The Orville

The Orville feels more like Star Trek: The Next Generation than anything coming out of Star Trek's canon in recent years. The philosophical debates and the adherence to a idea feel very much in line with the stuff Brannon Braga was kicking out in the late 80s and early 90s. There should not be easy answers to questions raised in any debate, and there is always a lot more gray than black and white.

This novella was meant to be an episode of the new season The Orville: New Horizons, but due to COVID and other things, they ran out of time to film it, so Seth MacFarlane converted the script to a novella and tossed it into the world as a fairly-priced eBook.

After reading it this afternoon, it's a shame they didn't get to film it because it would have made a helluva an episode to watch.

I don't want to give away spoilers, but even non-fans of the show are in for a treat with this one. And the issues it brings up are–sadly–still very relevant to today's political climate.

For three bucks, this is more than worth the time.