It has humor. It's not sitcom, several gags a minute, but it's funnier than Star Trek.
On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 9:56 AM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > I bailed on The Orville after three episodes, when I figured out I'd > rather watch the early seasons of TNG that this show evokes for me. (That > Penny Johnson Jerald - who plays the ship's doctor - had a recurring role > in the later seasons of Deep Space Nine reinforced the association.) > > It's not bad, but it never really grabbed me. It's not funny, which is > fine. Outside of McFarland's involvement, I never got the impression that > they were trying to be funny. It seemed more intended to be an attempt at > a science fiction show where the spacefaring folks weren't heroes, just > ordinary. I think too many people assumed a McFarland project would of > course be funny that they were nonplussed by the result. > > David > > On Friday, March 1, 2019, 12:41:43 PM EST, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > "stannc", last night (2/28): > > >And in semi-related news, The Orville wrapped up its own version of a > two-part Borg episode on Thiursday night. > > > > > My brother Allen is... trying very hard to get into this. The > lightheartedness is receding like a coastal tide, which must not be > helping. > > > B > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
