This map of the MCU’s NYC should help. Here’s the source link:
http://pluckyredhead.tumblr.com/post/162262497264/as-promised-a-map-of-general-netflix-mcu

Ugh. Quit being such a Jerry.

I’m Mr. IAIN, look at me!

At least Deathstroke had the excuse of being driven crazy by the mirakaru.

Cops in Star City have higher life insurance premiums than Red Shirts on the Enterprise.

Not just a Trekkie though - he helped pay for the Cosmos reboot a few years back too.

I think he’s just a hardcore trekkie with money and Hollywood clout.

I get the feeling that doing a sci-fi drama was a passion project for MacFarlane, but Fox just sees him as “Family Guy $$$” dude, so they marketed it as a comedy to get eyes on and forced jokes into the first episodes. There seem to be fewer ‘jokes’ each episode, and turning into a genuine Trek style show.

It’s definitely not a comedy first and foremost. The all drama version of the show would literally only need to cut about five minutes per episode. The all-comedy version would need to be re-written and refilmed from the ground up. The plots are straight drama; the comedy bits are all added on.

The Orville is a comedy first and foremost

especially since our own Katharine Trendacosta saw the film as well and offers a slightly different take:

And, really, who is to say that Thomas Riker wasn’t the original and William Riker isn’t the mirrored/duplicated transporter pattern?

What’s the point of being a Trekkie if you can’t be nitpicky?

There can be no Riker beard but mine!

That wasn’t a clone. I know that may seem nitpicky, but the time Riker actually met his clone he did this to it:

And, with convenient masks to make for an easier “evil double” fight.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…

I have a hard time taking you and i09's criticisms of this show seriously. After seeing the first two episodes, especially the much stronger second episode, I can’t shake the feeling you guys just have a hateboner for Macfarlane. He’s certainly not perfect, but I think it’s influencing how you’re receiving this show…

This was a fantastic episode, and the best so far.

Maybe we should send four people up in space to investigate. Four...um....extraordinary people....