 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
 chromedog wrote:
With Alan Rickman dead, chances for a Galaxy Quest sequel or series went out the window.

This is about as close as we're likely to get - and Seth is funnier than Tim Allen, so bonus.


Is that 'Seth is funnier than Tim Allen' in the same way that 'shattering all the bones in both your arms is less painful and debilitating than shattering all the bones in both your arms and legs'??? :p


Look, you're a 'murican, so I know I'll probably have to make allowances for that.

I'll speak slower if it helps.



I get that humour is subjective - but I've never found Tim Allen to be funny. His caveman antics may be up your alley, but it just doesn't work for me.
Maybe if he did a show without a laugh track ...




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Galaxy Quest didn't have a laugh track and is the film being talked about.

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And READ my comment AGAIN, then.

"SHOW without a laugh track".

NOT MOVIE.

I enjoyed GQ, but it was despite TA, not because of it.
(I enjoyed it more because it was a complete piss-take of Star trek FANDOM in general, not just because it ripped the p*ss out of trek).



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You know movies are also called shows right? It is why when you look up the times that a film shows is called a showtime. It isn't that different than using various terms for drinks like pop, soda, cola, ect. Also I was being a bit silly so try unbunching those panties and taking a deep breath.

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 Ahtman wrote:
You know movies are also called shows right? It is why when you look up the times that a film shows is called a showtime. It isn't that different than using various terms for drinks like pop, soda, cola, ect. Also I was being a bit silly so try unbunching those panties and taking a deep breath.


Showtime is also the name of the LA Lakers offence starring 'magic' johnson and kareem abdul jabar that won 5 championships in the 80's.

So who knows what's going on

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 chromedog wrote:

"SHOW without a laugh track".


Be more clear next time. Movies are also called shows.

Post harder, not smarter.

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Reading the comments above, think a lot of this will come down to whether you find the Family Guy/American Dad brand of comedy funny or not.

Am a massive fan of the animated shows, and loved Ted (as well as Star Trek, while not taking it seriously enough to be offended by satire) so guess I am the target group for this

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 Pacific wrote:
Reading the comments above, think a lot of this will come down to whether you find the Family Guy/American Dad brand of comedy funny or not.

Am a massive fan of the animated shows, and loved Ted (as well as Star Trek, while not taking it seriously enough to be offended by satire) so guess I am the target group for this


If Duane Dibley is anything to go by, you also appear to be a fan of sci-fi comedy.

In a perfect world, this show will be a low-brow American take on the niche occupied by Red Dwarf and Futurama.

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