Star Trek's influence on The Orville can't be denied, but the sense of humor that runs through MacFarlane's space opera is very much authentic to his wider TV portfolio. Despite the show's success ...

The Orville is, however distantly, still the more optimistic one. In true classic TV fashion, it depicts a crew who, despite their differences, still respect and get along with each other. It's a ...

The series premiere of The Orville, "Old Wounds," quickly establishes a world that isn’t just an homage to Star Trek, and more specifically Star Trek: The Next Generation, but is very clearly an ...

Last Man Standing and The Orville were among the last TV series to not suspend production over COVID-19 concerns. For a list of TV shows that have been halted across broadcast, cable and streaming ...

The visual effects are especially striking for a TV budget. There’s no official word on how much, exactly, this show costs, but no expense seems to have been spared.

TV critics seem dubious CBS is going to be okay with Seth MacFarlane’s new Fox sci-fi seriesThe Orville, owing to its Star Trek-ishness.

You haven't seen anything this extensive on TV in a sci-fi show of this kind. I mean, they're creating worlds every week. And really, at the core of it, it is about these people.

When The Orville returns for its second season on Dec. 30, it'll be more of the same. Emphasis on more. Not only will Season 2 have more episodes than Season 1 (14 to 12), but the sci-fi series is ...

But on The Orville, which dares to go where few broadcast shows go, it's a telling window into Gordon's psyche; the guy just wants a girlfriend, and the story lays that out with all the moral ...