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Discovery and "The Orville" Comparisons

I'm looking forward to both for the aforementioned reasons: brand-new Trek from DSC, and warm, fuzzy nostalgia from The Orville.

And if you close your eyes, you can pretend Brian is the captain.

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And if you close your eyes, you can pretend Brian is the captain.

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! /Vader
 
I predict alot of Orville vs. Discovery warring going on this fall.

Especially if Orville does what I think it will and that's surprise people with how thoughtful it ends up being instead of just comedic. Look at Ted. People keep underestimating McFarlane, but they forget that he's a Trek fan, a sci-fi fan, a space fan, and a big softie on the inside.
 
He will be doing all the Captain's Log voice-overs.

Knowing McFarlane, there'll be a shit load of Captain's log toilet jokes.

I predict alot of Orville vs. Discovery warring going on this fall.

Especially if Orville does what I think it will and that's surprise people with how thoughtful it ends up being instead of just comedic. Look at Ted. People keep underestimating McFarlane, but they forget that he's a Trek fan, a sci-fi fan, a space fan, and a big softie on the inside.

This. Exactly this. I'll put this down for posterity now. I think The Orville will last longer than Discovery.
 
Nostalgia is a powerful marketplace motivator, especially now that my generation has steady jobs and money - and more importantly has creative supervision of large scale projects.
Lot's and lots of 80's themed stuff is making its way into entertainment.

Nostalgia has been proven not to work... See TFA and Rogue One.................
 
I predict alot of Orville vs. Discovery warring going on this fall.

Especially if Orville does what I think it will and that's surprise people with how thoughtful it ends up being instead of just comedic. Look at Ted. People keep underestimating McFarlane, but they forget that he's a Trek fan, a sci-fi fan, a space fan, and a big softie on the inside.

ARGH!!!! FUCK YOU TEEEEEEEDDDDDD!!!!! * shakes fist at sky *

Dude, that piece of crap just rips off a Supernatural episode that did it way better. I seriously hope Galaxy Quest: The Series does NOT turn out like that. Ugh.

Sorry, but MacFarlane's plagiarism has a way of making me nerd rage more than Original Timeline Khan does. :lol:

On a more serious note, I am aware that MacFarlane's a ST fan (I know he had a cameo in ENT), which makes me vaguely hopeful.
 
I love the concept behind Orville, but the trailer didn't make me laugh, and isn't it supposed to be (at least partly) a comedy?

The Discovery trailer didn't sell me, but I thought it worked better than Orville's.

I really hope they're both good, but we shall see.
 
Haven't really sampled other sites, but the reactions here at least seem to be mostly positive. People not liking the trailer are clearly in the minority, I would say. Can't say I've seen a lot of "I am really looking forward to The Orville, I'm not all that excited about ST: Discovery" to be honest, so the premise of this thread seems rather unfounded to me.

The “Orville” trailer was okay. I dig the look and the effects, but some of the jokes fell flat.
 
Negative reaction? I haven't seen that. I've seen a few people raising complaints and criticism, but at worst i'd say the reaction has been "mixed" to Discovery so far.
I'm on a few Trek related groups on Facebook and the negative reactions seem to outweigh the positive reactions but I could be wrong.
 
I wonder if The Orville was originally pitched to CBS as a Trek spin off, with a comedy take.
 
I am looking forward to both. The positive reaction to the Orville and the negative reaction to the Discovery trailer has me thoroughly convinced that there is a portion of the fan base stuck in the 1990s..or even the 1960s.


I don't think it is that. If they would have done a show after voyager you wouldn't hear the complaining about aesthetics. The show need to have at least a passing resemblance in look to the cage. Colors and general symmetry. It doesn't have to be exact. No one wants that. Textures and functions can be added etc.
 
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