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Seth MacFarlane is no stranger when it comes to supporting his fellow union members in the Writers Guild of America (WGA) – especially during labor disputes like the current writers' strike (as well as the 2007-2008 strike) When the WGA went on strike on May 2nd after negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and[...]

Since near the end of March, we've been getting some "cautiously optimistic" vibes from series creator Seth MacFarlane and star Chad Coleman regarding the show's future And then, last week, we speculated on how The Walt Disney Company's long-term plans for Hulu could also end up answering some questions (more on that below) And yet,[...]

At the time that we're writing this, it will have been 262 days (or 8 months & 19 days) since the season finale episode of Seth MacFarlane's The Orville: New Horizons hit Hulu screens Nearly a month ago, MacFarlane shared that he was feeling "cautiously optimistic" about how things were looking Now, there's a very[...]

If I were Disney, I could understand being hesitant to renew a successful science fiction series like The Orville, knowing creator and star Seth MacFarlane has a number of projects in play elsewhere, like with NBC/Universal and their streaming platform Peacock At the same time, his animated shows Family Guy and American Dad! are firmly[...]

We haven't done a double update on Seth MacFarlane's The Orville (with the added "New Horizons" for Season 3) in a long time And we, for one (we know, it gets confusing for us, too), are feeling all sorts of ways (in a good way) that we have the same appreciation for the phrase "cautiously[...]

So this is the part where we kick off our update on the fate of Seth MacFarlane's The Orville (with the added "New Horizons" for Season 3) by updating you on how long it's been since the series streamed its third season finale That would be 229 days at the time of this writing, or[...]

Earlier this week, reports hit that a soundtrack release was on the way for Seth MacFarlane's The Orville: New Horizons, set to be released digitally in March We also learned that original music composed by Joel McNeely (A Million Ways to Die in the West, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles), John Debney (Iron Man 2,[...]

While fans patiently await word on the fate of Seth MacFarlane's The Orville, they are getting some good news on the soundtrack front Film Music Reporter is reporting that Hollywood Records will release the soundtrack album for the Hulu series' third season ("The Orville: New Horizons"), set to be released digitally in March Original music[...]

Seth MacFarlane and his Fuzzy Door production banner is adding another project to its line-up, with Deadline Hollywood reporting exclusively that MacFarlane & UCP have secured the rights to writer Charles Soule (Daredevil, Death of Wolverine, She-Hulk; "Star Wars" creative consultant for Lucasfilm) & artist Will Sliney's ("Star Wars," "Spider-Man" characters; co-founder, Pioneertown Productions) Image[...]

While more and more series continue to be announced, renewed & canceled, the fate of Seth MacFarlane's The Orville (with the added "New Horizons" for Season 3) on Hulu or anywhere else still remains in limbo But we may have gotten some insight into some "bigger picture" issues that may be impacting things Earlier this week,[...]

However way you want to calculate it, it's been a long time since the third season of Seth MacFarlane's The Orville (with the added "New Horizons" for Season 3) wrapped up its run on Hulu And if we're being completely honest? We have a ton of respect for how patient the fanbase has been, considering[...]

How the Hulu series handled the Planetary Union's feelings toward its lone Kaylon (Mark Jackson) crew member following his betrayal is why the season three episode "Electric Sheep" (written & directed by Seth MacFarlane) remains arguably the best episode of television in 2022. Anne Winters and Mark Jackson in The Orville: New Horizons Image courtesy of[...]

UPDATE: Earlier today, we posted an editorial wondering what was taking so long for Disney to pull the trigger on another season of Seth MacFarlane's The Orville Well, MacFarlane was kind enough to respond, retweeting our piece while adding, "We're hoping just like you! It's an expensive show in a tough streaming climate, so we'll[...]

So the last time that fans of Hulu and Emmy Award-winning executive producer & creator Seth MacFarlane's The Orville: New Horizons (otherwise known as Season 3) had good news to celebrate, it was inching towards the end of July, and they learned that all three seasons would be streaming on Disney+ That news would hit[...]

Earlier this month, we got the heads-up from Seth MacFarlane (The Orville, Ted & Ted 2, Family Guy) that his & Peacock's upcoming live-action series based on the Ted films would be wrapping filming soon And once again, MacFarlane was a man of his word, sharing via social media that the upcoming streaming series had[...]

Creator Seth MacFarlane and co-showrunners Rich Appel and Alec Sulkin spoke with The Hollywood Reporter on how the series lasted so long, how things changed since Fox was acquired by Disney, and more. Image: FOX TV How Family Guy Gets Away with Murder on TV "A lot of the credit goes to our writers, who come up with[...]

