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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 is coming back, and so is this community. (lemmy.world)
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This community was created a long time ago, back when it was unknown if The Orville would be renewed after its purchase by Disney during the 20th Century Fox buyout. It has been posted to a few times, but has otherwise lay dormant. What's interesting is the number of the subscribers for a community that is effectively dead - I believe there are a lot of people that want it to be active. Now that The Orville has started filming it's fourth season (the first under Disney's banner), I have assumed control of this community from its long-gone creator in the hopes it can be revived.

This community is for anything related to The Orville, the people producing and starring in it, any news, discussion, or memes. Just follow instance rules and be civil. We are not opposed to Star Trek (old or new), we are allies of Trekkies and every other scifi fandom. That being said, be on the look out for clowns and try not to step in Yaphit.

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[–] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago

Wow, so it's confirmed that Seth has a new girlfriend?

[–] picandocodigo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Cool! Has there been any recent updates on season 4?

Maybe this is a good time for a rewatch :D

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 3 months ago

With disney owning this paramount should make a show about a spacefaring society with psychic power enhanced warriors who fight with plasma swords.

[–] vaguerant@fedia.io 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wait, has this actually been confirmed? I know we've had a sort of drip-feed of rumors, like when Scott Grimes was reported to have told people they'd be shooting "next year" (said in 2024, so meaning 2025), but has there been confirmation since?

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you need a source to tell you what you want to hear in the title.

These things rarely come out of nowhere so I applaud the initiative to revive the community in order to keep us informed about the show.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That seems to be what Grimes was mentioning. Though by the time I heard that news (March) it had already been updated to say that the start of filming was pushed back to April.

The Planetary Union Podcast, the show’s official podcast, also confirmed what Grimes said. That they knew Hulu had confirmed a fourth season, just not yet announced it.

Additionally, The Orville was listed on California’s list of shows that qualified for a tax credit in 2025. Why bother if there’s no new season?

A lot of little tidbits here and there, but no substantial news yet. A lot of smoke for there to not be any fire.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

This calls for celebration!

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Try not to die of cancer before season 4 airs.

[–] vaguerant@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

See, in the old days, a man could just get sick and die, you know? Now, they have to "wage a battle". And the reason I don't like it is 'cause in the old days, they'd go "Hey, that old man died!" Now, they go, "He lost his battle." That's no way to end your life, you know? "What a loser that guy was, last thing he did was lose!" I'm pretty sure... I'm not a doctor, but I'm pretty sure, if you die, the cancer also dies at exactly the same time. So that, to me, is not a loss, that's a draw.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I’m not a doctor, but I’m pretty sure, if you die, the cancer also dies at exactly the same time.

Not necessarily true.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Hhh-well Ahskually…

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm really going to miss Norm and Yaphit. I'm not sure if I would want them to recast him.

[–] vaguerant@fedia.io 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah, it seems like it would be pretty easy to justify in story terms by having Yaphit split or merge with another gelatinous alien, but all that really gets you is a new blob that's not Norm Macdonald. The blob being Norm was a large part of the appeal, so I don't know who you'd get to recreate that vibe.

[–] gurnu@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

Eh, the show went very action heavy and quite boring after season 2, and with Disney making it.. I'm not holding my breath after seeing how soulless nuWars is

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

Amazing!

So, do I get the cup to pee in from you or do I need to bring my own cup or??