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Orville, imho: The first season tries hard with some poor jokes (what you seem to be afraid of), but already has some very TNG worthy material and great ideas.

Orville, imho: The first season tries hard with some poor jokes (what you seem to be afraid of), but already has some very TNG worthy material and great ideas. It improves from there, and now it's occasionally funny but in a more mature way that fits much better. Just give it a try, and endure some cringe - I think it's worth it. And as sibling says, some moments are actually pretty hilarious and/or spot-on. Though of course YMMV.

hotpotamus 4y ago
Millenia ago, Roman soldiers toured the then known world and left writings/graffiti, some of which survives to this day - a lot of it is dick jokes. Mozart wrote some of the most transcendent music of his era, and also a song that he enjoyed called "Lick My Ass" (music appreciation classes tend to skip that one for some reason). So that is to say that based on the history of humanity as a species, the engineers running the starships of the future are probably going to still enjoy scatalogical humor which makes think MacFarlane's vison will probably be a bit more likely than Rodenberry's. Also, Lower Decks is easily my favorite Trek running today.
- Y_Y 4y ago
  Leck mich im Arsch is a fine song, but really Mozart's lyrical mastery comes out in Bona Box, which is not only a series of puns in five languages, it also contains the following lines (translated): Good night, good night, Shit in your bed and make it burst; Good night, sleep tight, And stick your ass to your mouth
nytesky 4y ago
Pretty sure SM wanted to do the more straight TNG sequel, but since he is known for over the top comedy he pitched it as an over the top comedy/parody of Star Trek — and then pivoted to a homage mid season 1!
- rmckayfleming 4y ago
  My impression was more that he just wanted to do Star Trek but the studios were like "it'll be funny right???". And so he went along with it at first, but dropped it as time went on. On a related note, I've been rewatching Enterprise and I didn't know Seth MacFarlane made 2 cameo appearances in the series! (In two different seasons too.)

hotpotamus 4y ago

Millenia ago, Roman soldiers toured the then known world and left writings/graffiti, some of which survives to this day - a lot of it is dick jokes. Mozart wrote some of the most transcendent music of his era, and also a song that he enjoyed called "Lick My Ass" (music appreciation classes tend to skip that one for some reason). So that is to say that based on the history of humanity as a species, the engineers running the starships of the future are probably going to still enjoy scatalogical humor which makes think MacFarlane's vison will probably be a bit more likely than Rodenberry's. Also, Lower Decks is easily my favorite Trek running today.

Y_Y 4y ago
Leck mich im Arsch is a fine song, but really Mozart's lyrical mastery comes out in Bona Box, which is not only a series of puns in five languages, it also contains the following lines (translated): Good night, good night, Shit in your bed and make it burst; Good night, sleep tight, And stick your ass to your mouth

nytesky 4y ago

Pretty sure SM wanted to do the more straight TNG sequel, but since he is known for over the top comedy he pitched it as an over the top comedy/parody of Star Trek — and then pivoted to a homage mid season 1!

rmckayfleming 4y ago
My impression was more that he just wanted to do Star Trek but the studios were like "it'll be funny right???". And so he went along with it at first, but dropped it as time went on. On a related note, I've been rewatching Enterprise and I didn't know Seth MacFarlane made 2 cameo appearances in the series! (In two different seasons too.)