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It does. SyFy wants trash only. No wonder they'll now turn this junk into series:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093626/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093626/
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Yeah, well, the humor felt a bit too forced and there sure is room to grow, but Star Trek's first episodes or even series were never a strong point. All in all, I kinda like it so far. Just watched the second episode and it was a bit more serious. They could have called it Star Trek: Orville and I wouldn't have minded at all. It's nice to have a SciFi series of the good old episodic and brightly lit TNG format back. Going to keep watching.Anyone else watch the premier of The Orville? I was pretty disappointed. It just didn't seem very funny to me, and I'm a fan of MacFarlane's previous work.
Anyone else watch the premier of The Orville? I was pretty disappointed. It just didn't seem very funny to me, and I'm a fan of MacFarlane's previous work.
I think he made a mistake by going with Fox. MacFarlane's stuff is better when he's not restricted to a PG rating. I also found the supporting cast to be surprisingly weak.
The book has been on my to-read list (classics). Was thinking of reading it before watching the show, or shouldn't I?Seriously. Watch it. Just don't binge it as I did back then and it struck me that hard I couldn't eat anything for a weak. An episode or two per day, okay?
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That's a real pity, yes. Man, you just had to remind me of Firefly, didn't you?They threw a ton of money at this guy looking at those affects, sets, costumes, cast size and guest stars - the creator of Buffy didn't get the kind of love they give him.
Fox loves McFarlane. Why wouldn't he go with him? They threw a ton of money at this guy looking at those affects, sets, costumes, cast size and guest stars - the creator of Buffy didn't get the kind of love they give him.
I thought that should be obvious from my last post. If he's ok with being constrained by a PG rating (which he obviously is) then that's fine. I prefer his bolder stuff though like "A Million Ways to Die in the West".
Dunno, haven't read the book.The book has been on my to-read list (classics). Was thinking of reading it before watching the show, or shouldn't I?
Dunno, haven't read the book.
Anyone else watch the premier of The Orville? I was pretty disappointed. It just didn't seem very funny to me, and I'm a fan of MacFarlane's previous work.
I think he made a mistake by going with Fox. MacFarlane's stuff is better when he's not restricted to a PG rating. I also found the supporting cast to be surprisingly weak.
Million Ways to Die was a huge, huge bomb. I didn't see it though - it seemed too raunchy. I don't watch Family Guy but I've seen a few American Dads - at some point I always regret it. Just not my kind of stuff.
So why is he going PG or even live action after so much success in raunchy animation and his one live project was a dud?
What about the 100?
The 100 - watched three seasons, preparing for the fourth.
In short, cca 100 years after nuclear war "changed" the face of Earth, survivors who feld in space, okay, their descendants return back to planet. A hundred of them, thus the series name. What they discover is that they're not alone. Of course.
First to say, this is a rare sci fi show where you can sccratch the "sci" part completely. I've never ever seen a show so low with basics of science advertising itself as sci fi. While in other shows we can debate is something is believable, in this series, there is absolutely nothing believable. The first reason why I endured watching it is that such science cheesyness starts to feel like deliberate trolling of master level. Yes, you've heard me. Either the authors are master level trolls or so stupid that I'm interested what more that stupidity can produce.
Characters are almost all bloodthirsty or powerhungry maniacs. A few who are not are stupid enough to assure someone will die or have serious mental problems. Basically, all are evil except two. These two are support roles and of course, one of those two will die in season three. Humanity being described as a bunch of psychopats with a rare good person, you know me, being sick and tired of shows about dogooders, I'm in.
Each of three season has it's own story arc, and each one is different than others, but general setup stays the same. Season starts with characters picking a side over something, when shit hits the fan something even more dangeorus appears and our "beloved" characters end up cooperating against the bigger evil. Of course, ending of each season adds a cliffhanger. Meh.
If there was a show I'd call a guilty pleasure of mine, it's this one. So I'll say it this way:
You should definetly watch first three episodes of this one as it's actually unique "trash" for better or for worse. If you survive, continue watching it, you won't be sorry. If you just can't stand those first three eps, don't hope it'll get smarter - it won't.
Yeah I vaguely remember trying to watch the one hundred, I think I made it to the thirty minute mark then deleted it. It was beyond awful, imo.