Orvillian Media: Wireless Telecommunications Facility

[shapeshifter]

Starting a new media thread as old one got wiped in a server crash. (And if any of y'all are thinking of ranting about the wisdom of backups—don't bother.)

Interview from TV Line: "The Orville's Penny Johnson Jerald: Season 2 Has 'More Sex,' Braves Places 'We Thought Could Be Borderline" 

PJJ sounds so deliriously over-the-top enthusiastic that I'm not sure if "I'll have what she's having," heh.

[legaleagle53]

On 12/28/2018 at 12:29 AM, shapeshifter said:

Starting a new media thread as old one got wiped in a server crash. (And if any of y'all are thinking of ranting about the wisdom of backups—don't bother.)

Interview from TV Line: "The Orville's Penny Johnson Jerald: Season 2 Has 'More Sex,' Braves Places 'We Thought Could Be Borderline" 

PJJ sounds so deliriously over-the-top enthusiastic that I'm not sure if "I'll have what she's having," heh.

I'd like to know what could be more "borderline" than a married same-sex male couple on board and having Ed sleep with a male alien.

[shapeshifter]

From https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/seth-macfarlane-the-orville-returns-family-guy-fox/:

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12/27/2018, 01:17pm

Seth MacFarlane offers mix of old and new on return of ‘The Orville’

After a successful first-season mission, Fox’s “The Orville” orbits back for Season 2 Sunday (7 p.m., following an NFL game).

With the possibility of a turbocharged ratings boost from NFL coverage that precedes it, series creator and star Seth MacFarlane (“Family Guy,” “Ted”) plans to reintroduce the series to potential new fans and those who haven’t seen a new episode since last December.

“The first episode is a reacquaintance with the crew,” including his U.S.S. Orville character, Capt. Ed Mercer, he says. “We’ve been off the air for a little while” – a year, to be precise – “and hopefully by the end [viewers] will feel like [the show] never left.”

MacFarlane, a multitalented former Oscars host who produces, writes, acts and sings, chatted with USA Today about “The Orville” and other projects.…

Q. What can we look forward to in Season 2 of “The Orville,” besides the “first contact” with a previously unknown civilization and the return of an enemy race, The Krill?

A.  People can expect to see a visual expansion, an expanded knowledge about the characters and their relationships and a show that’s been worth the wait. The budget is bigger for Season 2. We obviously have a first-rate visual-effects and costume and makeup team. All the money is on the screen. I think people will be shocked with the level of feature-quality cinematic work they’re going to see.

We’re part of this new, experimental program that creates a different balance between ad time and programming time, so the episodes are about seven or eight minutes longer than last year [which] allows you to let things breathe in a way that streaming shows are able to do. … That’s been a big boon for our storytelling process.”

Q. Is the tone similar to Season 1? A drama with comic overtones and character and relationship developments?

A.  As with any show that walks a hybrid line, there’s a little bit of a learning curve. I think we settled into it early enough in the season that by [the finale] we had a show that was self-assured. We always look to “M*A*S*H” as the ultimate achievement in that regard, and even that was a show that took a minute to find its tonal footing. You can’t just be an hour-long jokefest. That works for a movie, but not for a television series where you want people to come back week after week and care what happens to these characters. … Going into this, I was not sure if viewers would insist everything be joke, joke, joke, joke. And it really wasn’t that. They were responding to the science fiction and the feedback I got was they wanted more of it.…

Edited December 30, 2018 by shapeshifter
removed non-Orvillian stuff

[AngelKitty]

Ooh, thanks for reminding me about the football game. I'll set the DVR for an hour longer, just in case the game goes over.

[Mr. Sparkle]

Well, the good new for everyone except the Washington Redskins, is that the game is already over. The show should start on time. (I also set my DVR over by an hour!) 

[SimoneS]

Last night's ratings were terrible, a series low; .6 in the key demo. I hope people just forgot it was back.

https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tv-ratings-thursday-jan-3-2019/

[legaleagle53]

Look what's coming soon: Season 1 Soundtrack Release date is January 23, 2019.

Edited January 10, 2019 by legaleagle53

[Jacks-Son]

Orville co-stars Scott Grimes and-Adrianne-palicki-are-engaged 

not the couple I was imagining, but here's the lovely couple.  Good luck!

