Greetings, AE-lien life forms! Last week I had the pleasure of sitting down virtually with some of the cast and crew of The Orville: New Horizons. Please enjoy our conversations and remember to check out the show, which premieres exclusively on Hulu on June 2.
The Orville: New Horizons follows the crew of the eponymous ship, led by Captain Ed Mercer (show creator Seth MacFarlane) along their mission of exploration for the Planetary Union. The show mixes comedy, drama, fantasy, and even horror as the crew of the USS Orville navigate mysteries and conflicts large and small.
In anticipation of the premiere, we’ll be releasing one interview a day through June 2. Enjoy our conversations, and stay tuned for my review of the season!
PART TWO: Brannon Braga, David A. Goodman, Jon Cassar (Executive Producers) and I discuss what it’s like to create a completely new universe, their favorite things about the world they’ve helped to create, and why The Orville is not just Star Trek with a shiny new coat of paint.
The other interviews here:
- PART ONE
- PART THREE
- PART FOUR
- PART FIVE
Mandy Albert teaches high school English and watches movies – mostly bad, occasionally good – in the psychedelic swamplands of South Florida. She is especially fond of 1970s horror and high-sincerity, low-talent vanity projects. You can listen to her and her husband talk about Star Trek: Enterprise on their podcast At Least There’s a Dog!
