When I first started this show I found it to be a really awkward mix of comedy and seriousness. It had some jokes thrown it at the most inopportune times as some kind of comic relief from a really serious situation. Perhaps the first half of the first season was actually a bit rough or maybe the show just grew on me, but by season 2 I found myself loving this show.
To me it seems as every bit as comfy, intellectually interesting and even funny as some classic Star Treks while still clearly being its own thing. I wish more comfy space shows like this would get made.
What are your thoughts on The Orville? Also I miss Alara.
I hated the pilot, never went back
The pilot is 'awkward, predictable, dated humor in space, lolz!' but it does get better in season 2. Then it falls off again.
The pilot was a but rough but overall it honestly gets a lot better pretty quickly, with a few bumpy episodes. If you were at all a fan of earlier Trek you might come to enjoy it.