REVIEW TUESDAY: THE ORVILLE [Season One]

THE ORVILLE

[Season One]

Follow the crew of the exploratory ship THE ORVILLE some four hundred years in the future.

That's one way to sum up what this series is about. But people usually state that it's what Star Trek would be like if the characters acted like real people. That would be too direct, in my opinion. It's more of a conglomeration of all your previous deep space action / adventure / dramas with a drizzling of comedy.

While so many similar shows get bogged down with how serious they are, this show acts more like real life. They have serious situations, but deal with them the same way real people would. Possibly inserting awkward humor, or simply calling someone a dick. The make the show more engaging they base the episodes on issues that we face in our current day and age, but viewed through the eyes of people from the future as well as aliens. 

Season One ended last week with episode twelve and, as star and creator Seth MacFarlane predicted, it's been picked up for a second season. If you have considered giving this this show a shot I would highly recommend it. Watch a couple episodes. It'll grow on you fast. I hope they keep up the good work going forward.

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