THE ORVILLE Season Three...
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While I'm almost done on my DS9 rewatch, I decided to do a rewatch of The Orville last night, and currently watching the second episode. I really do miss this show. I really do like the levity and casualness it has, even if all the jokes don't always land.
Damn, you've got me wanting to rewatch it again now!
Is Seth McFarlane left, what if they decided to either end or retool The Orville and make a new show that takes things a little more "seriously" and focused on it being a sci-fi show over a sci-fi/comedy show?
Dunno, but I feel what makes The Orville as fun as it is, is because it's a sci-fi comedy and a pretty original one at that. If it were just a regular sci-fi show, I think it would lose a lot of what makes it unique and become just another sci-fi.
I don't know if I would watch that show. The Orville is like a longer version of Galaxy Quest for me, but if it was more serious, then it would be like all the other sci fi shows out there. I have plenty with Discovery and Expanse. While the Orville feels like it would fit right in on any 90s show, it still feels fresh in today's landscape.
The comedy often misfired in the early episodes, but I think they've found the right balance. I'd rather have it stay just the way it is.
S3 production resumes in December according to https://trekmovie.com/2020/11/09/ex...son-3-is-returning-to-production-in-december/
Season 3 will consist of 11 episodes, each of which will have a longer runtime than episodes from the first two seasons
Season 3 will consist of 11 episodes, each of which will have a longer runtime than episodes from the first two seasons
I wonder if Hulu has sold S3 to any non-streaming services.
Longer running times is great on a streaming platform but tends to cause headaches if sold to more traditional broadcasters who either have to fit it in to a slot or cut it to fit.
But then I guess it's more likely to got to a cable channel who can be a bit more flexible (Space now CTV Sci in Canada would show Doctor Who episdes uncut for the first run then give them a snip to to the 1hr time slot for repeats). The Orville aired on CityTV iirc (been so long) who are FTA broadcast but no idea if they'll get the 3rd season.
CityTV does air CBSAA's Twilight Zone, so there is precedent for them having streaming shows. IIRC, Hulu doesn't have a presence in Canada, and indeed many Hulu shows are on broadcast and cable channels in Canada, so it seems a safe bet that Orville S3 will still be on City.
Long ago, there weren't any restrictions about Canadians being able to stream stuff from Hulu, but that was before it became a pay service. I agree that the most likely place for it would be CityTV.
I'm just worried they'll butcher living daylights out of it to fit in a one hour time slot.
Well, haven't they had shows that went beyond 1 hour in the past? Or maybe I'm thinking of Space/CTV Sci-Fi.
I know season 2 of Orville had several episodes with a run length of over 50 minutes, which they accommodated with decreased commercials rather than editing it to fit it into the one hour slot, likewise when they aired CBSAA's Twilight Zone. Even so, having shows go beyond the one hour slot, even just for five to ten minutes is certainly not unheard of these days. I think only the main networks try to stick to the time slot strictly nowadays.
Yeah, that's what I thought. Thanks for confirming. Run times have been inconsistent as of late. Sometimes you get shorter than usual episodes, then sometimes you get those that tend to be longer than average, and I feel Canadian broadcasting is a bit more lenient in that they'll usually air them as-is.
I'm not sure about Canada, but here in the US our cable channels will sometimes let their shows go beyond the hour. I'm pretty sure some of AMC's Walking Dead showings have gone 5 or 10 minutes past the hour, and I think I've seen a few other shows on other cable channels do it too.
They do take some ideas from Trek as partial templates, but not all, sometimes getting close to the nose, but where they take the ideas does qualify as originality that was wonderfully unexpected.
The comedy is the most nuanced of his shows as well. I never got into Family Guy and the others, or absconded when things got too unsubtle (FG season 3 was trash, but the Star Wars parodies were largely solid), but Orville surprised me pleasantly out of the gate and had more hits than misses.
Season 1 still does more for me overall, but season 2 still has the best-ever episode, at least made to date so far.
That's what I mean, more or less. It's as close as could be while still maintaining its own originality, and even going places where Trek wouldn't been possible. The episode with the social media society for instance, I don't think could have been done with Trek.
I think the first season's humor was at its most pronounced, mostly because they were trying to find their balance, but yeah, I was quite impressed how nuanced Season 2 was at times.I never was into Family Guy for the reasons you point out, so it rather impressed me how much of a loving tribute to Trek it was without going into the Family Guy style of humor.
I think the show is what you would call a Dramedy. It's got drama and can be serious but it's also very light and never to dark even when dealing with serious issues. It always wants to feel fun no matter what story they are telling. It's basically a perfect example of how to do escapism in the modern age.
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