Edutainment+2029+-+The+Orville

With the opening sequence of the first episode, the series looks like a vehicle for more crass Seth MacFarlane jokes aimed at adolescent boys. But Seth MacFarlane is a complex person...

By the second episode, it's very clear that Seth is actually targeting serious Trekkers. It can even be argued that //The Orville// out-Star Treks //Star Trek//, both //The Original Series// and //The Next Generation//. Heavily borrowing both content and style from //Star Trek// and other sources, //The Orville// tackles social problems, philosophical questions, and socioeconomic theories. What's different is that the questions are deeper, and the answers go //recursively// deeper. In an early episode about sexual identity, legitimate arguments about a moral dilemma go back and forth repeatedly, and you find yourself nodding your head at both sides of the arguments. In the end, prejudices founded in traditionalism prevail. Despite the series' absurdist-style humor, this episode and the entire series leave you with a list of deeply probing questions and an understanding of why the solutions to problems are not so simple.

There are moments where even the most ardent follower of dark humor or absurdist humor would cringe. Yet none of this humor is gratuitous. Dig, and you will discover the message.

In short, //The Orville// is //edutainment// at its finest!

 Everyone, but especially those who embrace the spirit of America 2029, will find that //The Orville// provides an endless supply of fresh ideas in an entertaining package.

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