Seth MacFarlane (The Orville, Ted & Ted 2, Family Guy) was reassuring fans that the series would retain the films' R-rated humor & adult themes Now, four months later, it looks like we're getting one step closer to seeing if that's true for ourselves Accompanied by an image of Ted "helping" series editor Tom Costantino[...]

Creator Seth MacFarlane commemorated the sci-fi series' fifth anniversary on Twitter with its current home in the New Horizons era on Hulu and additional streaming outlet on Disney+, writing, "[The Orville] premiered 5 years ago today, and we're still going strong! Thanks to everyone on both sides of the screen!" As we're still awaiting the[...]

When it comes to the future of The Orville regarding a fourth season, creator Seth MacFarlane still isn't sure no matter how many times he's bombarded with that question (Hint: Bug Disney) In fact, there's still so much to process with everything that happened in season three in the New Horizons era MacFarlane addressed whether[...]

Series creator and star Seth MacFarlane broke down how the planning was intentional to highlight the best of the series, the motivation for bringing back Giorgia Whigham's Lysella from season one, and more. The Orville: New Horizons — "Future Unknown" – Episode 310 — A celebration is underway aboard the ship on the season three finale[...]

So for fans of Seth MacFarlane's The Orville, today is a special day on two fronts First, the popular sci-fi series now has a streaming home not just on Hulu but also on Disney+ (yup, all three seasons) Second, with the decision on a fourth season still up in the air, having the series streaming[...]

It's no secret how hard Seth MacFarlane takes The Orville seriously As his fourth major creation behind Family Guy, American Dad! and Ted, the common thread between the three aforementioned series is their status as comedies As there are some comedic elements in the former Fox-turned-Hulu sci-fi series, MacFarlane banked not just on his own[...]

If there's anyone who recognizes The Orville: New Horizons' popularity on Hulu, it's creator and star, Seth MacFarlane Given the layoff between seasons from the season three announcement on its original home FOX in May 2019 to its relocation on the Disney-owned platform Hulu, only to finally hit our screens this summer, the reaction to[...]

Image courtesy of Hulu / 20th Century Studios The clip begins with Capt Ed Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) introducing Yaphit to Pria (Charlize Theron) with the engineer calling her "the only white woman he ever found attractive," with her firing back by calling him "the handsomest pile of cat puke she's ever seen" Macdonald lent the voice[...]

Ed Mercer (Seth MacFarlane), and Issac (Mark Jackson), shown (Photo by: Gilles Mingasson/Hulu) The episode begins with a Moclan version of renewing marriage vows, and we get the primal-type of the ceremony where Bortus (Peter Macon) chases Klyden (Chad L Coleman) into a forest on a planet, which inspires Isaac (Mark Jackson) back on the Orville[...]

That's what I love about this genre and also the brilliant mind of Seth MacFarlane He just has an endless amount of ideas that would make sense in this world So I think anything is possible I have no idea We don't know if we have a season four, so we'll see. BC: Looking back, with[...]

Ironically, the patriarchal Moclans forge an agreement with the Krill leader, Teleya (Michaela McManus), the female Supreme Chancellor, who agrees to the pact but does not take any misogynistic shit from her new "allies." Meanwhile, the Union secret weapon, which is a literal "Deus ex Machina" as far as the plot goes, is an instrument[...]

Hulu and Emmy Award-winning executive producer & creator Seth MacFarlane's The Orville: New Horizons made its way to the third day of San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) 2022 with a full crew We're talking cast members Penny Johnson Jerald, Scott Grimes, Peter Macon, Jessica Szohr, J Lee, Anne Winters, Mark Jackson, and Chad L Coleman And[...]

Given creator Seth MacFarlane's pick of Dolly Parton as a source of Haveena's inspiration, it was only a matter of time before the actual singer-songwriter appeared as a fictionalized version of herself performing her hit "Try" in a simulation (it is the future, after all), after offering her sagely advice Writer Brannon Braga & Andre[...]

(Photo by: Greg Gayne/Hulu) When the male characters aren't corralled to "out of sight, out of mind" status, we see Seth MacFarlane's Ed Mercer and Scott Grimes Gordon Malloy play up all the "buffoon" stereotypes in a sharp, slapstick fashion as they carry the "excessive luggage" for their guests Again, low-hanging fruit from the sitcom tree[...]