Seth MacFarlane's The Orville

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The Orville is a satirical science fiction drama created by Seth MacFarlane and modeled after classic episodic Star Trek with a modern flair.

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The Orville Rewatch Party 1x5 "Pria" (lemmy.world)

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The Orville season 1, episode 5 "Pria"

Written by Seth MacFarlane, directed by Jonathan Frakes.

While watching TV, the crew of the Orville receives a distress call from a comet hurling towards a star. On that comet they find Captain Pria (Charlize Theron) trapped on her crashed mining ship and rescue her in the nick of time. She thanks everyone (Captain Mercer in particular), but Commander Grayson can't shake the feeling that something is off about her. Meanwhile, Gordon tries to explain practical jokes to Isaac.

Originally released: 5 October 2017

Check here to find out where you can stream or digitally purchase The Orville in your country. The Orville season 1 is also available on DVD.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I absolutely did not remember that this episode came so early in The Orville's run.

Having Jonathan Frakes along to direct is obviously a good get for the show, both in the presentation and for the Trek bonafides. Frakes intentionally played to the Next Generation style in his presentation, having directed about 30 Star Trek episodes and two movies, across TNG and beyond. Frakes was interviewed by IndieWire in 2017, where he contrasted The Orville/Next Gen-style against Discovery; notably, Frakes has directed episodes of all three.

“Stylistically, your responsibility as an episodic television director [is] when you do a show like ‘The Orville,’ you want that show to look like ‘Next Generation,'” he said. “And when you go to Canada to do ‘Star Trek: Discovery,’ they want that show to have the feeling, and look, and vibe of the J.J. [Abrams]-era ‘Star Trek.’ Much more cinematic, a lot of crane work, and a lot of movement, a lot of dutch angles. On ‘Next Generation,’ the traditional framing, and the things we became accustomed to as fans of the show, we see in [‘The Orville’] because that’s the look.”

When it came to “The Orville,” Frakes said that “I was afraid that it was going to be like ‘Family Guy,’ and it’s not really, but it’s also not really as serious as ‘Next Generation.’ I think Seth [MacFarlane], and Brannon [Braga], and whoever else is involved in all this, they found a tone that clicks with this audience, either the millennial audience or the old school audience. Everyone is very pleasantly surprised at how well the show has been received. I’m happy to see the homage, and I’m happy to see success for whoever wants to steal good ideas.”

Added Frakes, “It was a very conscious, and I think quite successful, homage. ‘Orville’s’ coming back for a second season, so is ‘Discovery.’ There’s room, obviously, in the fans’ hearts for both types of ‘Star Trek.'”