Edited January 19, 2019 by Jacks-Son

[legaleagle53]

1 hour ago, Jacks-Son said:

Orville co-stars Scott Grimes and-Adrianne-palicki-are-engaged 

not the couple I was imagining.

A lot of people were caught off-guard when Adrianne tweeted about their engagement last night.  You weren't the only one who didn't see it coming!

[SmithW6079]

What?! I thought he was already married. 

[shapeshifter]

2 hours ago, SmithW6079 said:

What?! I thought he was already married. 

"Third time's the charm" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Grimes#Personal_life)? Heh.
Hey, my uncle's third marriage is going on about 25 years, and they had a similar age difference ('cause the age thing was going to come up anyway). 
Personally, once was more than enough for me, but I don't judge.

[Danielg342]

8 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

Personally, once was more than enough for me, but I don't judge.

Ha. I haven't married yet at 37 years old and all my married friends tell me how lucky I am. *shrug*

[AnimeMania]

Orville Alara Kitan (Halston Sage) sighting on Magnum, P.I. The wondrous Hawaiian sun has changed her from pasty white to a lovely golden tan. It also removed some of the wrinkles from her nose and forehead. See for yourself on Magnum, P.I. Episode 12 “Winner Takes All.”

[ElectricBoogaloo]

Jessica Szohr discusses S2 of The Orville

[ottoDbusdriver]

The Orville got a reference in tonight's episode of The Simpsons.

After Homer "borrowed" comic Book guy's classic Cadillac and returned it with a small paint scratch.
Comic Book Guy: "I gave you the USS Enterprise, and you returned with The Orville."

[tv-talk]

10 hours ago, ottoDbusdriver said:

After Homer "borrowed" comic Book guy's classic Cadillac and returned it with a small paint scratch.
Comic Book Guy: "I gave you the USS Enterprise, and you returned with The Orville."

That is hilarious!

[marinw]

So there's an Orville Comic Book now:

https://io9.gizmodo.com/black-writer-kwanza-osayjefo-on-the-series-new-sequel-1833157871

[Mr. Sparkle]

I don't mean to be difficult, but did you put in the right link? I don't see anything about Orville. 

[Chicago Redshirt]

https://io9.gizmodo.com/by-avis-the-orville-is-getting-its-own-comic-book-1833140121

Here's a link to another story:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/foxs-orville-flies-comics-july-1192981

[marinw]

2 hours ago, Superclam said:

I don't mean to be difficult, but did you put in the right link? I don't see anything about Orville. 

Opps! My bad.

[benteen]

On ‎3‎/‎8‎/‎2019 at 5:26 PM, Chicago Redshirt said:

https://io9.gizmodo.com/by-avis-the-orville-is-getting-its-own-comic-book-1833140121

Here's a link to another story:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/foxs-orville-flies-comics-july-1192981

I'm looking forward to this.  Seth has built an interesting enough world that I want to see more of it through books and comics.

Edited March 11, 2019 by benteen

[SmithW6079]

Interesting article from The Verge.

With the two-part episode Identity, The Orville has matured into serious science fiction

[ottoDbusdriver]

Love the updated title of this topic  :)

[legaleagle53]

12 hours ago, ottoDbusdriver said:

Love the updated title of this topic  🙂

So do I!  😆

[shapeshifter]

7 hours ago, legaleagle53 said:

20 hours ago, ottoDbusdriver said:

Love the updated title of this topic  🙂

So do I!  😆

LOL! Yes, thank you, @kariyaki, or whomever is responsible!

Edited March 24, 2019 by shapeshifter

[Danielg342]

WTF! 😛

[shapeshifter]

Seth was on James Corden last night. I could only find these bits to link to, but I think he was mainly there to promote a new album (which is not mentioned in these 2 clips).

https://youtu.be/9iuCFYyPn5o

https://youtu.be/Nw_VUrAsNu8

[marinw]

https://io9.gizmodo.com/5-things-wed-like-to-see-from-the-orville-season-3-als-1834393865

Yes, please have a musical episode! We will finally hear Bortus sing.

Edited May 2, 2019 by marinw

[italianguy626]

TV Guide urges Fox to give The Orville a season three.

[shapeshifter]

7 hours ago, italianguy626 said:

TV Guide urges Fox to give The Orville a season three.

