The Orville Archives

It's one thing for Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, The Orville) to make news by leaving his long-standing production home at 20th Television (still has that "new name smell") for creative pastures of NBCUniversal, but once the dust settles you have to produce Well, "produce" is what MacFarlane did and in a big way, announcing an[...]

Bio (Peacock): Incomplete (still appears to be on track for 2020) #23 High Fidelity (Hulu): A (Zoë Kravitz's modern take on Nick Hornby's 1995 novel and the John Cusack 2000 film worked on so many levels, respecting both works while carving out its own identity) #22 Space Force (Netflix): B- (still feels like many of the mediocre-to-bad[...]

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Don't Tell Me I Have Too Many Shows" appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to provide an update for his multitude of shows from, Hulu's The Orville to FOX's Family Guy and American Dad As is now standard in the late-night television landscape during quarantine, Jimmy Fallon conducted the interview remotely from his home in[...]

This brings us to the man behind Family Guy, American Dad, The Orville, and a whole bunch of projects we know you know himself, out promoting Peacock's The At-Home Variety Show which he hosts Premiering earlier this week and scheduled to run for four weeks, the series features stars from NBCU programming raising awareness and[...]

The CW had us wondering if Jared Padalecki's growing Walker family was going to include a mother – and we got our answer in the form of Molly Hagan (iZombie, The Orville) The actress joins the Supernatural soon-to-be-alum as well as Lindsey Morgan (The 100), Keegan Allen (Pretty Little Liars), and Mitch Pileggi (The X-Files)[...]

Senior Vice President of Originals Craig Erwich took some time to offer a few updates on the futures of Castle Rock and The Orville, as well as his thoughts on Veronica Mars and that ending. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGr1Mnsua5EVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Castle Rock – Season 2 Trailer #2 (Official) • A Hulu Original (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGr1Mnsua5E) "Castle[...]

We can now add Family Guy and The Orville creator Seth MacFarlane to that list of bold power moves, with NBCUniversal Content Studios signing the multi-talented creator away from longtime studio home 20th Century Fox for a reported 5-year, minimum $200 million deal (based on Deadline Hollywood reporting). FOX/NBCU Content Studio MacFarlane would mark the first major[...]

Whedon's The Nevers (if it does come out in 2020) could be that "next" quality tentpole content – the "holy grail" that every streamer is spending serious money trying to find. Plus, it stars Preacher's Pip Torrens and American Horror Story's Denis O'Hare – how can it go wrong? FOX #13 – "The Orville" (Hulu) So with Seth MacFarlane's[...]

Whedon's The Nevers (if it does come out in 2020) could be that "next" quality tentpole content – the "holy grail" that every streamer is spending serious money trying to find. Plus, it stars Preacher's Pip Torrens and American Horror Story's Denis O'Hare – how can it go wrong? FOX #13 – "The Orville" (Hulu) So with Seth MacFarlane's[...]

13 Reasons Why star Anne Winters is set to join the cast of The Orville Set 400 years in the future, the Seth MacFarlane series focuses on the misfits of the Planetary Union's signature ship U.S.S Orville It was announced earlier this year that the space-going comedy/action series was making the move from FOX to[...]

The cast of The Orville sans star Seth MacFarlane talked about the upcoming third season and its transition from network TV in FOX to streaming service Hulu at New York Comic Con (NYCC) When it came to the Q&A portion of the panel, an audience member asked if a musical episode was on the table in[...]

There are quite a number of traditional Star Trek fans who feel that now-Hulu's The Orville is the superior show over CBS All Access' Star Trek: Discovery While we here at Bleeding Cool may still be on the fence when it comes to that debate, here are a few things I feel can help "win"[...]

There are many clichés past and present many TV shows are guilty of and we've isolated five of them… but be warned: we go after some popular shows, like Supernatural, The Orville, and more. Royalty-free stock photo ID: 172881563 ● The (In)Famous Clip Show! This is reserved typically of long-running series where the show does the bare minimum[...]

With The Orville being moved to Hulu following two seasons on FOX and series creator/star Seth MacFarlane juggling a number of various projects thta make getting definite return date difficult, there are certain things we are absolutely guaranteeing will happen when season three finally arrive – or you can hold my feet to the fire[...]

