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[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,622]

 

After the enormous success of Firefly I guess Fox wanted to launch another space comedy.

 

 

[BloodBoal 8,841]

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,622]

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.

[Disco Stu 15,517]

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.

[Jay 46,746]

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!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,622]

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.

[BloodBoal 8,841]

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,622]

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.

[BloodBoal 8,841]

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,622]

God I hope not. Because honestly this looks rather lame. Despite the impressive visuals.

[BloodBoal 8,841]

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,622]

No on the last one...

[leeallen01 2,382]

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?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,622]

Galaxy Quest was more clever though than this seems to be. 

[leeallen01 2,382]

Of course. Galaxy Quest is brilliant. But my point is that this is basically trying to be Galaxy Quest the series.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,622]

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".

[Xander Harris 9,808]

I just don't find this guy funny and I never understood his popularity.

[Disco Stu 15,517]

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!

[BloodBoal 8,841]

[Cerebral Cortex 3,365]

Wow, it looks like they decided to go in an entirely different direction with this show after Bryan Fuller left.

[Thor 9,368]

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.

[Xander Harris 9,808]

4 hours ago, Thor said:

I don't care diddly-squat about STAR TREK in any form or shape

 

Not even the scores?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,622]

Thor doesn't believe in a future where all of humanities problems have been solved!

[A24 5,239]

Sounds like a boring place ...

[Pieter Boelen 1,032]

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?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,622]

No. 

[Pieter Boelen 1,032]

36 minutes ago, Stefancos said:

No. 

Just had a check; apparently it is indeed separate.

Just trying to avoid any potential misunderstanding here.

[BloodBoal 8,841]

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,622]

10 minutes ago, BloodBoal said:

"I was joking" - Stefan Cosman

 

Thank you!

[Thor 9,368]

6 hours ago, Selina Kyle said:

 

Not even the scores?

 

Yes, I do like the scores.

[Nick1Ø66 8,438]

Posted in wrong thread.

 

Placeholder post: Star Trek is better than almost everything.

[nightscape94 968]

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.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

He doesn't really do much anymore except rake in the paychecks.

[Jay 46,746]

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.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,622]

I bet they will have a fart joke on the bridge. Or vomit!

 

 

[Disco Stu 15,517]

McFarlane just has no presence on screen.  He's like a black hole of charisma.

[Sharkissimo 1,979]

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).

 

 

 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,622]

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.

[Disco Stu 15,517]

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

[nightscape94 968]

When I see MacFarlane on screen it just looks like he's a self-conscious joke-delivery machine instead of an actor. 

[A24 5,239]

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.

[Disco Stu 15,517]

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.

[nightscape94 968]

Little too much wink and grin.

[Pieter Boelen 1,032]

http://io9.gizmodo.com/discovery-may-be-an-official-star-trek-show-but-the-or-1797364886/amp

[Alex 3,158]

 

[Disco Stu 15,517]

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?

[Marian Schedenig 11,848]

Sounds good!

[crocodile 9,792]

Oh never mind.

 

Karol

[Disco Stu 15,517]

@crocodile Look literally 3 posts above yours.

[crocodile 9,792]

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