The Orville Archives

FOX's The Orville reminds us of the social value of science fiction, much like its inspired predecessor Star Trek long before it: we're blessed with the luxury of segmented fan bases, but ultimately we all work together in the same world This week's episode "Sanctuary" appeals to many first-world folks, because so many are tone[...]

This week's episode of The Orville, "Lasting Impressions" takes some suspension of disbelief even by the show's own standards, but oddly satisfying. The episode begins with a time capsule discovery that was originally buried in 2015 Much of the crew act like so many of these "artifacts" are so foreign to them, yet throughout much of[...]

The Orville has shown us so much war that you start to wonder if there was ever a real time of peace Season 2 episode 10 "Blood of Patriots" served as a reminder of this. In media, we often see war portrayed in different angles from skewed "good guy" vs "bad guy" trope many of us grow[...]

"Identity Part II" feels like it could be the season two finale of FOX's The Orville, because it will be difficult to top. Catching up from "Identity Part I," Ty (Kai Wener), the younger of Dr Claire Finn's (Penny Johnson Jerald) two sons, couldn't let go of Isaac (Mark Jackson), because of how much he regards him[...]

On FOX's The Orville, the themes of destiny and community always seem to be at odds – and there was no surer example of that than in this week's episode, "Identity, Pt 1" The formula for the show is simple and clear: weighing humanity's standards through the Planetary Union against the standards of the numerous participants it[...]

An exercise in cohesion for FOX's The Orville turns into another culture clash with the Moclans in the latest episode "Deflectors." The episode begins with Cassius (Chris Johnson) and Cmdr Kelly Grayson (Adrienne Palicki) not seeing eye-to-eye on where their relationship should go While Cassius wants to eventually settle down and start a family, Kelly's far more[...]

If there's one way to describe The Orville– it can be a little too eager to please. The episode offers a payoff of sorts to the relationship between Dr Claire Finn (Penny Jerald Johnson) and Isaac (Mark Jackson) The episode begins with Finn wanting to show her appreciation to Isaac for everything's he's done for her and[...]

FOX's The Orville's "All the World is Birthday Cake" provided an example of what blind faith can do to a world while also serving as an important commentary on our own In this week's episode, the crew lands on a planet to make first contact with a species that just figured out how to communicate outward[...]

If you're like us and are also huge fans of Seth MacFarlane's The Orville, you'll be thrilled to find out that La-La Land Records will be bringing out a two-disc set spanning all 12 of the premiere-season's episodes comprising more than 2 and a half hours of music. Composed by four multiple award-winning composers, including Bruce Broughton (Tombstone,[...]

The Orville can be a frustrating to watch at times, because there's a certain amount of patience afforded for such a young show. You can either watch the show as an homage and serious science fiction show or you can give it the benefit of the doubt provide courtesy to appreciate this as a fan-inspired show,[...]

For what ever reason, both The Orville (FOX) and Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access) are both "on" tonight, and some science fiction fans are having a really hard time choosing. SEASON 2 — KEY ART — Photo Cr: James Dimmock/CBS © 2018 CBS Interactive All Rights Reserved. "The Orville" season 2 key artPhoto courtesy of FOX Like Zane Brumley, who[...]

If you have NOT caught up on season 2 of FOX's The Orville, you probably should before reading further, as there will be some spoilers. https://youtu.be/CAc1nutoHoM No really–if you didn't watch the most recent episode, "Home", you should probably do that. Halston Sage as Alara Okay, if you're still here, that means you know exactly what transpired at the end[...]

A mysterious affliction, a couple of Star Trek favorites, and an unexpected swan song anchor what's perhaps the best episode of The Orville. Or at least, this season. FOX What starts as a casual weekly arm wrestling match between Alara (Halston Sage) and Isaac (Isaac) goes awry resulting in a broken arm When Alara visits Dr[...]

Welcome back to Bleeding Cool's look at the second season of FOX's The Orville – and let me jump right in with this: Seth MacFarlane really seems to like picking on poor Bortus (Peter Macon) in particular, and it feels awkward and inappropriate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuU9v0_mqtgVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Sneak Peek: It's Gonna Knock Your[...]

Going into the season two premiere, there was an uncertainty how The Orville could top its first season, and it provided a wonderful serving of why – its heart In a sea of science fiction tropes of continual one-upmanship, we often look for each next big crisis or threat the crew of the Orville will[...]

