Star Trek Discovery is deeply weird. Spoilers ahead In my review of The Orville, I mentioned that Discovery isn't the spiritual successor to the Star Trek franchise, and now that I'm further into the series that remains true. I tried to figure out what it might be the successor to (since nothing is truly original)... Continue Reading →
The Best Recent Star Trek Show Isn't Star Trek
The Orville isn't what most people expected it to be. Despite being the brainchild of Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane it's almost nothing like Family Guy. Sure, there's the occasional dick joke, but the show doesn't rely on crude humour. Instead it relies on plot, story, and character. Not to say that it doesn't have... Continue Reading →