# The Orville-Seth McFarlane **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 17, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814 "2017-05-17T03:28:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 53
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1041 "2017-10-20T14:56:26Z")
Sorry, make that ten parsecs. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1042 "2017-10-20T15:21:59Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Sol is so nondescript, it would be extremely difficult to just pick it out from among the background of the Milky Way’s stars. Unless, of course you either had a good quality star chart or were very familiar with the constellations as seen from different points in the Galaxy. > > At a distance of one parsec, it would be only 1/300 the brightness of Sirius, the brightest star in our nighttime sky. > > [How bright is the Sun? - The Sun's vital statistics - The Sun as a Star - Sun|trek](http://www.suntrek.org/sun-as-a-star/suns-vital-statistics/how-bright-sun.shtml) I’m pretty sure he didn’t say the star he was pointing to was actually Sol, but rather that from where they were, it was a kind of guidepost to which direction our solar system was. Does anyone else recall it that way? ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1043 "2017-10-20T15:24:38Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Sorry, make that ten parsecs. That’s almost enough to make the Kessel Run. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1044 "2017-10-20T15:25:43Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > That’s almost enough to make the Kessel Run. Right, except that in that galaxy, parsecs are a unit of time rather than distance. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1045 "2017-10-20T15:26:31Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Sorry, make that ten parsecs. Hell, that’s no problem. That’s even less than the Kessel run.😉 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1046 "2017-10-20T15:29:28Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > I’m pretty sure he didn’t say the star he was pointing to was actually Sol, but rather that from where they were, it was a kind of guidepost to which direction our solar system was. Does anyone else recall it that way? I think he said, “You can see Sol.” ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1047 "2017-10-20T16:08:11Z")
Just watched it online, what he actually said was: “See that bright star right there? Right there. Well if you looked to the left of it with a really powerful telescope, you’d see the star at the center of Earth’s planetary system.” So Sol wasn’t actually visible from wherever they were. The Orville has destroyed two Krill ships so far. There’s no reason to think those ships didn’t have children on them, if there are kids on a ship they came upon randomly. Will Mercer have to refrain from fighting any Krill ships in the future? ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1048 "2017-10-20T16:10:55Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Just watched it online, what he actually said was: > > “See that bright star right there? Right there. Well if you looked to the left of it with a really powerful telescope, you’d see the star at the center of Earth’s planetary system.” > > So Sol wasn’t actually visible from wherever they were. > The Orville has destroyed two Krill ships so far. There’s no reason to think those ships didn’t have children on them, if there are kids on a ship they came upon randomly. Will Mercer have to refrain from fighting any Krill ships in the future? Aha! Thanks. I think what it comes down to with the kids is: you save them if you can save them. When you’re firing torpedoes at them, that’s not realistic. But in the circumstance they were faced with, it was. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1049 "2017-10-20T20:53:14Z")
Everyone feels sorry for the children, at least until they become teenagers and start thinking for themselves. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1050 "2017-10-20T22:43:27Z")
Probably the gag I liked best was at the beginning: Captain: Open a channel to the colony! ::immediately starts talking:: Bridge officer: I haven’t done that yet. It’s like The Big Bang Theory for me. Mostly unfunny, but one or two jokes are good. But BBT is only a half hour show. Orville feels like a half hour show that goes on too long. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1051 "2017-10-21T02:01:31Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Just watched it online, what he actually said was: > > “See that bright star right there? Right there. Well if you looked to the left of it with a really powerful telescope, you’d see the star at the center of Earth’s planetary system.” > > So Sol wasn’t actually visible from wherever they were. And a hot-shot pilot like Gordon might actually keep track of which way it is to Sol (while most people wouldn’t). ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1052 "2017-10-24T21:37:12Z")
Why was there no episode this week (Last Sunday)? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1053 "2017-10-24T21:58:00Z")
Playoff game, or the potential of one, really. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1054 "2017-10-24T21:59:39Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Why was there no episode this week (Last Sunday)? WAG: They missed an air date? _ **Star Trek** _ was notorious for this back in 1966–69. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1055 "2017-10-24T22:13:48Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Why was there no episode this week (Last Sunday)? Fox moved _The Orrville_ to Thursday several weeks ago. Last week’s episode was a rerun. ---
**Author:** ![BlutEngel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blutengel/32/7323_2.png) [@BlutEngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlutEngel)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1056 "2017-10-25T01:39:05Z")
I’m wary of it if McFarlane is writing it, given the quality of his jokes lately. It does look interesting, but it didn’t make me laugh. Though, the jokes were better than I expected. I worry they are the best ones, though. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1057 "2017-10-25T02:00:16Z")
> [@BlutEngel](#): > > I’m wary of it if McFarlane is writing it, given the quality of his jokes lately. > > It does look interesting, but it didn’t make me laugh. Though, the jokes were better than I expected. I worry they are the best ones, though. Meh, I put up with the jokes to get a Star Trek Fix. God, I would kill the helmsman. Was that me? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1058 "2017-10-25T03:07:46Z")
I have decided that this show is much more “Star Trek” than the latest offering of “Star Trek.” So ST: D can just go die somewhere. I’ll be watching a show true to the spirit and dream. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1059 "2017-10-25T03:15:10Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Fox moved _The Orrville_ to Thursday several weeks ago. Last week’s episode was a rerun. Thank you. I am really liking this, and the new Star Trek. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814/1060 "2017-10-25T03:48:23Z")
\*\*\*The Orville \*\*\*is a lot more like _ **Galaxy Quest** _ than _ **Star Trek** _. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. 🆒 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814.md?page=54)