If you think that the crew of a ship is only going to quote Shakespeare and have a very lofty sense of humor, with conversations only about the latest issue of Neutron Beam Monthly, then you may be sorely disappointed.
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I think the thing some folks miss is the fact that the Orville is a mid-tier explorer. These folks aren't the best of the best (except maybe the doctor), all graduating at the top of their class.
They're just average folks. And I gotta tell you, it is fucking refreshing.
I agree. It's what I was saying earlier: in a normal workplace, this is what happens. The gossip, the little quips, sometimes crude humor. Sure it goes against what every HR person preaches, but in a real workplace, it happens. I've had conversations with my boss in the hallway when I've had to pee. It's at a level where we'd be talking about something coming up in work and finally say, "Look, I really gotta go. Can I stop by your office in a few?"
The Fartest Timeline.Now the important question: what timeline does the show take place in?!?
It's all inside Stewie's brain.
Seems like both of you are arguing from an extreme caricature. Real life is neither the lofty TNG style nor the inexplicably FCC-approved pornographic humor of Seth's sandbox.
There was nothing pornographic about the humor on last night's show. Some of his humor may have to do with sex, but that doesn't make it pornographic, either.
I tend to think there is way worse material being shown on television (and approved by the FCC) than Seth MacFarlane's productions.
Now the important question: what timeline does the show take place in?!?
Judging from the date, this is the post-Voyager series that Trek fans have been dreaming of!
Yep! Technically, this is Post-NEM! And they're still unhappy!
...gettin from there to here...
Cosmos wasn't marketed as a comedy.
The Orville, Family Guy, American Dad, The Cleveland Show, Ted, Ted 2, A Million Ways to Die in the West, Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy, etc... were.
Where was the pornography in that clip?
Yeah, that was my reaction as well.
Sarek goes on with "You are brave..." which suggests that it's an audio clip of him speaking to Burnham when she's a fairly young child. In that context, at least, it's not entirely condescending and obnoxious.
Or worse - How such a Tree (even growing fast) would penetrate/destroy the metal armored hull of a spaceship BUILT for combat.
probably along the lines of how grass breaks through concrete
If you didn't see it, you clearly weren't paying attention. I don't understand how someone threw that accusation out there, then left without answering it or backing up why they thought it was "pornographic" (which leads me to think some people need to look up pornography to see what it really is).
@Noname Given I'm thinking it was able to do that because it grew from the inside of the ship out?