#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 After the enormous success of Firefly I guess Fox wanted to launch another space comedy. Pieter Boelen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Manakin Skywalker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 You are probably right. Trailer looks like it has the usual crude and obvious McFarlane humour. [edit] just been told Bruce Broughton might be scoring this. Pieter Boelen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Yes, we can at least depend on MacFarlane to hire a good composer. Any source on the Broughton assignment, Stefan? This will suffer from MacFarlane being a bad actor. Great voice artist, but his on camera acting is horrendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Starring the chick that was so popular on Agents of SHIELD they wrote her a spinoff, then ABC didn't pick up the spinoff, so instead of bringing her back into Agents of SHIELD they just let her go! Pieter Boelen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 32 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Any source on the Broughton assignment, Stefan? Nothing official. But the grapevine tells me both Broughtpn and McNeely are attached to this. Can't confirm anything though. Just passing gossip. And yes, McFarlane has a little bit of charisma, and a good voice. But as an actor he has only one note....glib. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 According to IMDB episodes are being directed by several Trek actors/directors/producers. Jonathan Frakes, Branon Braga, James L. Conway and Robert Duncan McNeil. Would not surprise me one bit if some Trek actors show up in this. Penny Johnson Jerald was on DS9. Knowing McFarlane he will try to get Patrick Stewart on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Manakin Skywalker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 God I hope not. Because honestly this looks rather lame. Despite the impressive visuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Manakin Skywalker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 No on the last one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 2,136 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 What the hell is this? Never heard a single thing about it... Every joke fell flat in that trailer. Only the 'on-screen' framing moment was mildly funny observational humour. If the series was to explore those jokes, it would be good, but I bet it will mostly be toilet humour. Also, don't we already have this, but it was called Galaxy Quest? DarthDementous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 16, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2017 Galaxy Quest was more clever though than this seems to be. Pieter Boelen, DarthDementous and Cerebral Cortex 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 2,136 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Of course. Galaxy Quest is brilliant. But my point is that this is basically trying to be Galaxy Quest the series. Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 I dunno. The whole point of Galaxy Quest was that these guys were actors on an old cheesy sci-fi show. This just seems to be "Moron In Space". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 I just don't find this guy funny and I never understood his popularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 5 hours ago, Selina Kyle said: I just don't find this guy funny and I never understood his popularity. "Geez, what a jerk! Reminds me of that time Darkness from the movie Legend moved in next door... [swoosh sound effect and cut to Tim Curry's character from Legend squatting in Peter's yard]" I could write for Family Guy! Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerebral Cortex 3,357 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Wow, it looks like they decided to go in an entirely different direction with this show after Bryan Fuller left. Manakin Skywalker and Disco Stu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,493 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 I don't care diddly-squat about STAR TREK in any form or shape, but I'm a big fan of MacFarlane -- especially FAMILY GUY, the first TED and to a certain extent AMERICAN DAD. Less enthusiastic about TED 2 and the western movie (although it had an awesome McNeely score). I giggled several times during that trailer, so bring it on! If I have a sense of humour, this is very much one aspect of it (the "American" version, if you will). Oh, and a Broughton/McNeely collaboration sounds rather tantalizing. Neither composer have particularly original voices, but they're damn good at the kind of orchestral pastiche that fans love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 4 hours ago, Thor said: I don't care diddly-squat about STAR TREK in any form or shape Not even the scores? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 Thor doesn't believe in a future where all of humanities problems have been solved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Sounds like a boring place ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 9 hours ago, Cerebral Cortex said: Wow, it looks like they decided to go in an entirely different direction with this show after Bryan Fuller left. This is something else, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 36 minutes ago, Stefancos said: No. Just had a check; apparently it is indeed separate. Just trying to avoid any potential misunderstanding here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 10 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: "I was joking" - Stefan Cosman Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,493 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 6 hours ago, Selina Kyle said: Not even the scores? Yes, I do like the scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,711 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Posted in wrong thread. Placeholder post: Star Trek is better than almost everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 So a big budget space comedy? Yeah, that won't fail at all. Actually a bit surprised that MacFarlane would want to do a show as on-air talent. That's a rather large commitment considering all of the other things he currently does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 He doesn't really do much anymore except rake in the paychecks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Finally watched this trailer... it really falls flat, doesn't it? It's possible the show will get better, but based on this pilot footage, its like Fauvreau forgot to tell everyone that doing things faster is funnier, everything is so slow... and a lot of the jokes are tired territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 I bet they will have a fart joke on the bridge. Or vomit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 McFarlane just has no presence on screen. He's like a black hole of charisma. Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 On 16/05/2017 at 10:00 PM, Thor said: I don't care diddly-squat about STAR TREK in any form or shape, but I'm a big fan of MacFarlane -- especially FAMILY GUY, the first TED and to a certain extent AMERICAN DAD. Less enthusiastic about TED 2 and the western movie (although it had an awesome McNeely score). I giggled several times during that trailer, so bring it on! If I have a sense of humour, this is very much one aspect of it (the "American" version, if you will). Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 32 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: McFarlane just has no presence on screen. He's like a black hole of charisma. He has charisma as an entertainer, or a host perhaps. But NOT as an actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Exactly. With this trailer and that Western movie, he has this weird thing where it seems like he just wandered in off the street and isn't sure what he's there for. And not in a charming insouciant way like Bill Murray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 When I see MacFarlane on screen it just looks like he's a self-conscious joke-delivery machine instead of an actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 On 2017-5-16 at 11:48 AM, Stefancos said: After the enormous success of Firefly I guess Fox wanted to launch another space comedy. Firefly has comedy elements, but The Orville seems to be a true comedy, created to parody Star Trek or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 5 minutes ago, nightscape94 said: When I see MacFarlane on screen it just looks like he's a self-conscious joke-delivery machine instead of an actor. That's a good way of putting it. There's a self-consciousness that doesn't come across like he's doing it on purpose, like he's just not comfortable in front of the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Little too much wink and grin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 http://io9.gizmodo.com/discovery-may-be-an-official-star-trek-show-but-the-or-1797364886/amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,835 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Nice! The show might suck, but at least it has a theme by Broughton! Is he doing any scoring as well, I wonder? Maybe the pilot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Sounds good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Oh never mind. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 @crocodile Look literally 3 posts above yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Proves how much attention I pay! @Disco Stu Heard McNeely and Broughton will be scoring alternating episodes. So they're both working on it. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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