The Orville

Gave it a fair chance for the first six episodes, which were generally dull and inconsequential. The plots have been snooze-inducingly thin, like somebody took a TNG first season script and replaced half of the dialogue with randomly selected grade school banter. And why is MacFarlane still so damn obsessed with pop culture references? When they turned "Avis vs. Hertz" into an episode-spanning joke, I was sure I wasn't a part of this show's target audience.

For those of you that avoided the series because of the previews or to some extent the pilot because of the jokes in space theme, you may want to give it a chance. It's not really a comedy it's more a Star Trek the Next Generation meets Babylon Five with funnier talent than either of those series. I am going to stick with it awhile (through five episodes currently).

Season 3 has redesigned the series into an almost typically modern series, the comedy has been practically eliminated so that both the characters and the entire series somehow no longer work properly because they were not designed for that. The jump from 45 min per episode to 70-85min make every episode boring. The series has definitely gone to its head that it was called a better modern Star Trek and is now in an identity crisis. S3 is simply boring and spoils the overall picture for me.

It has improved as it’s gone on and has slowly won me over. To suggest it is some how the Trek that Discovery should have been, as some do, is clearly insane. This is no TNG or DS9 or even Voyager at its worst. It’s derivative, but is good fun and its casual promotion of the rational is nice to see in a not so rational world. S1: 55, S2: 65, S3: 81.

I just about managed the first episode of this rubbish. I enjoy a good Galaxy Quest style tribute/send-up, but this is not what's going on here. If you love Family Guy (I don't), then maybe you'll dig it, but I found it to be cynically derivative, crass and tedious.

Hmmm.... my rating may go down over time depending on which direction the show goes but in its opening few episodes I've actually found this a decently compelling and entertaining as a sort of lighthearted modern take on TOS/TNG-style Star Trek. I think I will follow this one at least through season 1.

Revisiting after 5 episodes. After an initial silly pilot episode, starting with ep2, it really really gets into the TNG vibe. Each episode gets better and better and they quickly found a good balance of compelling character development, story telling, likable cast, humor, and heart - all things Star Trek: Discovery is severely lacking. Mischaracterized as a spoof or satire, this an loving homage to Star Trek's optimism, humanity, and regular people in extraordinary situations.

1x; Stopped watching after S1E5.

It tries so hard to be good, but it is obvious McFarland gets in his own way.

This actually captures a lot of the feeling of the original Star Trek ambiance. It started out a little slow, but as you became more familiar with the character's backgrounds it really became quite good. Kind of a victim of the Pandemic.