No Man’s Sky set in the Star Wars universe, so I can jump in my X-Wing on Tatooine, fly up into the atmosphere, hyperjump to Oord Mandel, land there and then fight some Stormtroopers.
No Man’s Sky set in the Star Wars universe, so I can jump in my X-Wing on Tatooine, fly up into the atmosphere, hyperjump to Oord Mandel, land there and then fight some Stormtroopers.
I really don’t see what they’re asking for, either. Am I supposed to be upset that new Batman comic books don’t acknowledge his original incarnation where he regularly killed crooks, or threatened to spank female criminals?
The article and Ethan’s reply up there seem to indicate that he’s asking for exactly that, but maybe I was reading too much into it:
I think it’s great that we as the audience acknowledge and talk about it, but I still don’t understand how the developers were supposed to weave in a history lesson into a side scrolling action game. I suppose they could have front-loaded the experience with a page full of text explaining the racism behind the visuals…
I have managed to make it to 45 years of age and the only person I’ve sexually abused is myself. Who knew I was a hero?
I knew the OUTRAGE machine would be carrying pitchforks and torches after this episode; this was the full McFarlane-either go with it or leave. In about ten years when Cheeto Hitler is history (unless he changes the Constitution and runs for a third term), it may be possible to feel slightly embarrassed by conflating…
Why is this comment on every article? Stranger Things isn’t even a week old. Is the number of articles really that out of the ordinary?
Should Hannibal Buress receive a similar chastising for joking about Cosby’s monstrous acts? Or does the fact that his jokes led to the grand truth coming out rebuke that? Like the rumors about Spacey’s behaviors, I and I imagine thousands of others knew about what Cosby had done way before. The reports had been out…
MacFarlane knew about a specific incident because he had heard about it from the woman it happened to. She asked him not to say anything about it and he respected that, other than injecting a few indirect references into his work. I don’t see how he did anything wrong. It certainly would have been a terrible thing to…
Seth claims he made the joke precisely because of how serious the situation was. I don’t see how making a joke about something terrible means you’re somehow trivializing how terrible it is.
What specifically should he have done in your view? It’s perhaps fair to criticise him for normalizing rumored behavior by making light of it in a comedic context but without firsthand knowledge, even people who “know” can only do so much without potential legal repercussions (sadly, that’s why it is incumbent on…
Can’t believe I’m about to defend Seth Macfarlane but here I go:
I’m really confused. What did you want Seth Macfarlane to do exactly? I’m assuming he knew about it from the rumors that we’ve all heard for years now. It’s a bit hypocritical to be criticizing him on a former Gawker Media site. Gawker ran blind items…
His “positive” reviews read as lukewarm observations that Orville doesn’t suck as badly as he wants it to.
> The premise was good science fiction, but LaMarr was such an ass that it’s hard to feel too sorry for him.
More like, “In highly satirical episode of The Orville, Seth McFarlane tackles current social media obsession, real democracy vs majority rule, first world’s social justice warriors vs the actual social justice, etc”.
The optimism of The Orville is great.
I normally agree with your reviews, but I think you’re missing a huge point in this. Firstly, pointing out that two shows already did a “people rating system” concept doesn’t suddenly negate the need for other explorations. They both did analogues of the eventual way that social media will be used to rate us, much…
This felt very much like an original Star Trek episode. (see other comments for episodes). Also, why does TV have to be so dark and serious with years-long plot arcs? Why do they all have to be dark and brooding? I happen to enjoy The Orville because it is light and fun sci-fi. Who cares if it is not deep and profound…
The episode was darn good and a good social commentary of life now. You just proved it. This is classic sci-fi and Seth and crew, pulled it off very well. You must hate Seth, payed by CBS to bad mouth the show, or lack any backbone. Simple. If you don’t like Orville, stop watching it consistently which I have a…
Great show as always, garbage article on AV Club as usual, meh