The Orville

[Alferd Packer]

4 episodes in, I really like it. Honestly, the weakest part of the show is Seth MacFarlane himself, but we all know there's a difference between being a good voice actor and being a good actor. Still, the important thing is there's nothing inherently objectionable about Ed Mercer as he is written. And hell, Seth MacFarlane has made so much money for Fox that if he wants to be Captain, I say more power to him.

[JI_Joe84]

Seth is doing fine, he's a actor that's not perfect looking ( there is something going on with his face that he probably can not help) and is doing really great even in front of the camera.
I'm liking most of his live action stuff, Family guy I can only take in doses. American Dad is just crap I mean where did they get the Roger from any way? What is that?

[streetad]

Area 51, duh...

I don't know - American Dad/Family Guy have their moments (mainly involving Patrick Stewart saying outrageously ludicrous things). It's hard to maintain quality when you have a gag every 30 seconds for hundreds of episodes.

[TheFeniX]

Finally had a chance to give EP1 a shot. This is a pretty good Star Trek show, just with more snark. Something in between stick-in-the-mud early TNG seasons and GalaxyQuest. Essentially, this is what happens when you just let your actors have fun.

[Rogue 9]

The... causality... problems...

*brain break*

[Burak Gazan]

Like Kirk never gave Causality the finger...

[Rogue 9]

Though one thing's bugging me. Spoiler

I may have missed it, but while Mercer told Pria about his marriage and divorce, I didn't hear him identify Commander Grayson as his ex. So really, if "she's from the future" isn't really the explanation, how did she know?

[Burak Gazan]

She could have asked around, that information is common now throughout the crew

[FedRebel]

The... causality... problems...

*brain break*

Maybe the Dark Matter Storm was a byproduct of the wormhole? No more wormhole, no Dark Matter Storm to crush the Orville.

[biostem]

The... causality... problems...

*brain break*

It makes me wonder if the transporter device the captain confiscated, is still in his drawer, or if everyone even remembers the events that just transpired.

[Rogue 9]

One would think everything she brought with her would also disappear, since she was never there.

[Enigma]

The... causality... problems...

*brain break*

Maybe the Dark Matter Storm was a byproduct of the wormhole? No more wormhole, no Dark Matter Storm to crush the Orville.

No, the dark matter storm existed since in Pria's future The Orville was destroyed by it. She didn't cause it and AFAIK, neither did the wormhole.

[bilateralrope]

The... causality... problems...

*brain break*

It's a story about altering the timeline. They always have causality problems.

[Rogue 9]

Well yes, but they established that if Pria never came back to get the Orville, it would have been destroyed in the dark matter storm. So change the timeline so she never comes through the wormhole, and...

[Batman]

It's a time travel story. It's not going to make sense.

[Q99]

It's a time travel story. It's not going to make sense.

It's not that hard to make a time travel story make sense (I say having not seen the episode in question).

[Simon_Jester]

There is, like, an entire list of ways to make a time travel story internally coherent.

[Q99]

There is, like, an entire list of ways to make a time travel story internally coherent.

The number one rule: Pick a time travel mechanic, stick with it!

[Eternal_Freedom]

Honestly the causality question at the end didn't bother me, it was, (like the previous one) a very well done story.

[FireNexus]

There is, like, an entire list of ways to make a time travel story internally coherent.

They could have just technobabbled that having gone through the wormhole exempted them from the effects, but not her because she was actually from that time. Or that her presence is what put them in the path of the dark matter storm in the first place. Or that the dark matter was collecting due to the wormhole as had been mentioned previously. Lazy.

[FireNexus]

Well yes, but they established that if Pria never came back to get the Orville, it would have been destroyed in the dark matter storm. So change the timeline so she never comes through the wormhole, and...

The established that priya’s history recorded its destruction I the dark matter storm. But maybe they never crossed it without taking the detour to save her.

[Lonestar]

ding ding ding

[Rogue 9]

This week: Spoiler

Holy FUCK, Lt. Malloy should have gotten them caught long before he did. Who the hell thought sending him on this type of mission was a good idea?

Oh well. They not only got the book, but the whole damn ship. I guess Union engineers get to have that field day after all.

[Galvatron]

Mercer and Malloy were goddamn heroes in this latest episode. The humor seems a bit out of place though, as if MacFarlane sold the show as a comedy while he really wants to make a straightforward space opera. I wouldn't be surprised if the tone of the show changes drastically if it survives for a few seasons.

[Batman]

I think they went overboard with the 'bumbling idiots' aspect but other than that I think it was a pretty solid episode, and nice look into Krill culture and why they're essentially at war with the Union.