Seth MacFarlane Created "The Orville" To Fulfill A Need Star Trek Had Abandoned

[The Wormhole]

And Trek has always been light and silly. Even renowned dark series, Deep Space 9.

Hell, the amount of humor that can be in an average episode of DS9 is rather staggering for a series that has a reputation for being the dark series.

 

[Firebird]

Hell, the amount of humor that can be in an average episode of DS9 is rather staggering for a series that has a reputation for being the dark series.

The fact that the last “fun” episode in DS9 before the final series arc is an Ocean’s Eleven romp in the holodeck to save a recurring Vegas nightclub singer character is hilarious and absurd all at the same time.

And yet, because of that DS9 magic, the thing fucking works, and also finally addresses the whitewashed nature of Vic’s version of Las Vegas. You get comedy, drama, and social commentary, all in 42 minutes.