Is The Orville Better Than Star Trek?
Today, we’re boldly going where no article has gone before—into the heart of a question so controversial, it might just trigger a warp core breach in your soul:
Is The Orville actually better than Star Trek?
Oh yes, it's on.
Let me make this clear from the jump:
I love Star Trek. Always have. Always will.
But lately?
Watching modern Trek is like visiting your favorite childhood restaurant only to find the menu replaced by a PowerPoint presentation and a gluten-free salad named after a streaming algorithm. Some of it’s still good... but it doesn’t quite taste like Roddenberry.
Meanwhile, The Orville struts in wearing a second-hand uniform and a smile that says, “Hey, remember when sci-fi was about people, not product placement? We remembered too. Let’s eat.”
1. Heart Over Hardware
The Orville understands what a lot of newer Star Trek seems to forget:
Emotional connection > fancy tech.
When Ed and Kelly argue? When Gordon Malloy breaks into song? When Bortus devours a cactus plant like it’s his last one?
That’s not filler. That’s humanity. Messy, hilarious, frustrating, beautiful humanity.
2. Hope Isn’t Cringe
The Orville missed the memo that hope is outdated.
It dares to say, “Yeah, we screw up. But we keep trying.”
And that? That’s the real spirit of Star Trek. Before every starship bridge started looking like a nightclub you’d rather not remember.
3. Humor That Hits
The humor in The Orville doesn’t mock the genre. It enhances it.
It’s the gallows wit of a crew facing wormholes, death, and awkward first dates.
You think McCoy never muttered a passive-aggressive threat under his breath?
Star Trek has always had humor—it just never let itself laugh this hard.
Modern Trek sometimes feels like it only has two settings:
“We Are Very Sad”
“We Are Sad, But Explosions Are Happening”
The Orville feels like life—chaotic, hopeful, absurd, and weirdly inspiring.
4. It Lets You Think
You want social commentary? The Orville delivers.
Gender identity. Religious extremism. Prejudice.
But it doesn’t shove the message in your face and scream,
“THIS IS A METAPHOR, DUMMY!”
It trusts you. It respects the audience.
5. Trek Alumni See It Too
This isn’t just me.
Star Trek legends like Robert Picardo, Marina Sirtis, John Billingsley, Tim Russ, Jonathan Frakes, Robert Duncan McNeil have all worked with The Orville. Why?
Because they see it. They see the love. The optimism. The heart.
I’m not saying you have to pick sides. You can love both—I do.
But if you’re searching for the soul of Star Trek?
That bright, bold, brainy vision of what humanity could be if we just tried a little harder?
Then yeah... the USS Orville is where that dream is docked right now.
Final Thought
The Orville isn’t replacing Star Trek—
It’s reminding it what it used to be.
💬 So let me ask you:
If you had to serve one year on a starship, would you pick the The Orville, or a modern Federation vessel?
Jump into the comments and give me your hottest takes, coolest insights, and wildest nerd theories.
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