The Orville - Star Trek Fanfiction...with penis jokes.

[Zontar]

So the Union are the Federation and the Krill are the Klingons, I wonder what we'll get for the Romulans, and which species they'll be the cousins of (I'm betting the Mocklans).

 

[Hawki]

So the Union are the Federation and the Krill are the Klingons, I wonder what we'll get for the Romulans, and which species they'll be the cousins of (I'm betting the Mocklans).

The Union's undoubtedly the Federation, but I feel the mochlans have more in common with the klingons. Well, TNG klingons at least. Haven't been able to watch The Orville beyond episode 6, but if I had to draw a comparison to a Star Trek race with the krill at this point in time, while an argument could be made for TOS klingons, but they might have more in common with the nausicans (space pirates and all that).

 

[gsilver]

So the Union are the Federation and the Krill are the Klingons, I wonder what we'll get for the Romulans, and which species they'll be the cousins of (I'm betting the Mocklans).

I watched episode 1 this morning, and if anything, the Krill more reminded me of the Cardassians.

 

[Ravinoff]

Given that definition, having Warship... I'm sorry, "Tactical Cruisers that were only really designed for combat" such as the Prometheus Class [http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Prometheus_class] and the Defiant Class [http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Defiant_class] makes Starfleet the federation's de facto military. They are the ones issued the ships that can fight battles, they are the ones issued the phasers. They are what the Federation has and who the Federation uses when war breaks out.

They can call them whatever they want, but by definition, they are a military branch. But as I've said many times before, and in the last time you quoted me, their actual position in the Starfleet is a hybrid of military peacekeeping exploring diplomats.

The thing is, none of the Trek series (except maybe DS9, which I know next to nothing about) were centred on the military side of Starfleet. The Enterprise was always an explorer that occasionally skirmished with limited hostile forces. The closest I can think of to seeing the Federation at war was Wolf 359, and that was more Pearl Harbor than Midway. You can't really compare Starfleet to any real-world institution, because nothing in the real world would require what the Federation does. Coast Guard isn't a bad comparison, if you combine them with like, NOAA research expeditions.

 

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

So the Union are the Federation and the Krill are the Klingons, I wonder what we'll get for the Romulans, and which species they'll be the cousins of (I'm betting the Mocklans).

I watched episode 1 this morning, and if anything, the Krill more reminded me of the Cardassians.

I'd say they look like the Jem'Hadar from DS9.

Spoiler: At least in appearance

 

[Fallow]

I'd say it's a great show. I expected Family Guy in space, but I got the Star Trek experience that STD so brutally failed to deliver. As a fan of TOS, I'm equal parts surprised and enthused.

 

[KissingSunlight]

I thought it was an awesome Black Mirror-like episode. We seriously have people who advocate that we should have this type of online mob rule in real life. This episode shows why that would be a horrible idea.

Let's face it. The Orville is the Star Trek series for this generation.

 

[Zontar]

I liked the episode, and not just because it's very easy to see it as a jab against Reddit.

One thing I think we can all agree is good is that the ratings went up by a lot. 24%, to 4.2 million, most the show's had since the change to Thursday night. While we can no longer realistically hold out for a Back 9, it looks more likely by the day that a second season is coming.

Here's hoping for 6 seasons and a movie.

 

[Hawki]

https://screenrant.com/the-orville-season-2-renewal-fox/

All well and good, now they just need to make it actually watchable in Oz (and other countries I guess).