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WATCH: ‘The Orville’ with Seth MacFarlane spoofs ‘Star Trek’

/ 04:52 PM May 16, 2017

An upcoming sci-fi comedy TV series, “The Orville”, appears to be a spoof of the popular science fiction franchise “Star Trek”.

The ship design, its interior, the multi-racial crew and their uniform—just about every bit of what was shown on this first trailer screams “Star Trek”.

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While Spock and Kirk would sometimes argue like an old married couple, the show goes the extra mile and throws in a divorced couple—actor Seth MacFarlane plays the role of the ship’s captain while the character of the ex-wife happens to be the first officer.

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As one of the deck officers put it, “This should be a really fun trip for all of us.”

“The Orville” is scheduled to start airing on Fox later this year. JB

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