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Seat belts. I'm telling you, seat belts. (lemmy.world)
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[-] ptz@dubvee.org 31 points 3 months ago

While The Orville is mostly a loving homage to Trek, it does call it out on a few things. I think in the pilot episode (or maybe the 2nd), the seat belts in the shuttle save the day (the enemy that boarded it wasn't wearing one, and an "all stop" had real-world results).

The only other call-out I recall is when Captain Mercer says "hail the other ship" and then immediately starts talking. The comms officer interrupts him and says "uh, I haven't opened the channel yet".

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

The Orville is Galaxy Quest: The Series.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

The first season is. The rest is TNG: The Tribute Series

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Season 3 was the biggest tone shift in the whole series. But you’re right.

The Pilot is Family Guy in Space, the rest of season 1 is Galaxy Quest: The Series (save for Firestorm which essentially a lost Voyager script). Season 2 is TNG with Stargate humor, and New Horizons is TNG crossed with Mass Effect.

sigh I require more!

It’s been a long time waiting for season 4, but it hasn’t been canceled yet. And every now and then Seth comes up for air and says to remain hopeful.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

I thought there wasn't going to be a season 4 for sure?

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Disney owns a Star Trek competitor. One that was already being (and continues to be) well received. And last I heard, Disney was actively marketing it on Plus. They would be even dumber than they’ve been recently to let it die. I guarantee you that’s the argument Seth MacFarlane is making to them.

Wikipedia cites that as of January 5, 2024, The Orville has not yet been canceled but that it could go either way. Adrianne Palicki (Commander Grayson) has already walked away.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

I don't know, The Orville without Grayson is like TNG without Riker. You'd still have a show, but with a massive hole in it. SG-1 pulled it off when RDA left the main cast, but only after a pretty shaky season.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Her loss. ‘the filming pacing was too slow’ ?? It was COVID, honey.

They should make Bortus the new XO. :)

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Not necessarily her loss if the show loses cohesion without her. The relationship she has with Mercer was pretty central to the show.

In fact, I would say this would be bigger than losing Riker considering how complex their relationship and their past are.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I hope that, after three seasons, they’ve concluded that arc. Imagine seven seasons of Riker and Troi ”will they, or won’t they?” The smartest thing the writers did was have them both move on from their old relationship and still be friends.

And saying she transferred away then having her come back one or twice a season in a recurring role is still possible and believable.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I think the issue with SG-1 post-Anderson had more to do with the fact that they'd wrapped up all the major storylines in a pretty satisfying way and had to suddenly get new villains.

I think the new cast worked really well - especially once they just bit the bullet and had Claudia Black full-time. But the Ori/Arthurian stuff felt very forced.

[-] usernamefactory@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Galaxy Quest > Orville

[-] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 16 points 3 months ago

Seat belts, and fuses to avoid exploding monitors

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

Star Trekkin' across the universe.

[-] Bashnagdul@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

On the starship enterprise under captain Kirk

[-] Trigger2_2000@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago

Star Trekkin' across the universe.

[-] model_tar_gz@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Boldly going forward…

[-] Dhar@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

Still can't find reverse

[-] Trigger2_2000@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Cause we can not find reverse!

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Why would they even need seat belts? The ship clearly has some form of artificial gravity technology, which they could just use to keep people in their seats despite random accelerations caused by impacts and explosions.

For that matter, why do do they even need seats? The artificial gravity could just keep people in a sitting position.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

They have "intertial dampeners" which are supposed to stop it from ever happening, but apparently they never work.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Also leaning .... leaning increases the ability of the ship to make tight turns in flight.

[-] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Turn down for Spock

[-] jaschen@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Lol, the video ended too soon.

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