It seems like space dramas don't have a place on broadcast network TV as FOX decides to ship the Seth MacFarlane science fiction series The Orville to be exclusively on Hulu While the show garnered 8.56 million viewers in its premiere on September 10th, 2017, ratings have steadily declined with a season finale of 2.97[...]

The panel will feature Sir Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Michelle Hurd, Evan Evagora, Isa Briones, Santiago Cabrera, and Harry Treadaway, as well as executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, and Heather Kadin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=528oXc04ICYVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The First 6 Missions | Season 1 | THE ORVILLE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=528oXc04ICY) The Orville 2:30 pm[...]

The panel will feature Sir Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Michelle Hurd, Evan Evagora, Isa Briones, Santiago Cabrera, and Harry Treadaway, as well as executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, and Heather Kadin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=528oXc04ICYVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The First 6 Missions | Season 1 | THE ORVILLE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=528oXc04ICY) The Orville 2:30 pm[...]

Seth MacFarlane and the team behind FOX's The Orville are heading into awards season plasma rifles blazing, starting with a stop at this year's Comic Con International: San Diego to bring fans "The Orville Experience." MacFarlane engineered the exhibit to immerse fans into his vision of 25th century Earth in the historic Carnation Dairy Building[...]

Fresh off their season three renewal, FOX's The Orville is looking to celebrate back on Earth at one of pop culture's biggest gatherings Disney Television Studios announced that Seth MacFarlane's hit science fiction comedy-drama will be heading to this month's San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) for a panel presentation Joining MacFarlane from the bridge of the[...]

"Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane explains how playing Fox News public relations chief Brian Lewis in Showtime's "The Loudest Voice" proved cathartic.

And now I am deeply ensconced in the world I was in 31 years ago—and I've got to say—incredibly grateful for it, between The Orville, and Discovery and Picard And hopefully the Empress Georgiou show." – Jonathan Frakes Star Trek: Picard will air exclusively on CBS All Access in the United States and will be distributed simultaneously[...]

Note: The fine folks here at Bleeding Cool's Department of Television Excellence have taken it upon themselves to "save" some of your favorite series (like FOX's The Orville) by designing "ultimate" episodes/seasons that will keep them from the water skis and sharks for a little while longer or save them from the fates that befell Game of[...]

FOX's Seth MacFarlane sci-fi comedy/drama/adventure series The Orville will be heading out for a third-year mission after all, with the network announcing its renewal on Saturday The series joins joins Empire, The Resident, 9-1-1, Last Man Standing, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, and The Simpsons on FOX's 2019-20 programming line-up. https://youtu.be/Wl37s46_ahIVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is[...]

With The Orville's second season wrapped up and awaiting a third season, executive producer David A Goodman opened up on a wide range of topics – ranging from his Star Trek background and what is adapted into The Orville to his thoughts on the show's future Goodman's relationship with series creator and star Seth MacFarlane[...]

FOX's The Orville has come a long way as Seth MacFarlane's experimental science fiction show, blending his tempered low-brow humor with the universal themes of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek Following the show's first season, the series found its groove and hit its stride in season two – focusing more on internal strife within the Planetary[...]

We kind of love this short reel from FOX series The Orville's second season, which really brings home the notion of what kind of ship Seth MacFarlane runs. Check out the gag reel: https://youtu.be/sVSYfg7We3QVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Orville Season 2 Gag Reel (https://youtu.be/sVSYfg7We3Q) No word on whether or not FOX has opted to renew the[...]

The season two finale of FOX's The Orville "The Road Not Taken" shows how one fateful decision can change the fate of everyone. THE ORVILLE: L-R: Peter Macon, Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki, J Lee, Jessica Szohr, Scott Grimes, guest star Kai Wener, guest star Brian Tanner and Penny Johnson Jerald in the ÒRoad Not TakenÓ season[...]

The ceremony took place today, and MacFarlane pointed out one particular network's absence from the present press. Seth MacFarlane during the 2017 SDCC pressroom for "The Orville"Photo by Mary Anne Butler "There's an NBC News van here, but not one from Fox, " he quips in the beginning of this video of the ceremony from Variety[...]

Like The Orville's latest episode, "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow". Obviously, there will be spoilers if you haven't seen the episode of The Orville. THE ORVILLE: Adrianne Palicki in the ÒTomorrow & Tomorrow & TomorrowÓ episode of THE ORVILLE airing Thursday, April 18 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX ©2018 Fox Broadcasting Co[...]