The Orville reached a rare milestone for a FOX science fiction series: a second season – but that's what fans of the series are getting, starting Sunday night, December 30th. Series creator Seth MacFarlane has addressed the challenges going into the new season and what they're trying to accomplish Now that it has survived and thrived[...]

Season 2 of FOX's space dramady The Orville is about to premiere, and series creator Seth MacFarlane is making the press rounds, offering bits and pieces of insight into the show. While The Orville is most often compared to Star Trek and Galaxy Quest, MacFarlane has a different suggestion for a tonal goal as mentioned in a recent interview with USA[...]

We're pretty excited that FOX's The Orville is returning for a second season, and even more excited at what creator/star Seth MacFarlane teases in a new featurette. Seth MacFarlane during the 2017 SDCC pressroom for "The Orville"Photo by Mary Anne Butler We've talked a lot about the series, comparing it to the most honest Star Trek-like series since Galaxy Quest, as[...]

If we missed anything you'd like added or have any updates, hit us up in the comments below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQQZzYCNnZgVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 3 | Date Announcement [HD] | Netflix (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQQZzYCNnZg) Tuesday, January 1 A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 3 (Netflix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-bDsx04jdE Wednesday, January 2 Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell[...]

2018's season 30 episode 4 entry marks the 29th of these seasonal shows, and we've got a clip of this year's episode. In "Treehouse of Horror XXIX", we're getting some additional FOX property jokes- there's some The Orville, and some Futurama coming. https://youtu.be/tlJhvZ-7gKwVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Spores Land On Earth | Season 30 Ep[...]

Limited to 300 pieces, SRP $16. The Orville Enamel Metal Prop Replica Badges The Orville con exclusive limited edition badges come in 5 collectible options from the Planetary Union These metal enamel prop replica badges include: Engineer, Security, Office, Medical and Science badges Limited to 100 pieces each, SRP $10. MegaMan 30th Anniversary 3" Figure by Kidrobot This limited[...]

There is an ongoing joke that somehow, FOX series The Orville is an official part of the Star Trek universe It makes sense really, kind of the same way that Galaxy Quest is often the answer to the question "What's your favorite Star Trek movie?" In this case, a group of Orville crew cosplayers invading the Star Trek-themed party during[...]

It would appear that former Star Trek: The Next Generation star Marina Sirtis will have a guest-starring role during season 2 of FOX's The Orville. Just this morning, Sirtis tweeted out this image of Frakes, herself, and Seth MacFarlane with the caption "Where am I?" Where am I? 😳 pic.twitter.com/G2rMFos02h — Marina Sirtis (@Marina_Sirtis) July 26, 2018 Frakes responded to this, saying[...]

We'll keep saying it, but one of the surprise things that happened at 2017's San Diego-Comic Con was The Orville Suffering from a bout of misrepresentation from network FOX (Seth MacFarlane's words) during season one, the show's star and head writer completely changed our expectations for the show during the pressroom. We were hopeful going into 2018's The[...]

Family Guy showrunners Rich Appel and Alec Sulkin sat down to discuss what fans can expect from the animated sitcom as it begins its 17th season.

Could there be trouble ahead for Family Guy and The Orville? All depends on just how serious Seth MacFarlane is about the tweet he made yesterday about being embarrassed to work for the network in response to a commentary by Fox News host Tucker Carlson This isn't the first time he's criticized the network, but[...]

The second season of The Orville won't debut until December 30th while Gotham's fifth and final season is being held until mid-season And in January they will be having a live 3-hour broadcast of the musical Rent. The only new series on the schedule are The Cool Kids and REL, while they are bringing back ABC's[...]

Back at SDCC this year, we had the chance to talk with him a bit about his then-upcoming series for FOX, The Orville, and his love of all things Trek He totally and completely sold us on the show in that 20-minute block, as did longtime Trek producer Brannon Braga, stating that "Seth's heart is really in the[...]

Look like Seth MacFarlane and the cast of The Orville are one step closer to completing their own "five-year mission," as Fox has renewed the space comedy-adventure series for a second season The network's decision comes a little more than halfway through the series' initial 13-episode season Fox made the decision to go with a[...]

As the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault allegations continues to grow, two of the biggest questions being asked involve just how long all of this had been allowed to go on for, and just how widely known Weinstein's reputation was across most of the pop culture landscape. One of the earliest to publicly call[...]