Author Topic: It's a bird, it's a plane, it's....wait it's not a Galaxy Quest? (Read 8320 times)

HobbesHurlbut · « **on:** 16 May 2017, 14:22:08 »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy9sKeCE8V0

Soo....That's an actual thing? ???
:D

Mecha82 · « **Reply #1 on:** 16 May 2017, 14:36:42 »

I must admit that I didn't expect that.

Dave Talley · « **Reply #2 on:** 16 May 2017, 14:38:26 »

best of all, when floated the idea to Fox, they authorized a whole season sight unseen

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #3 on:** 16 May 2017, 15:13:50 »

How many episodes is it going to get until they cancel it?

Tymers Realm · « **Reply #4 on:** 16 May 2017, 15:45:45 »

Considering this is gonna air on Fox, I'll be thoroughly surprised if this gets a second season. But then again, it'll get one 'cause Seth <bleeped> enough to have it made.

garhkal · « **Reply #5 on:** 16 May 2017, 15:55:10 »

Looks semi funny..

Deadborder · « **Reply #6 on:** 16 May 2017, 17:05:47 »

It's Seth McFarilane, which means a whole bunch of ugly misogyny disguised as humour.

But that's okay, since it's Fox which means it will be cancelled.

elf25s · « **Reply #7 on:** 16 May 2017, 17:51:40 »

ok ill give it at least 9 eps before some exec at fox will get a pubic hair in their teeth and cancels it...
happened to firefly so why should this be any different?

YingJanshi · « **Reply #8 on:** 16 May 2017, 17:59:34 »

Wait...the big tall grey dude...was that Christopher Judge??? Would swear it was his voice...

I am Belch II · « **Reply #9 on:** 16 May 2017, 19:59:11 »

IT looks ok and pretty neat.

I still would love to see a Galaxy Quest show, and now that Tim Allen is out of the job.....well!

YingJanshi · « **Reply #10 on:** 16 May 2017, 21:01:14 »

Quote from: I am Belch II on 16 May 2017, 19:59:11

IT looks ok and pretty neat.

I still would love to see a Galaxy Quest show, and now that Tim Allen is out of the job.....well!

They'd have to bring in a whole new cast. Absolutely impossible to do it without Alan Rickman.

ANS Kamas P81 · « **Reply #11 on:** 16 May 2017, 21:49:46 »

Quote from: YingJanshi on 16 May 2017, 21:01:14

They'd have to bring in a whole new cast. Absolutely impossible to do it without Alan Rickman.

Who could you replace him with, honestly? All the really well known 'British Professional Thespian' types are a lot older than Rickman was...or are already doing scifi. (Seriously, Capaldi would have annihilated the role fantastically)

YingJanshi · « **Reply #12 on:** 16 May 2017, 22:11:38 »

Quote from: ANS Kamas P81 on 16 May 2017, 21:49:46

Who could you replace him with, honestly? All the really well known 'British Professional Thespian' types are a lot older than Rickman was...or are already doing scifi. (Seriously, Capaldi would have annihilated the role fantastically)

No idea. Was merely pointing out that getting the cast of the movie together wouldn't work without Rickman. But if you bring in a whole new cast that's no longer and issue.

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #13 on:** 16 May 2017, 22:21:57 »

Quote from: YingJanshi on 16 May 2017, 21:01:14

They'd have to bring in a whole new cast. Absolutely impossible to do it without Alan Rickman.

I don't think that a TV show could afford the rest of the GQ cast's rates.

Wrangler · « **Reply #14 on:** 17 May 2017, 06:14:16 »

Seth MacFarlane is funny man, but his sense of humor may not work here.

Its same type of dialog he used on all his shows.

Fox has short attention span, given the sheer amount of special effects on this i doubt it will last very long before cancelled. Galaxy Quest was funny movie since no one thought someone would end up doing a parody of Star Trek. They did it damn well.

This is different, i think it looks good but I can only hope for the best. Fox has short attention span on things.

I am Belch II · « **Reply #15 on:** 17 May 2017, 09:23:07 »

I agree it would not be the same without Rickman.

I see this show going a couple of seasons maybe. Not because of FOX but because of it being a niche comedy. Scifi comedy Seth MacFarlane is funny, a geek, and a good writer...but his humor is kinda dirty and raunchy to some, may not get that far.

guardiandashi · « **Reply #16 on:** 17 May 2017, 13:22:11 »

Quote from: I am Belch II on 17 May 2017, 09:23:07

I agree it would not be the same without Rickman.

