Review by derekmaddog

I liked the first season of The Orville.....I liked the idea of mixing TNG Star Trek with a little Family Guy humor. It started a bit wobbly....more humor than Sci-Fi....but I stayed with it. Then in season 2 the writing improved, the balance was a more natural fit.... Seth brought in some TNG and Voyager writers, directors and actors....and it worked.....then the season ended....and it's announced the show is moving to Hulu. Fine.....then Covid came....season 3 was delayed. Then delayed again.......ok.....so what? There's an audience for this. Seth came up with something unique. At the time season 2 aired there was very little to no Star Trek airing. The Orville was a breath of fresh air to old Star Trek fans like myself.

So what happened?

Well.....actual Star Trek shows started popping up....flooding the market.....but they were mostly crap aimed at a younger audience and they were missing that old-school TNG feel......

Now the Orville comes back.

And I am disappointed......the humor is pretty much gone....

And guess what.....STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS took the formula Seth created and did it better.....

Seth, You waited too long....and judging from these first 2 episodes you're taking yourself too seriously

I'll give the next episode a shot....but so far I'm not feeling it.