The Orville

I originally rated this show 8/10 after watching seasons 1 & 2. I have started watching season 3... which was a long time coming and I was really hanging out for it... I have just watched S03E05 'A Tale of Two Topas' and the first thing I did was up my rating to 9/10. Season 3 was totally worth waiting or. I particularly love the way that the stories are carrying on from season 1 & 2 events. I truly hope there is a season 4!! When the series started it was too forced with the comedy moments. They were not natural, and some were to the point of being cringe-worthy. But as season 1 progressed, it became more serious and in my opinion, it became a much better program. I don't consider there to have been a bad episode. Sure, some are better than others, but none are bad. There is drama, action, comedy (but no longer cringe-worthy)... the stories are totally engaging and cover worthwhile topics and ethical quandaries. I find the show extremely well cast and the acting very natural. It's more like Star Trek that Star Trek Discovery is!!

Season one and two of The Orville were excellent and then along bumbled season three..... Season three is everything I associated with the new Star Trek franchise.Woke, poorly written, cynical and frankly irritating and boring, in equal doses. I'm no longer sure how to rate this once well written, funny and generally likeable, show. Suffice to say, if season three is the direction of things, I hope its the last one. 5/10 factoring in seasons one and two. I found three so bad, I wont even attempt to rate it on its own but it does pull down my overall rating, significantly.

Amazing to see a couple of low reviews here. THIS SHOW IS STAR TREK. This show has heart and especially HOPE and WONDER; like actual Star Trek, not the new dystopian, hopeless, bleak, ideologically-skewed "Star Trek" shows now, which are filled with propaganda and gaslightng. And Episode 9 of Season 2 was one of the most amazing space battles I've ever laid eyes upon on screen, TV AND movies. Amazing. Not many shows today make you feel good, normal, hopeful—this one does.