FOX & MacFarlane's The Orville

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

It's getting hammered by reviewers.

First off, it's supposedly not a comedy, despite the first trailers. It's serious, with "Bro Humor" thrown in as an afterthought. It's basically a homage to Star Trek but it's also a homage to The Twilight Zone (?).

Every review I've read said that the VFX and sets are phenomenal but the show just doesn't know what it wasn't be and that it's very confusing.

We'll know soon enough.

Most of the early episodes of Next Generation were pretty lame as well. Hopefully it'll last long enough to find its legs.