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Originally Posted by cheebacheeba
The Orville.
Well...that was some kinda turn of events.
An almost zero comedy episode too.
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Part 2 of ^that^.
Holy shit...what a great two parter, and locks in something I have (among many others) been saying for a while now - This show honestly IS the new Star Trek.
It's gone completely there at this stage.
I mean not only does
Brannon Braga of Trek Godhood work on the show...
We have one regular cast member played by Penny Johnson (
Cassidy Yates - DS9)
We've had Johnathan Frakes (
Riker - TNG)
and Robert Duncan McNeill (
Tom Paris - Voyager)
both guest direct...
We've had appearances by Robert Picardo (
The holo Doctor - Voyager)
James Horan (er...Star Trek EVERYTHING), and an upcoming appearance of Marina Sirtis (
Troi - TNG) as well.
Johnathan Frakes has directed/produced some damn quality episodes in this show and the various Trek shows alike, and continues to.
Seth McFarlane himself has appeared on Star Trek, and has been a Trek freak as well...there's even some student film with him and another guy starring in their own Star Trek story. He's clearly got some passion here, and this might be the show that has been waiting for him.
Not that all this means anything too much outside a bit of fandom...but it's nice to see and I don't believe many of the ST folks would take part in something they weren't behind in terms of quality sci-fi, so it's also something of an assurance.
See...I like
Discovery...but this show, feels much more like home to my TNG/DS9/VOY level "upbringing" on Star Trek shows.
It's not "lesson of the week" but it does touch on social issues and delve into some thought provoking subject matter - not to mention the many nods and Trek-isms in the episodes, all done well and without being on the nose.
At this point, the shift away from comedy for the last two episodes especially...has worked fucking wonders on the show. It got like...impossibly dark.
It's honestly one I look forward to week after week.