It is a pleasant mixture of drama, comedy, and action adventure. The production values are extremely high to have included bringing in music composers of blockbuster movies to score the show - Bruce Broughton for the theme music - a la Jerry Goldsmith for Voyager and ST:TNG - Joel McNeely (who scored MacFarlane’s movie “A Million Ways to Die in the West” and won an Emmy for “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles”) and John Debney (whose TV record includes Emmys for such sci-fi adventures as “SeaQuest DSV” and “The Cape”) are composing the weekly episode scores. (Burlingame, 2017)
I am sure I heard musical cues from TMP and definitely from "Galaxy Quest"! (Of course, I have a preference for Galaxy Quest; but that's beside the point!
)To me, if a show spends money on musicians and orchestras (30-60 pieces) then the show's producers are serious about making a quality product!
The CGI graphics are no less beautiful! I even got used to the organic profile of the ship! (Some here, I think, have made mention of wanting to build her!) Some shots echoed the 80's Star Trek movies and others the current JJverse! (Such as when the Orville pulls away from Space Dock.)
The story telling was decent for the first couple of shows and may even mature as it grows. Jon Favreau's direction of the pilot episode was very well done and really set the tone for the series.
This show has potential and, as one who views anything with Seth MacFarlane with a healthy dose of skepticism, I must admit I liked the show.
Whaddayathink?
LLAP!
Steve
