Should you watch The Orville?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
The Orville
Series · 2017
Follow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future.
The sides of The Orville
- A spaceship crew of misfits 400 years from now
- A captain whose ex-wife is his first officer
- Jokes in the middle of a space battle
The Orville is good for you if…
- you like a ship exploring a strange planet every episode.
- you like a crew that jokes its way through a space mission.
- you want a show you can drop into one episode at a time.
The Orville is bad for you if…
- you roll your eyes when a crew stops to give a speech about doing the right thing.
- you want a space show where the danger feels real every episode.
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