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The Orville

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  • #242
    [Deleted User]
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    Greyjoy wrote: »
    DS9 still managed to tell satisfying single episodes within its overall arc. The episodes worked on their own but still fitted into the overall arc of each season. Discovery on the other hand is essentially telling one long story chopped up into smaller 'chapters'. Discovery is so heavily serialised that each episode only works in the context of the season overall.

    DS9 was one of the forerunners for that way of TV and straddled both episodic and arc (and really only got going during the arc phase of season 3.5 on)


  • #243
    [Deleted User]
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    Goodshape wrote: »
    (whispers)

    I wasn't mad about DS9 either

    :o

    Kinda preferred the first few seasons of DS9 tbh. Once the war starts it all gets a bit boring and depressing. They certainly succeeded in ripping the fun and optimism out of it all.



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  • #244
    pixelburp
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    Goodshape wrote: »
    (whispers)

    I wasn't mad about DS9 either

    :o

    Hard to give someone a hard stare over the internet, but I'm trying.

    :P

    Though yeah, I kinda avoided DS9 for the longest while, mostly cos in those precious Internet days it was the black sheep of the family somewhat. Latter rewatches have definitely reignited support


  • #245
    Goodshape
    Registered Users Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    Now, I don't *dislike* DS9 :)

    It's just not the fun and optimistic Trek that's guaranteed to put a smile on my face, like TNG or TOS. I've struggled a couple of times to make it through a full re-watch.

    I appreciate it loads though. Loved the Klingon stuff in season 4 and 5, and the happier days of the first few seasons.

    As with Discovery, it's all the better for *not* trying to recapture the TNG magic.


  • #246
    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    I watched up to the Pria episode at the weekend there - i didn't realise there were more. that's all i could see on sky catch up.
    I like it - it's like star trek but with stuff people would be more likely to say, plus the episodes with decent storylines were very good.
    I must see what the craic is with getting to see the other eps is now


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  • #247
    Evade
    Registered Users Posts: 6,721 ✭✭✭Evade


    bluewolf wrote: »
    I watched up to the Pria episode at the weekend there - i didn't realise there were more. that's all i could see on sky catch up.
    It started on Fox UK a few weeks ago the new episodes are on Thursdays.


  • #248
    coffee_cake
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    Latest episode was pretty crap


  • #249
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users Posts: 16,868 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    bluewolf wrote:
    Latest episode was pretty crap


    I thought it had a dark mirror feel to it

    I'm enjoying Discovery and The Orville in their own right.


  • #250
    AMKC
    Registered Users Posts: 15,511 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    bluewolf wrote: »
    Latest episode was pretty crap

    Are you talking about the 'Majority Rule' episode. I thought it showed a good reason for why we have governments and what a world without then would be like. How easy it would be for someone maybe not familiar with a rule to get in trouble for it. I would say it was certainly one of the cheaper episodes to do do. When i seen it at first I was like. Where is The Orville? What is this? Did someone play the wrong program? lol.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • #251
    coffee_cake
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    I loved the other eps but yeah, the latest one was basically black mirror. I think i would have enjoyed it well enough if it hadn't been such a rip off.

    also
    they can completely make up a video of your man with a dog in 2 microseconds but they can't just edit the numbers?
    what happens if you have 9,999,998 and then 2 weeks later someone else downvotes you? you can't ever get a downvote for the rest of your life? do they not get wiped? why don't the upvotes cancel out?
    how would such a dumbass make it through military training and be on a spaceship???


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  • #252
    368100
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,067 ✭✭✭368100


    bluewolf wrote: »
    I loved the other eps but yeah, the latest one was basically black mirror. I think i would have enjoyed it well enough if it hadn't been such a rip off.

    also
    they can completely make up a video of your man with a dog in 2 microseconds but they can't just edit the numbers?
    what happens if you have 9,999,998 and then 2 weeks later someone else downvotes you? you can't ever get a downvote for the rest of your life? do they not get wiped? why don't the upvotes cancel out?
    how would such a dumbass make it through military training and be on a spaceship???

    It's a TV show....