I see this show going a couple of seasons maybe. Not because of FOX but because of it being a niche comedy. Scifi comedy Seth MacFarlane is funny, a geek, and a good writer...but his humor is kinda dirty and raunchy to some, may not get that far.

I hate to say it but most of the negatives you are suggesting might actually make it do better with the fox audience

Kit deSummersville · « **Reply #17 on:** 17 May 2017, 14:00:27 »

Quote from: YingJanshi on 16 May 2017, 21:01:14

They'd have to bring in a whole new cast. Absolutely impossible to do it without Alan Rickman.

They could have a new famous British actor each episode.

YingJanshi · « **Reply #18 on:** 17 May 2017, 14:32:16 »

Quote from: Kit deSummersville on 17 May 2017, 14:00:27

They could have a new famous British actor each episode.

That could actually be pretty funny...
Have everyone else in the crew realize it's a different actor (ie, you look different today), but the character insists they never change. But it'd be a gag that could get old fast...

Ruger · « **Reply #19 on:** 17 May 2017, 18:29:19 »

Quote from: YingJanshi on 17 May 2017, 14:32:16

That could actually be pretty funny...
Have everyone else in the crew realize it's a different actor (ie, you look different today), but the character insists they never change. But it'd be a gag that could get old fast...

Or have it written into the show that the character has regenerated...you could have someone else say something like "Hey! That reminds me of something I saw on some old tv show once!"

:D

Ruger

Dave Talley · « **Reply #20 on:** 17 May 2017, 19:22:21 »

Quote from: YingJanshi on 17 May 2017, 14:32:16

That could actually be pretty funny...
Have everyone else in the crew realize it's a different actor (ie, you look different today), but the character insists they never change. But it'd be a gag that could get old fast...

hell go big,
have each Doctor play the Doctor, Rickmans character was a doctor after all

Tymers Realm · « **Reply #21 on:** 10 September 2017, 20:16:02 »

Since this was about The Orville anyways...
(Oh, and sorry about the Necro...)

I just watched the Pilot ep. It wasn't bad as pilots go. There was something of a balance between the Trek-like-ness and workplace humor. Based on the pilot, I'm willing to give The Orville a couple more to watch.

About the only downside was the stinger. I just have a feeling when Ed learns of it, it's just gonna ruin what could be a decent, and perhaps, funny series.

I am Belch II · « **Reply #22 on:** 11 September 2017, 04:00:55 »

I thought the pilot was good. It still seems more Star Trek to me then Star Trek Discovery. I didn't laugh as much as I thought becuase a lot of the jokes were in the previews and that wasn't as funny as before. I hope the show does ok and makes it a couple of seasons. I loved all the shots of the planets and the space shots with the battle were pretty darn good. I can also seeing this show cancelled just as quick as Firefly, for the reasons that nobody watches it, or stopped watching it.

pheonixstorm · « **Reply #23 on:** 11 September 2017, 07:40:46 »

Considering how well some of the cgi looked, production costs might be another reason it gets canned.

elf25s · « **Reply #24 on:** 11 September 2017, 09:39:15 »

ok is it me or the show was dumbed down t a lowest common idiot possible?
was looking to watching it and was bit pleased with the sets more than story...

YingJanshi · « **Reply #25 on:** 11 September 2017, 09:58:43 »

Quote from: elf25s on 11 September 2017, 09:39:15

ok is it me or the show was dumbed down t a lowest common idiot possible?
was looking to watching it and was bit pleased with the sets more than story...

It's a Seth McFarland show. "Dumbed down" is pretty much his schtick.

Giovanni Blasini · « **Reply #26 on:** 11 September 2017, 10:41:30 »

The new Cosmos was also a Seth McFarlane production. Would you consider that dumbed down?

As for cancellation, I think the show would need to absolutely tank for that to happen. At The Orville's panel at Comic-Con, McFarlane went on about how this is the show he came to Hollywood wanting to make, and implied it was more important to him than, say, Family Guy. I suspect Fox would be very leery of killing the show.

Cache · « **Reply #27 on:** 11 September 2017, 11:05:20 »

Enjoyed the show. Wife and I first thought that Isaac was voiced by Brent Spiner.

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #28 on:** 11 September 2017, 11:24:43 »

Quote from: Giovanni Blasini on 11 September 2017, 10:41:30

The new Cosmos was also a Seth McFarlane production. Would you consider that dumbed down?

Compared to the original? Yes.

