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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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[-] ArtificialLink@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It was/is the best modern "star trek" thats coming out. Loved that you could see all the writers and seth were just huge trekies. The moral dilemma's are almost always good. And the mostly episodic episodes are a huge bonus.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I would agree with you, until Star Trek Strange New Worlds. That show is fantastic.

[-] kennocha@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Along with Lower Decks as well. The crossover to Strange New Worlds was great.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Lower Decks is fantastic, but it's almost its own thing while still being a love letter to earlier Treks. It is obviously aimed at a different demographic while still being one of the best modern Treks. That crossover episode was almost all fan service, but there is nothing wrong with that every once and a while. It was a very fun episode. The end where the SNW cast was animated had me laughing, it was very well done.

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