The word is that he hogs the writing for the show. This is the main reason for no season 4.
Meanwhile, Disney want to show to go back to the season 1 format of a joke every minute. I’m not a fan of the painful jokes from season 1.
Production for the show was also painfully slow to the point where some of the actors were living on ramen noodles.
It’s not going to happen
Season 1 was Family Guy Star Trek. It was okay but as I kept with it, they dropped some of the humor in favor of more dramatic issues. I enjoyed the later seasons but if they circle back to season 1, then they may as well just cancel it.
That’s where I’m at. I groaned at most jokes in season 1. If season 4 is like that… Cancel it!
Season 3 stories or writing were some of the best especially the one with topa
Eh, one of the weaker episodes in my book.
It was missing a b-plot, which is a big no-no in writing Star Trek. It focusses too much on one story, instead of interweaving multiple.
The message was okay though.
I think they finally got the humor/drama ratio right for Season 3, I would be really happy to get a Season 4+ if they are going to maintain that sort of approach.
Thank god! I’ve been a fan since it was announced way back when. For Christmas this year, my sister-in-law bought me “The World of Orville” and the physical collection of the comics, as she knew I bought the digital ones.
I very much look forward to another season!
If you read the article it’s pretty clear that he is in denial of a dying project. The other actors are tired of him faffing about and are doing other projects. Even if it lives another season its not going to be good.
Serious question: what is “faffing about?”
spend time in ineffectual activity.
“we can’t faff around forever”
Its just prudish conservative code for fucking about.
Fingers crossed it happens
Yes, please. Season 3 was horrendous. It’s just full of tropes and downright idiotic decisions in every episode I could get through.
Just stop while you’re “at the top”, like Stargate.
Stargate?
You mean the show that kept going by replacing the main cast?
I liked it all but they wrung every possible episode out and then released a couple of movies.
There is not going to be (a season 11 of Stargate SG-1) on U.S. television. Our contract with MGM prohibits it. It’s done a great job, rejuvenated with the additions of Ben, Claudia, and Beau, but we think we’ve come to the end of those stories. We really felt like it was the right time to segue out, for the show not to overstay its welcome.
https://www.cbr.com/why-stargate-sg-1-ended-canceled/
I’m glad they stopped Stargate SG-1 where they did and didn’t pull a Marvel on it. Stargate Atlantis was OK, but not as good as Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Universe was crap. The new Stargate about finding the Stargate was just crap and I doubt anybody involved in the original SG-1 series was actually involved.
SGU really picked up in the second season and a third season would have been great
There was way too much shouting in that show for my taste. The pudgy genius who figured out how to get on the ship was annoying as all hell. And the dumb factions they made on the ship “me strong me should be in power!”, “me brainy, me should be in power!”, “me shout louder, ME SHOULD BE IN POWER!”. So much unnecessary drama. You could really see the evolution from SG-1, to Atlantis, to Universe how they relied more and more on drama to stay interesting.
I’m glad they ended it as IMO, it was a failed execution of a great idea.
I liked SG-1 but I found that Atlantis did have a bit more long-term direction in some ways.
SG-U… just started a bit too rough for me
Just stop while you’re “at the top”, like Stargate.
Yeah because I remember Universe being really successful
The above it was sarcastic in case it wasn’t apparent
Sorry, the quote was about SG-1. Indeed, Universe was the wet dream of an incel.
ADRIANNE PALICKI Explains Why THE ORVILLE Only Filmed 36 Episodes in 6 Years: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zklxb1PXFHM
Maybe they were trying to emulate a typical UK show release schedule
And that’s why it won’t happen. I don’t see Palicki and Lee coming back.
I would be happy for a fourth season, but I didn’t much appreciate the third. Better production, though, so bonus points.
Second season was pretty brilliant in its balance. Also, third season misses a lot of the banter between crew members, which I sorely missed :(
When the show was what Star Trek would be with real people, it was great. When they made it all about the little no-neck blonde prodigy, it became a chore to finish. It’s too far gone to come back, but please give me a new grungy Star Trek.
That’s strange new worlds.
I don’t understand why anyone likes this show. The dialog, jokes, and plots are all extremely cliche.
If you didn’t make it past the first few episodes, it’s totally understandable, but each one in the season gets better than the last
I made it through the middle of the 3rd season just because i was using it as mindless tv, and i completely disagree. It started off bad, stayed at that level for the first season or two, and then tanked and became straight garbage.
I can’t disagree with the dialogue and jokes (it’s still McFarlane); but the plots are very on par with Star Trek.
I personally enjoy the implied sexual abuse as women MacFarlane is dating appear and then disappear from the show once he’s done with them. It really gets my starship engines going.
I am unable to understand if this person is lgbt friendly or not. I love The Orville, all 3 season, but it is like the hooker rape sketch in A Million Way To Die In The West. I can’t tell of he’s supportive or mocking
Based on what I’ve seen him say in a personal context, he’s supportive.
At the same time he also subscribes to the “everything is allowed in comedy” mindset, where a joke doesn’t need to have any merit outside of getting a laugh out of an audience.
