Geekery: Seth MacFarlane Takes on Star Trek
Sometimes you don’t get the Star Trek series you want, but you get The Orville you need.
The new series from Seth MacFarlane definitely doesn’t try to hide what it is.
https://youtu.be/Yy9sKeCE8V0
The cast includes Adrianne Palicki, and Family Guy alumns Scott Grimes and J. Lee. It has a bit of a Galaxy Quest vibe to it.
The official synopsis:
The Orville is a one-hour science fiction series set 400 years in the future that follows the adventures of the U.S.S. Orville, a mid-level exploratory vessel. Its crew, both human and alien, faces the wonders and dangers of outer space, while also dealing with the familiar, often humorous problems of regular people in a workplace…even though some of those people are from other planets, and the workplace is a faster-than-light spaceship.
Down on his luck after a bitter divorce, Planetary Union officer Ed Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) finally gets his chance to command one of these ships: the U.S.S. Orville. Determined to prove his worth and write a new chapter in his life, Ed finds that task all the more difficult when the First Officer assigned to his ship is his ex-wife, Kelly Grayson (Adrianne Palicki).
Somehow, Ed and Kelly must put the past behind them and, with the help of the crew, navigate fascinating and sometimes dangerous adventures in outer space, as well as the tumultuous and captivating day-to-day personal relationships with their colleagues.
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~The Orville will hit small screens later this year along with The Gifted and Ghosted.