  • #253
    Tenigate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 849 ✭✭✭Tenigate


    bluewolf wrote: »
    I loved the other eps but yeah, the latest one was basically black mirror. I think i would have enjoyed it well enough if it hadn't been such a rip off.[/SPOILER]

    It actually felt a lot like sliders. Seth MacFarlane said he wrote it before black mirror.

    I also disliked the thumbs down plot hole. The upvotes should have netted off.


  • #254
    coffee_cake
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    Tenigate wrote: »
    It actually felt a lot like sliders. Seth MacFarlane said he wrote it before black mirror.

    oh yeah sliders!
    yeah fair enough it is a pretty topical kinda subject all right


  • #255
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users Posts: 16,868 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    bluewolf wrote:
    I loved the other eps but yeah, the latest one was basically black mirror. I think i would have enjoyed it well enough if it hadn't been such a rip off.

    Judging by what you said in the spoiler alert you found it thought provoking. :)


  • #256
    Tenigate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 849 ✭✭✭Tenigate


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    It was a mistake not to start the show on the Discovery itself, but once they get there (and I'm trying to avoid spoilers in case you do decide to watch more :)) it gets far better. The Captain of that ship (Lorca) is FAR more interesting than Burnham and despite what the producers may have intended, I think he's become the actual lead in particularly the most recent episodes.

    I still haven't watched any more of it.. but I've been reading spoiler-filled reviews and I'm enjoying how frustrated the reviewers are with the show. I can't believe how bizarre they've made it. If in doubt.. plot twist.


  • #257
    _Kaiser_
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    Tenigate wrote: »
    I still haven't watched any more of it.. but I've been reading spoiler-filled reviews and I'm enjoying how frustrated the reviewers are with the show. I can't believe how bizarre they've made it. If in doubt.. plot twist.

    Well having watched the latest episode tonight I have to retract some of the things I said previously as they pretty much completely undid the complex and interesting character in Lorca with this week's events imo.


  • #258
    pah
    Registered Users Posts: 3,373 ✭✭✭pah


    Bit mixed up there guys.


  • #259
    The_Valeyard
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    pah wrote: »
    Bit mixed up there guys.

    Spore Drive malfunction


  • #260
    2ndcoming
    Registered Users Posts: 3,569 ✭✭✭2ndcoming


    Last night's episode was daycent. 100% TNG style with little joking around.


  • #261
    jasonb
    Registered Users Posts: 3,311 ✭✭✭jasonb


    At first I thought it strange that she told her son to keep the gun on stun, as she didn't want then to sink to the natives' level and kill them, considering that she's already killed two of them herself!

    But to be fair, the gun she had didn't have a stun setting, and I'd imagine she didn't want her son having to deal with killing people.


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  • #262
    coffee_cake
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    2ndcoming wrote: »
    Last night's episode was daycent. 100% TNG style with little joking around.

    yeah i thought so too, was grand


  • #263
    AMKC
    Registered Users Posts: 15,511 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    So I finally got around to watching the last episode in the first season and thought it was very good. Very similar to an episode that was done on Voyager but still with its own style and story too.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • #264
    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    Ahhh alaras dad is holodoc


  • #265
    jasonb
    Registered Users Posts: 3,311 ✭✭✭jasonb


    And who’s the Mam, I know her from somewhere...


  • #266
    jasonb
    Registered Users Posts: 3,311 ✭✭✭jasonb


    Just figured it out... She was the Angel in Herman’s Head, back in the day! :)


  • #267
    AMKC
    Registered Users Posts: 15,511 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    bluewolf wrote: »
    Ahhh alaras dad is holodoc

    Holodoc? Do you you mean Robert Picardo.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • #268
    [Deleted User]
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    AMKC wrote: »
    Holodoc? Do you you mean Robert Picardo.

    Please state the nature of the medical emergency... Holodoc


  • #269
    blanch152
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Please state the nature of the medical emergency... Holodoc

    Was cool to see him popping up like that.


  • #270
    degrassinoel
    Registered Users Posts: 10,731 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    AMKC wrote: »
    Holodoc? Do you you mean Robert Picardo.

    and Johnnycab (Total Recall)

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    and The Cowboy (from Innerspace)

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    And so many others, even the coach from the wonder years!


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  • #271
    Agent Coulson
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