I think the thing that really appeals to about the Orville over so many recent scifi TV offerings is that it still retains a sense of wonder. As messed up as the crew may be, they still ooo and ahh over landing on an alien world. Sure the comments about Xelayan physiology are correct, and when you get right down to it,…

Sure it’s not the translation device that makes everyone talk like bros?

Inky, who crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side...

I was an event planner in Seattle and scheduled a lot of parties-weddings-corporate living dirges at the aquarium. That octopus (initially red, male, devious) was a frickin' MIND FLAYER compared to other creatures of the sea. He is why I don't eat them anymore - they're just TOO damn smart and cool. I am also…

I just started reading Sy Montgomery’s “The Soul of an Octopus” and she documents cephalopod escapes as pretty common. They’re also very smart. Like pina coladas and taking walks in the rain.

“I find I’m so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it’s the excitement only a free octopus can feel, a free octopus at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his tentacle. I hope the Pacific…