From Emmy Award-winning executive producer and creator Seth MacFarlane (FAMILY GUY, “Ted”) and directed by Jon Favreau (“The Jungle Book,” “Iron Man”), 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.
These are the shows I want to love but they seem to be lacking something or out of balance. In some cases the characters are under developed or the story drags along. It might even be the death of an important character has annoyed me or that the show has been classified as a comedy but it makes me feel sad. Whatever the case, it feels like these shows are under delivering or are not as satisfying as they could potentially be.