JadeHellbringer · « **Reply #29 on:** 11 September 2017, 12:19:48 »

Quote from: pheonixstorm on 11 September 2017, 07:40:46

Considering how well some of the cgi looked, production costs might be another reason it gets canned.

Actually... good news on that front. McFarland insisted on using models rather than CGI for much of it- the Orville in particular is the same type of model magic the Enterprise-D used in 1988. Obviously that's not to say there's no computer work being done, but the model work at least trims costs somewhat. (The only time it was noticeable to me that it was model work was when the clamps released the ship for the first time)

Overall, not bad. Kind of 'eh', but pilots are always like that, so much need for character introductions and exposition and such. I'll give it a try next week- it was light on McFarland's usual brand of humor, which was nice- I figured it was going to be Family Guy in space, and I had zero interest in that.

Wrangler · « **Reply #30 on:** 11 September 2017, 13:51:11 »

Their using models? That nice, but does leave a lot less variety with additional ships and stuff you can do with them.
It's long time since 1988.

Ruger · « **Reply #31 on:** 12 September 2017, 18:52:58 »

Watched this tonight...wasn't expecting much, so I rather enjoyed it...

Ruger

Force of Nature · « **Reply #32 on:** 12 September 2017, 20:42:51 »

I give it 3 shows before it is pulled for low ratings.

Seth is just not funny. The pilot show was like watching the series ending show of Seinfeld. Just absolutely pathetic and disappointing.

mikecj · « **Reply #33 on:** 12 September 2017, 20:58:08 »

I enjoyed it, hope they do well with it

Mech42ace · « **Reply #34 on:** 12 September 2017, 22:08:47 »

Watched it last night, I liked it well enough, though most of the jokes were in the adds leading up to the show so it wasn't exactly funny. It did interest me enough to watch the next episode when it airs though.

garhkal · « **Reply #35 on:** 13 September 2017, 00:12:46 »

Quote from: Force of Nature on 12 September 2017, 20:42:51

I give it 3 shows before it is pulled for low ratings.

Seth is just not funny. The pilot show was like watching the series ending show of Seinfeld. Just absolutely pathetic and disappointing.

I got to where they just picked up his ex-wife and were having that big argument in his quarters (while the crew listened on), before the site kept freezing up on me.. Might just give it a pass till the dvd comes out if at all, though based on the "Blah-ness" the first 15 min or so i saw felt to me..

guardiandashi · « **Reply #36 on:** 13 September 2017, 00:20:33 »

Not going to spoil it but there is a plot twist in the last 5 min or so of the episode that had me going OMG that struck me as really funny, but wasn't really a joke

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #37 on:** 13 September 2017, 01:42:18 »

I think they should have done a TV adaption of Redshirts.

I am Belch II · « **Reply #38 on:** 17 September 2017, 19:42:46 »

The Orville was delayed because of Football, at least where I'm at. They wonder why the show will fail....can't seem to find it on TV live for the ratings!

Wrangler · « **Reply #39 on:** 17 September 2017, 22:50:49 »

Won't it appear OnDemand?

Dave Talley · « **Reply #40 on:** 17 September 2017, 23:41:23 »

On demand is always a day after the broadcast, apparently they are moving to Thursday nights because of football season

guardiandashi · « **Reply #41 on:** 18 September 2017, 00:35:10 »

Quote from: I am Belch II on 17 September 2017, 19:42:46

The Orville was delayed because of Football, at least where I'm at. They wonder why the show will fail....can't seem to find it on TV live for the ratings!

ya the football game ran about 1/2 hour past its scheduled time slot, I was watching they played about 30 seconds to a minute of family feud, then went into orville. I have to admit the "trade" was one of those win win ones where both sides felt like they got the better part of the deal.

I am Belch II · « **Reply #42 on:** 18 September 2017, 03:57:25 »

I saw that it is moving to Thursday. That's good, the sunday was quite full with Orville, Outlander, then Star Trek Discovery.

I hope it don't get bounced around so much nobody knows where it is.

Wrangler · « **Reply #43 on:** 18 September 2017, 05:55:18 »

Fox and Football was always trouble for animation block and other new shows on Sundays nights back in the day. Shows died because of the Sunday scheduling conflicts with sports and other things with exception of the Simpsons. A major bummer it being moved but it may have a chance to survive.

Discovery is out? So it's going to be released on Sundays on CBSonline or whatever it's called?

mikecj · « **Reply #44 on:** 18 September 2017, 08:27:47 »

Kermit IS a great leader!

