When I first started this show I found it to be a really awkward mix of comedy and seriousness. It had some jokes thrown it at the most inopportune times as some kind of comic relief from a really serious situation. Perhaps the first half of the first season was actually a bit rough or maybe the show just grew on me, but by season 2 I found myself loving this show.

To me it seems as every bit as comfy, intellectually interesting and even funny as some classic Star Treks while still clearly being its own thing. I wish more comfy space shows like this would get made.

What are your thoughts on The Orville? Also I miss Alara.

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    1 year ago

    It had some jokes thrown it at the most inopportune times

    That’s Seth humor in a nutshell.

    Perhaps the first half of the first season was actually a bit rough

    Name a show that started off any other way though. Even SG1 is cringe in the first season. Lexx maybe, but even that one grew different after the first few episodes.

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      1 year ago

      Good points. I’m was just unsure whether that was actually the case and I got used to it or it actually improved.