The Orville

Summary

The Orvilleis still in limbo , but its renewal would entail it eclipsing an importantStar Trekmilestone . Seth MacFarlane ’s take on the legendary sci - fi attribute has been go since 2017 , with theending ofThe Orvilleseason 3possibly help as the show ’s final episode . The Orvilleis heavily barrack by the spectacular chemical element of theStar Trekfranchise . However , it ’s also not afraid to inculcate itself with a heavy dose of its Godhead ’s iconic common sense of humor that will be all too familiar to buff ofFamily Guyand other Seth MacFarlane shows .

Star Trekis one of the biggest sci - fi dealership of all time . Starting with Gene Roddenberry’sStar Trek : The Original Seriesin 1966 , the property has spawned countless spinoff appearance and moving-picture show and continues to do so today . The size and popularity ofThe Orvillepales in comparison , but being renewed forThe Orvilleseason 4would give it a plaudit that one of the most famousStar Trekshows failed to achieve .

Seth MacFarlane ’s The Orville is a love charade of the Star Trek franchise , but the comedy borrows more than just tropes and uniforms from Starfleet .

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The Orville Season 4 Would Mean The Show Lasted Longer Than Star Trek: The Original Series

The first Star Trek show was axed after three seasons

Star Trek : The Original Serieswas canceled after season 3 . Considering how hugely influential the original property went on to be , calling its early ending a surprise is something of an understatement . However , the military rank for Roddenberry ’s show just were n’t good enough at the timefor NBC to justify bringing Captain Kirk and the crowd of the USS Enterprise back for another season .

The cast ofStar Trek : The OriginalSeriesreturned to make a series of six moving picture , start up with 1979’sStar Trek : The Motion Picture .

What ’s even more surprising is thatThe Orvilleis essentially a dear parody of theStar Trekfranchiseand yet it has managed to at least equalThe Original Series ' numeral of time of year . The Orvillenever openly mocksStar Trekbut rather cause an eternal series of tributes to alien races , pieces of tech , and even storyline that have sport in Roddenberry ’s inspiration . ForThe Orvilleto overtakeThe Original Seriesand have a fourth season commissioned would almost be a joint acquisition .

A custom image of Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard, Seth MacFarlane as Ed Mercer and William Shatner as Captain Kirk against a backdrop of Star Trek and The Orville imagery

Star Trek: The Original Series Already Has More Episodes Than The Orville (Even Without Season 4)

The seasons of earlier Star Trek shows are much longer than today’s standard

DespiteThe OrvilleandStar Trek : The Original Seriesboth presently have three season each , the latter has significantly more episode . The Orvillecurrently has 36 episodes , whereasThe Original Serieshas more than double that with a total of 79 . While the act of episodes in each season varies , The Orville ’s longest was season 2 , which ran for 14 episode . This is lower than evenThe Original Series ' lowest yield , with its final season featuring 24 episodes .

From 1990 to 2023 , time of year 4 can represent a originative high full stop for many of the shows in the Star Trek franchise , but which fourth time of year is best ?

video shows in the modern historic period have more often than not been reduce in distance , leading to shorter time of year on the whole . So , althoughThe Orvilleseason 4 would overtakeThe Original Seriesin term of time of year , the originalStar Trekwould in all likelihood rest on top in terms of instalment enumeration . In short , The Orvillestands the chance of overtakingStar Trekin one respectfulness , but the other is likely to stay on unbeaten .

Tim Russ, Robert Picardo, and Seth Macfarlane in Star Trek’s The Orville.

The Orvilleis uncommitted to stream on Hulu . Star Trek : The OriginalSeriesis on Paramount+ .

Cast

Leonard Nimoy as Spock and William Shatner as Captain Kirk looking at something off-screen in Star Trek: The Original Series

Burnham, T’Pol, Seven of Nine and Jean-Luc Picard

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The Orville

Star Trek: The Original Series