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Eavesdropping on geeks: 'Star Trek: Discovery' vs. 'The Orville'

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I agree that Discovery (and maybe it's fans) takes itself way too seriously. After watching it I posted on reddit expressing a general dissatisfaction and wondering who the target audience is, I was instantly and repeatedly berated. Maybe they know their show is weak or maybe they're just assholes. Either way, Orville seems the better choice.

People holding a different opinion than you aren't automatically assholes. Maybe they think their show isn't weak, did you even consider that outrageous option for a moment?

I did. Did you consider THAT outrageous option for a moment? Having a different opinion is no excuse to repeatedly berate a person.

I feel like Orville goes too far in the campy/goofy direction and Discovery is too dark and serious. I wish we could just take the average of the two.

Wow. First time I ever heard of anyone liking the STD Klingons. To me they just look deformed, not to mention that they're dressed up like a Mardi Gras krewe.

I still think that the Klingons just got plastic surgery after they accidentally turned themselves into human looking peoples in Enterprise.

Not to be "that nerd" but it wasn't an accident. The writers actually performed a fairly elegant retconning to explain the difference in appearance between the Klingons as they appeared in multiple series.

It was an unintended side effect of attempting to use gene augmentation developed for humans, causing a mutation and disease to spread. They developed a cure with help from the crew of the enterprise/phlox but that cure didn't immediately fix the mutations, it took generations.

That's why I called it an accident.

I have no idea what that site is, or who those people are, but I agree with them. I also have to say that I’m in for anything Braga cares to bring; he’s a real talent, a true Trek fan, and a genuinely decent guy. Some of the best TNG eps were written by him.

Thats a really limited view to take. Braga when he had limits was a great talent. He did write some really great episodes, but he also gave us some of the worst trek in the history of the franchise.

Any examples of “worst trek in history...” ?

Not jumping into the "worst trek" topic but he did write Mission Impossible 2

Generations, These are the voyages.

Star Trek Voyager: Threshold

...point taken.

Star Trek V -- "Row, Row, Row your boat..."

There's no mention of Trek 5 on his IMDB. Are you sure he was involved?

Yeah I don't think he was involved on 5.

What we need is Manny Coto...again...

Thats when Enterprise started getting really good.

I should really check out The Orville I guess. I really enjoyed the brief existence of Other Space on the equally brief Yahoo Screen. That show had so much promise.

> It leaves the impression that McFarlane is a genuine Star Trek fan and The Orville is more an homage than a ripoff

If you didn't realize that you must have done exactly zero research. Notice how he's had the entire cast of TNG on family and has been working with Patrick Stewart for years? Notice the huge numbers of star trek and other sci-fi references spread through family guy?

He also was behind the new Cosmos series. Regardless of whether you liked the remake, you have to admit he's is a genuine fan of all things sci-fi and space related.

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