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The author Jonathan Klotz
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Seth MacFarlane's underrated sci-fi series Orville It may have been a comedic parody Star Trek: The Next Generationbut it wasn't long before Jonathan Frakes gave his blessing. In addition to directing the show's fifth episode, “Pria,” the man who invented the Riker Maneuver explained at Comic Con 2016: “Our Star Trek has really found its voice, and Discovery really found his voice. And Orville has filled the void. For many people Orville is their new Star Trek because it tells stories like (The next generation), and has wild humor.
Jonathan Frakes is an Orville fan
Orville earned early praise from actor-turned-director Jonathan Frakes, noting that Seth MacFarlane chose to fill the writer's room and production team with Star Trek veterans. Starting with Brannon Bragg, writer of some of Trek's best television series and its best film, First contactto another actor turned director Star Trek VoyagerTom Paris, Robert Duncan McNeill, who hosted the show's second episode, Command Performance. Even cinematographer Marvin Rush himself was brought on board, and Frakes confirmed it all, saying, “He filled the room with The next gen people to make the show look and feel that way. I think he did. “
Delving into why Orville was a success, Jonathan Freak also stated, “I think Seth's fans expected the show to be a lot more Family guy than he ever intended. Part of what he's done by hiring (Star Trek veteran) Brannon (Bragg) and others is to tell Star Trek stories that tend to have moments of absurdity and that humor that we've come to know. But it was never underlined and expanded upon, and if you blinked sometimes you missed the humor, and I think that approach worked in the first season. Now in season two we have these character studies.
It was never just about capturing the morals that were at the heart of the best MacFarlane episodes of Star Trek, he created the feel of the classic series. Orville Lockdowns, camera movements and framing are all things Jonathan Frakes says fans are used to seeing The next generation. Freak believes there is room for fans to embrace both McFarlane's loving tribute and Star Trek: Discoverywhich took the franchise in a bold new direction.
The fans were not there discovery, which, unlike orville, eschewed classic Star Trek and adopted the cinematic style of JJ Abrams Kelvinverseeven Jonathan Frakes points out the difference, explaining that the style is “A lot more cinematic, a lot of crane work and a lot of movement, a lot of Dutch angles.” Strange new worlds also incorporated a more cinematic style, but was more based on the trappings of classic Trek compared to its core series, so one is a fan favorite and the other… Discovery.
Orville is the spiritual successor of the next generation
Orville and Discovery both have the same distinction that Jonathan Frakes directed episodes in their first seasons. Freak will return to both shows Orville Season 2 episode “Sanctuary” where he brought Marina Sirtis with him and then seven more episodes Discovery and one Brave New World episode. So when he says it's possible to be a fan of both and enjoy each episode for different reasons, he knows what he's talking about.
While Orville never able to get jonathan frakes on camera still hoping for season 4. Tim Russ, Tuvok in The travelerappeared, as did his co-star, Robert Picardoand Company is even represented, thanks to John Billingsley, the Phlox that appears in “Home.” That's not even counting the main cast who appeared in both franchises: Seth MacFarlane (Company), Penny Johnson Jerald (TNG and DS9) and Scott Grimes (TNG).
Not every fan Star Trek: The Next Generation is a fan of Orville like Jonathan Frakes, but they should be. Frakes is right; no other show has captured the look, feel and tone of the all-time great science fiction series such as MacFarlane's Comedy. Now how can we get Patrick Stewart appear in season 4?
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