Meow Liao · « **Reply #45 on:** 28 September 2017, 18:07:05 »

To me, the video is way too crisp. A way too polished set and high definition combine to make it look cheesy fake.

Meow Liao

HobbesHurlbut · « **Reply #46 on:** 07 October 2017, 11:06:08 »

Jonathan Frakes has been picked to direct an Orville episode.

Sharpnel · « **Reply #47 on:** 07 October 2017, 11:13:08 »

He directed the most recent episode, 'Pria' with Charlize Theron guest starring.

I am Belch II · « **Reply #48 on:** 07 October 2017, 12:06:17 »

It was a good episode....didnt knock it out of the park.
I just hope the ratings stay ok enough to make it past a 1st season.

Øystein · « **Reply #49 on:** 07 October 2017, 13:32:32 »

Lots of Trek allumni working on this show.

Frakes this week, last week was directed by James L Conway who also worked on TNG, DS9, VOY and ENT.
The week before that was Brannon Braga, before that again was Robert McNeill - aka Paris on Voyager.

Lorcan Nagle · « **Reply #50 on:** 07 October 2017, 13:33:45 »

Quote from: MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on 13 September 2017, 01:42:18

I think they should have done a TV adaption of Redshirts.

There's also a TV adaptation of Redshirts on the way

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #51 on:** 07 October 2017, 15:08:33 »

Really? When and where?

elf25s · « **Reply #52 on:** 07 October 2017, 15:36:44 »

it will fail 3 red shirts ad only 3 known survivors lt kyle( the guy who kept dying and coming back next episode) lt uhura and chief engeneer scott
the show would loose a lof sting if there are survivors

Lorcan Nagle · « **Reply #53 on:** 07 October 2017, 15:48:00 »

Quote from: MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on 07 October 2017, 15:08:33

Really? When and where?

FX picked up the rights in 2014, no solid info since then but IIRC Scalzi has said the rights haven't reverted to him

I am Belch II · « **Reply #54 on:** 07 October 2017, 18:41:31 »

I remember somewhere that FX was going to pickup Redshirts. But I think that changed a couple of times over.

HobbesHurlbut · « **Reply #55 on:** 08 October 2017, 09:49:22 »

Orville has been renewed for a second season. Also, Patrick Stewart is said to be guest starring in a future episode.

Sharpnel · « **Reply #56 on:** 08 October 2017, 11:10:06 »

Excellent news

idea weenie · « **Reply #57 on:** 08 October 2017, 13:46:37 »

Quote from: I am Belch II on 07 October 2017, 12:06:17

It was a good episode....didnt knock it out of the park.
I just hope the ratings stay ok enough to make it past a 1st season.

The episode did show that paranoia and violation of a person's privacy is the correct response to a situation. What sort of lesson does that teach?

HobbesHurlbut · « **Reply #58 on:** 27 October 2017, 11:31:39 »

Watching Episode 7. Look like it's a social commentary that's resonate with a lot of us.

Sharpnel · « **Reply #59 on:** 27 October 2017, 11:37:57 »

It sure as heck resonated with me. It couldn't be more accurate about how I see how far our society has degraded.

HobbesHurlbut · « **Reply #60 on:** 27 October 2017, 13:12:38 »

Quote from: Sharpnel on 27 October 2017, 11:37:57

It sure as heck resonated with me. It couldn't be more accurate about how I see how far our society has degraded.

Watching it further, I'm starting to question the Captain's judgment on his picking of specific members to go on the landing party....

monbvol · « **Reply #61 on:** 27 October 2017, 13:24:53 »

This episode did just have some absolutely terrible writing.

1: Why even send a navigator? Does he have some other secondary training that would make him a valid choice?

1a: Why didn't Commander Grayson immediately return John to the shuttle or ship? It was obvious he had caused a major incident.

2: Yeah we better see a pretty serious reprimand for that kind of stupidity on his record at the very least.

3: As much as Alara is chief of security I'm pretty sure they could have done something better to hide the fact she was an alien or maybe even scrounge up a member of the security department that was human.

4: With the kind of access they had it seems like Isaac should have had no trouble just altering the vote counts without having to actually inject the comments they did.

I am Belch II · « **Reply #62 on:** 27 October 2017, 13:46:28 »

It's just like Star Trek where they send people that have no business going on missions they are trained for. So send a alien that looks nothing like the native population, not native names, not knowing the basic of the culture. It is a exploration ship, should have at least one crew member that knows something about first contacts and cultures.