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Try watching an episode in the second or third series. I'm not keen on Seth either but seems like the "Sethisms" toned down as the show progressed
I get the feeling that he was forced to include Family Guy style jokes in the first series and was allowed to ease up after it was clear that they weren't working.
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With the exception of that early episode explaining humour to the android character and the engineer wakes up with his leg cut off. That was pretty funny.Man I totally forgot about that, that was fucking amazing! Love that show
And what happens when you're not keen on Seth or being preached at by someone who doesn't actually get the social arguments even if his heart seems to be in the right place?
He do be like that.
I don't even mind Family Guy, I think it's just his face.
Family Guy is just Seth McFarlane talking to himself.
That take makes me think you haven't watched much of the show
The Orville is the best science fiction show featuring complex moral questions of the last decade. And Seth McFarlane isn't as prominent in the show as early episodes showed.
It's much more focused on crew than other shows, specially Isaac, Bortus, Kelly and Claire. No surprise since they are better actors than Seth. I like Seth Krill episodes though.
The latest season of Orville has so much grey area and conflict in morals it makes TNG look pure black and white with no moral grey areas at all.
It's really well done.
I had the exact same concern, before I watched The Orville.
After watching the first couple of seasons, I think The Orville actually does a pretty good job honoring Star Trek's tradition of raising difficult questions and calling for more empathy in the world.
You clearly haven’t watched it at all lol.