The Orville, A Good Ushering In Of The Classic Style Space Series

The Orville is
an entertaining sci-fi series reminiscence of the old 1960's space series. Writer,
star, and executive producer Seth MacFarlane stated in a interview that as a
kid he watched and enjoyed the look and storylines of those earlier series (Star
Trek is probably one of them), and as an adult he wanted to create The Orville
using a similar motif, but somewhat lighter. And indeed, from the first episode
The Orville draws the audience in with spectacular CGI and likeable and
engaging characters. 

The spaceship Orville appearance is an attractive sleek oval
shape, and uses what appears to be triple engines to achieve quantum drive. The
uniforms also have the 60s look. However, keep in mind in terms of human and
alien relationships the good guys of the Orville might not always agree with
each other's due to some unrelenting cultural differences, which bleeds into the
audience's real world consciousness as food for thought. Yet, makes the series that
much more interesting.

The series is a well mixture of drama and comedy that is
fresh. Baby Boomers would enjoy thus one.

The Orville first episode,  "Old Wounds" premiered on Fox on Sunday,
September 10, 2017, where it then moved to Thursday nights.

Some reviewers have pitted The Orville with the Star Trex
series. However, this is a mistake. The Star Trek series did contains some comedic
episodes, but the series leaned heavily towards the dramatic. 

This is a two thumbs up series. The chances of it being
around for many seasons is high.

Cast:

   
Seth MacFarlane

   
Adrianne Palicki

   
Penny Johnson Jerald

   
Scott Grimes

   
Peter Macon

   
Halston Sage

   
J. Lee

   
Chad L. Coleman

The Orville, A Good Ushering In Of The Classic Style Space Series

The Orville is an entertaining sci-fi series reminiscence of the old 1960's space series. Writer, star, and executive producer Seth MacFarlane stated in a interview that as a kid he watched and enjoyed the look and storylines of those earlier series (Star Trek is probably one of them), and as an adult he wanted to create The Orville using a similar motif, but somewhat lighter. And indeed, from the first episode The Orville draws the audience in with spectacular CGI and likeable and engaging characters. 

The spaceship Orville appearance is an attractive sleek oval shape, and uses what appears to be triple engines to achieve quantum drive. The uniforms also have the 60s look. However, keep in mind in terms of human and alien relationships the good guys of the Orville might not always agree with each other's due to some unrelenting cultural differences, which bleeds into the audience's real world consciousness as food for thought. Yet, makes the series that much more interesting.

The series is a well mixture of drama and comedy that is fresh. Baby Boomers would enjoy thus one.

The Orville first episode,  "Old Wounds" premiered on Fox on Sunday, September 10, 2017, where it then moved to Thursday nights.

Some reviewers have pitted The Orville with the Star Trex series. However, this is a mistake. The Star Trek series did contains some comedic episodes, but the series leaned heavily towards the dramatic. 

This is a two thumbs up series. The chances of it being around for many seasons is high.

Cast:

    Seth MacFarlane

    Adrianne Palicki

    Penny Johnson Jerald

    Scott Grimes

    Peter Macon

    Halston Sage

    J. Lee

    Chad L. Coleman

"Ghosted" Dramatic Subplots Overshadowed By Bad Humor

Last night I watched the early premiere of the pilot of
the new Fox  series Ghosted. The series is about
two men who lost their previous careers due to happenstance and gross
misunderstandings. The characters of Leroy Wright and  Max Jennifer (played by actors Craig Robinson and
Adam Scott), who are kidnapped from their mundane lives by a secret government group
known as "The Bureau Underground". The duo's assignment is to find
the Bureau's missing agent with the promise of restoring them to their previous
lives. Leroy was an LA cop, and Max is a scientist that believes in the paranormal,
and UFOs,  but thought crazy by his colleagues.

Ghosted's pilot introduces a slow and lackluster comedy  that does not offer anything new. The series lacks
an original and  engaging storyline,
because the attempt at humor overshadows and drowns out any dramatic portion in
the main plot. Meaning, the tales of how their lives changed so drastically was
played out as well scripted, but without much true emotion. As for some of the
comedic stunts, I've seen them many times. 

To me the series is uninteresting, but it will not surprise
me if Ghosted gets a second season. After all, we are still stuck with . . . The
Exorcist.

Ghosted premieres Sunday, October 1 AT 8:30/7:30c on Fox.

"Ghosted" Dramatic Subplots Overshadowed By Bad Humor

Last night I watched the early premiere of the pilot of the new Fox  series Ghosted. The series is about two men who lost their previous careers due to happenstance and gross misunderstandings. The characters of Leroy Wright and  Max Jennifer (played by actors Craig Robinson and Adam Scott), who are kidnapped from their mundane lives by a secret government group known as "The Bureau Underground". The duo's assignment is to find the Bureau's missing agent with the promise of restoring them to their previous lives. Leroy was an LA cop, and Max is a scientist that believes in the paranormal, and UFOs,  but thought crazy by his colleagues.

Ghosted's pilot introduces a slow and lackluster comedy  that does not offer anything new. The series lacks an original and  engaging storyline, because the attempt at humor overshadows and drowns out any dramatic portion in the main plot. Meaning, the tales of how their lives changed so drastically was played out as well scripted, but without much true emotion. As for some of the comedic stunts, I've seen them many times. 

To me the series is uninteresting, but it will not surprise me if Ghosted gets a second season. After all, we are still stuck with . . . The Exorcist.

Ghosted premieres Sunday, October 1 AT 8:30/7:30c on Fox.