News Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville
- Thread starter Kai "the spy"
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You "negated" a statement of any comedy by seth macfarlane being crude with examples of things that weren't comedies.
Then why did you bring Cosmos back into the conversation with that statement?
Your exact quote was:
"If you don't want fart and dick jokes don't watch anything by Seth Mcfarlane"
You didn't say "comedy".
I didn't find it juvenile. Sorry, I just didn't. And it seems like a lot of other folks feel the same way.
It could be that The Orville just isn't for you. It happens.
You're just being pedantic for no good reason. Pretty much everyone here knew what the original statement meant.
Did you know that The Orville was a show with jokes that was written by Seth McFarlane?
Saying the word sperm does not make something pornographic. Honestly, that clip is actually pretty tame compared to some of the stuff on his shows. And going outside of McFarlane, I've seen worse stuff on shows like 2 Broke Girls. I'm honestly pretty amazed at times some of the stuff they've gotten away with on that one.
Abrams forums? Aren't you sure we didn't learn that lesson the first time anyone has ever stated a opinion and another person disagreed with it?
Jason
Right, don't watch anything by someone known for dick and fart jokes and then get mad that they make those jokes
No, not really. Words aren't that hard to use properly.
Abrams forums? Aren't you sure we didn't learn that lesson the first time anyone has ever stated a opinion and another person disagreed with it?
Jason
Trek cons, Usenet, this isn't anything new.
I think we can all get by without the language police.
Yeah...among other things I'm just pretty sick and bored these days with people playing "Space Navy" in media. "Yes sir / No sir / Permission to speak freely sir" blah-de-blah....
Unlike half a century ago we live in a culture where fifty year old men wear cargo pants and sandals to...everything. And then turn on the tube and fetishize actors with sticks up their Method butts mimicking the formality of a military culture that not one in ten of them have ever been within hailing distance of in their lives (well, unless they live below the Mason-Dixon Line. One out of two, then.
).One of the things The Orville has in common with Farscape and Firefly is throwing that stolid attitude out the window. The show can do that in a supposed "25th century military" precisely because it's coming at it all from a comic angle. That has got to be tremendously freeing for everyone involved, and I loved it immediately.
Well, to be fair, there's more to the Navy than "yes sir / no sir / permission to speak freely, sir." As I mentioned earlier, one of things that appealed to me the most about The Orville was the banter between Malloy and LaMarr because they remind me of the Navy, particularly how actual sailors talk and where their mindsets are at.Yeah...among other things I'm just pretty sick and bored these days with people playing "Space Navy" in media. "Yes sir / No sir / Permission to speak freely sir" blah-de-blah....
Unlike half a century ago we live in a culture where fifty year old men wear cargo pants and sandals to...everything. And then turn on the tube and fetishize actors with sticks up their Method butts mimicking the formality of a military culture that not one in ten of them have ever been within hailing distance of in their lives (well, unless they live below the Mason-Dixon Line. One out of two, then.
One of the things The Orville has in common with Farscape and Firefly is throwing that stolid attitude out the window. The show can do that in a supposed "25th century military" precisely because it's coming at it all from a comic angle. That has got to be tremendously freeing for everyone involved, and I loved it immediately.
Come on, language, especially in casual conversation doesn't work that way. It's full of metaphors, allegory, short hand and jargon.
I was thinking even more in the past. Grade school,parental interaction and with the way people are able to lie to themselves even your own thoughts.
Jason
I liked the pilot. I think though it still needs a little time for the characters to really gel together, but that is a normal problem many pilots have. Some more fine-tuning and time for it to find its stride and we have a winner on our hands. The potential for a really entertaining series is definitely there!
I absolutely love the look of the series though already. The ship, the futuristic cities, the aliens, just everything. Optically this is a really pretty series. The special effects look really great. The series is worth watching just for this already, just for seeing the universe they are creating.
I absolutely love the look of the series though already. The ship, the futuristic cities, the aliens, just everything. Optically this is a really pretty series. The special effects look really great. The series is worth watching just for this already, just for seeing the universe they are creating.
Sorry, neither I nor anyone else here will take you seriously. You can't possibly believe that you're making a clever argument.
One thing I teach my kids, and because I have to speak live on my toes, is to speak clearly and what you mean. It's as simple as that. I also minored in English. I'm very particular about using words correctly. Sorry if that offends you. Maybe I should have made my argument into a dick joke?
Also, I build sets. So, when someone asks for, or describes something, they have to be particular, or someone falls off a bridge.