I'm old enough to remember when Animal House, Airplane, Blazing Saddles, etc. were killed by critics. Nowadays, these films are highly regarded and considered groundbreaking or at least influential.
I didn't expect much from The Orville, in fact, I was afraid it was going to be an Airplane type over-the-top type spoof. There was much more substance to this show that I thought there'd be. I was first impressed by the excellent effects, but then by the humanity of the show.
Yes, there's a bit of exposition that must be endured before the show gets it's feet under it, but I'm happy about what I saw last night.
Bravo to the cited critic who had the courage to say that even a silly diversion is worthy of watching. I know I'll watch another from what I saw with the first episode.
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