Yeah, it was great! Don't know if everyone will find it funny but it certainly was FUN! Looking forward to watching more.
News Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville
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The thing with Cosmos is that really is a special case in McFarlane's filmography. He was doing a remake of a documentary series, not his own original comedy/dramedy concept. So you really can't use it to judge McFarlane's usual work. I'm pretty sure if it was McFarlane's completely original concept, he probably would have found away to work in his usual crude humor.
Going into a Seth McFarlane show and complaining about "dick and fart jokes" is like going into a Star Trek show and complaining about the spaceships.
Going into a Seth McFarlane show and complaining about "dick and fart jokes" is like going into a Star Trek show and complaining about the spaceships.
Voyager needed more personality, and I liked Voyager.
So, you always speak precisely. Never use euphemisms, jargon or metaphor. Every word is dictionary exact.
Tell me another one, Sheldon.
One would hope so when building something. But conversations, where people have some common knowledge of the topic being discussed, like the style of humor used by a particular writer, is a different matter.
The "marital argument" involving the Krill was one of the most inspired "stall the bad guy" convos I've seen in one of these shows. it's a totally cliche scene, so how do you - oh, yeah, how hard is it not to get drawn into the middle of one of these things when the couple starts going at it hammer and tongs?
Probably the last time Trek was that creative with a solution was the Crimson Forcefield from "Samaritan Snare" (TNG).
Because it's a sight gag?
Correctamundo!
Well, yeah...it's creative. But a tree that can grow in absolutely any material is a huge stretch, and needed to make the gag work. If that was in an actual Trek show I can't see people really going for it. S'fine as a gag in a less serious show. I could see Futurama doing it. (And I don't mean that as an insult.)
I can't speak for anyone else, but I wish more of Trek had the ability to be a bit out there from time to time. It kinda disappeared from the franchise when Rick Berman took over.
But those weren't goofy space comedies. That's like comparing THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN to YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, or HIGH NOON to BLAZING SADDLES. I tuned in expecting kind of a Mel Brooks take on STAR TREK and that's what I got, more or less. Some of the gags fell flat, but a few made me laugh out loud: the gelatinous blob, the bit about getting off at five, "we no longer need fear the banana," opening the pickle jar, and the whole Arbor Day routine.
It was cute. And just what I was in the mood for after a long day.
EDIT: I missed the "not" in Serveaux's post and completely misread his point. Never mind.
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I missed the first half (stupid life getting in the way), but what I saw was more enjoyable for me than "Farpoint" was in 1987. I'll catch a rerun to be sure, but I'm convinced at this point that I'll be a regular viewer.
It's funny, but I think the exterior is charming but problematic - among other reasons because they're hell-bent on carrying their Trek design aesthetic through in every area, which means that the shuttle has to be outfitted with a miniature version of the three-ringed engine...and it's clumsy.
I like the Orville but it's no Protector II.
The "Need not fear the banana" fit into the scene more plausibly than the previews made it appear, because Mercer and Grayson have not yet been told what the technology is - they just saw a piece of fruit get rotten real quickly. Given some of the other botanical research they've just seen, that's kind of an underwhelming effect on its own.
Ah, yes, I had forgotten that. You may very well be right considering some of the other obscure references the episode had to TNG.