I wanted this to be encouraging, but on the same page are links to at least two other articles about why this or that show shouldn't be cancelled—neither of which I value. And the article's "But Fox would be a bunch of morons crammed into a clown car if it decided to cancel its sci-fi series The Orville" doesn't really bode well either, to me. 😕

[ganesh]

SEASON 3
https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-orville-has-been-renewed-for-a-third-season-1834703414?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&fbclid=IwAR2vu81xZjjwIHXS-aoDAmfTRrxkpHo1KVW4jRbxzNZODp_N9eSpfxEDf60

[k2p2]

Thank Avis it has been renewed. Mr. K2 has been asking me EVERY day what I've heard.

[legaleagle53]

Did you see Seth's reaction to the news about the renewal? It's hilarious -- and so typically Seth!  

[Raja]

1 hour ago, legaleagle53 said:

Did you see Seth's reaction to the news about the renewal? It's hilarious -- and so typically Seth!  

 

[legaleagle53]

1 minute ago, Raja said:

 

Yeah, I got it after about a minute. He was dragging Constance Wu, and Twitter loved it!

[tennisgurl]

Oh man, Seth got a renewal AND got a chance to hilariously drag someone on Twitter! Its a banner day for him!

Seriously though, I am super happy to get a season three!

Edited May 13, 2019 by tennisgurl

[shapeshifter]

3 hours ago, legaleagle53 said:

He was dragging Constance Wu, and Twitter loved it!

But was he really?

[legaleagle53]

9 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

But was he really?

Yeah, he was.  Do you REALLY think Seth hates his own show so much that he'd have THAT kind of negative meltdown at the thought of its renewal?

[shapeshifter]

4 minutes ago, legaleagle53 said:

Yeah, he was.  Do you REALLY think Seth hates his own show so much that he'd have THAT kind of negative meltdown at the thought of its renewal?

No, I've just known people who yell like that when they're happy-excited.
So I thought he might just be doing that and hadn't heard about the Twitterverse trash talking Wu.
Or maybe he was trying to deflect some of the Wu trashing.

[crashdown]

I've read a couple of news reports confirming that Seth was parodying Wu.

[benteen]

Belated but very glad that this show has returned.

[legaleagle53]

Scott and Adrianne tied the knot this past weekend:

[wknt3]

Dark Horse Unveils 'The Orville' Comic Preview (Exclusive)

[formerlyfreedom]

The Orville Moving Exclusively to Hulu for Season 3, to Premiere in Late 2020

After two seasons on Fox, Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi epic will move to Hulu in Season 3. In making the announcement at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, MacFarlane also revealed that the third season will not debut until late 2020.

“The Orville has been a labor of love for me, and there are two companies which have supported that vision in a big way: 20th Century Fox Television… and Fox [network], which has been my broadcast home for over 20 years,” MacFarlane said in a statement. “My friends at the network understood what I was trying to do with this series, and they’ve done a spectacular job of marketing, launching and programming it for these past two seasons. But as the show has evolved and become more ambitious production-wise, I determined that I would not be able to deliver episodes until 2020, which would be challenging for the network. So we began to discuss how best to support the third season in a way that worked for the show. It’s exactly this kind of willingness to accommodate a show’s creative needs that’s made me want to stick around for so long.”

[Jacks-Son]

Just coming here to post this horrible news.  I'm a Hulu subscriber and it's probably a coup for Hulu, but you're freezing out the people that loved your series and made it popular. Stupid move, but if the alternative is cancellation, then I guess it's survival. At least it's still on the air and probably has more license to develop stories that question our beliefs of what's right and what's wrong in society nowadays.

[ottoDbusdriver]

Glad we're going to have Season 3, but a little disappointed we have to wait over a year to see it on Hulu.

[FrankOFoley]

And, what about us here in Canada? Hopefully it will be shown on the Space channel, like STD. Other US streaming shows are shown on pay cable in Canada, hopefully The Orville will also be one.

[chitowngirl]

☹️

[Mr. Sparkle]

I'm disappointed on both counts. At least I have a year and a half to decide if I want to get Hulu. 

[marinw]

1 hour ago, FrankOFoley said:

And, what about us here in Canada? Hopefully it will be shown on the Space channel, like STD. Other US streaming shows are shown on pay cable in Canada, hopefully The Orville will also be one.

FWIW, Bravo Canada airs the Hulu original The Handmaid's Tale.