I also don't quite understand the single gender race, it just doesn't make sense to me. I just can't imagine how that would work, genderless would make sense, as could more than two genders, but this just baffles me.
Watch Dragon Ball Z, The Nameks are like this, an entire race of masculine beings.
Do we ever see a feminine Namekian?* That's the issue. There's technically genderless humanoids with a single Earth-recognizable set of secondary and tertiary sexual characteristics all over speculative fiction (usually "all-female": the J'naii in TNG: "The Outcast", the asari in Mass Effect), but what they did with the Moclans, having both phenotypes in a single monosexual species, is something I've seriously never heard of before.
* Serious question, I never paid that much attention to DBZ.
There are some Nameks who are relatively slender, but none that look feminine. Piccolo and most other Nameks look distinctly masculine.
And for the record, they are asexual. They can self replicate, via spitting out eggs. King Piccolo in Dragon Ball created 4 'children', though they looked NOTHING like Nameks, the writers still not having made the species yet....at the time, King Piccolo was a demon, or a devil, rather than an alien. And when Goku killed King Piccolo, he was able to put his essence, or his soul into one last egg before his current body expired, and the egg hatched into the reincarnated King Piccolo, who was simply named Piccolo, the fellow we all know and love in the Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT series.
My character, Cassy, is from a race of people who, while having 'male' and 'female', are a feminine race. That is a race of people who are all girls, but just different plumbing downstairs. Cassy is a 'male' of her species.
Here's Cassy.:
Here's a picture of her parents. Her 'father', Cydonia (red head), and her 'mother', Aqualonia.
I feel the Iconians are the same way, for they all see to be a feminine race. In fact, I was going to make Cassy's race the Iconians, and she'd have been saved from the bombardment in a way similar to the Superman story. But, when the Iconians were revealed in STO, I changed things a bit and made her species unknown, even to Cassy. She learned of her herritage from the data crystals her adopted parents found with her as an infant. Though I am pretty amused the Iconians seem to be a feminine species in a similar manner.
My take on the Gorn, though, until we see a female Gorn, I think they are like the Nameks.
I'll still mourn the loss of Dark Matter, but with Discovery, The Expanse and Orville around, we won't have such a huge gap in the space show area.
My favorite scene of The Expanse has to be the Nauvoo scene. It would have been epic if it actually hit. Although, Adam Savage floating in space was a nice cameo.
I have been watching the Orville and its been hit and miss so far. The episode with the Moclan homeworld was the most interesting so far as the ending was very brave and not what you would expect.
I am still not sure if I will carry on though as I just cant shake the feeling that it comes across as a well done fan series rather than a TV series. I don't know if that's because I watched a lot of Discovery first and really loved it or if its just not my cup of tea.
The Orville certainly has a similar style to TOS compared to the other Star Trek series. If Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek now, was alive, and had a better budget, then it would be similar to The Orville.
The Orville certainly has a similar style to TOS compared to the other Star Trek series. If Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek now, was alive, and had a better budget, then it would be similar to The Orville.
Gene would LOVE CGI. I mean, we've SEEN what he's done when given the opportunity to step outside the confines of physical sets and practical effects.
Due to some interesting scheduling by Fox, one of the 13 episodes from Season 1 was bumped to Season 2. That means Season 2 will be at least 14 episodes long. "I think it's going to be at least 14 [episodes]," MacFarlane said in January. Expect something official from Fox later this year.
Two new cast members have been announced
Jessica Szohr, who is best known for playing Vanessa Abrams in Gossip Girl, has joined the cast in a regular role. Additionally, Chris Johnson (The Vampire Diaries, Betrayal) is boarding the Orville as a recurring character. Though Fox isn't giving out any details on the character, IMDB lists him as "Cassius." As for Szohr's character, good luck getting any info on her. Even cast members on the show didn't know who she was playing as of production on the second episode, indicating the her character might not appear until later in the season.
With the groundwork out of the way, Season 2 will really dive into the characters
Science-fiction shows spend much of their first seasons explaining the premise of the series or setting the rules of the universe. The Orville did a lot of that in its debut season, but now that fans know who is who and what is what, Season 2 will focus on the characters.
"Well in Season 2 you're going to see more expansion of the characters, because in Season 1 I think you got the groundwork," Penny Johnson Jerald, who plays Dr. Claire Finn, tells TV Guide. "But in Season 2 we're elevating to different levels, we're understanding relationships, we're understanding inner workings of individuals, how they react to things and situations. And surprises, surprises, surprises."
Kelly and Ed won't be at odds with each other as much
Even though they aren't together, it doesn't mean their relationship hasn't changed. In fact, things sound like they will be much more friendly between them in Season 2.
"I think [their fighting] was kind of dealt with in Season 1," Palicki tells TV Guide. "Especially with Darulio coming back and realizing it might not have been her fault. I think that kind of took away some of that sting."
The lost episode from Season 1 will continue Bortus and Klyden's story of their child
As mentioned above, one of the episodes planned for Season 1 was moved back to Season 2 after Fox adjusted its schedule. But Peter Macon, who plays the gruff alien Lt. Commander Bortus, tells TV Guide that the episode will continue the story of the controversial Season 1 episode "About a Girl," in which Bortus and his partner Klyden give their newborn baby a sex change to align with their all-male species to the shock of the other members of the crew. And Macon says you won't be sad it got pushed back and explains why it was delayed.
"It will be worth the wait," Macon tells TV Guide. "We did some stuff and changed some things with our child, so they had to retool it. It will still hold up. I was a little, 'Oh no, they're not going to see it!' but it will bookend nicely once we come back to it. Also we'll let you know that some time has passed, so that tells you that the issue [around the gender assignment] has not resolved. So rather than it being a closed chapter in Season 1, it's going to extend itself to Season 2."
Expect Season 2 to be more secretive
Most of us went into Season 1 not knowing a whole lot, and The Orville wants to keep it that way.
"The whole thing about The Orville for me is, it's one of those shows where you want to wait every week to see what's going to happen," Scott Grimes, who plays Gordon, said. "And if you're privy to that information, you're not going to enjoy it as much, you're not going to be as surprised. So this is the year of surprise for The Orville."
There will be guest stars, but no one is talking about who they will be
Season 1 featured guest appearances from Liam Neeson, Charlize Theron, Rob Lowe and more, and more famous faces will be back for Season 2. But we won't be told who they are.
"There are some that you wanna see and be part of this whole playground," Johnson says of guest stars in Season 2. But she wouldn't say anymore.
Mark Jackson, who plays the robot Isaac, was thrilled to share the stage with one famous guest star, but wouldn't say who it was. "To be honest, he was so done up as an alien I couldn't even tell who he was," Jackson tells TV Guide.
Robert Picardo will return
Robert Picardo, best known for playing The Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager, will come back to play Alara's father. In fact, you can expect him early in the season as it sounds like he's already filmed his scenes.
Claire will loosen up
Claire wasn't much of a goof off in Season 1, instead playing the role of ship's stern doctor. But that's going to change.
"I think that this year takes her to a place where you get to see her play more, I always like it when I'm able to play more, not just this strong person," Jerald tells TV Guide. "She's that already, but now you get to see her become vulnerable sometimes."
Alara will continue to grow... and something about a horse?
Alara (Halston Sage), the super-strong security officer of The Orville, had one of the more defined character arcs of Season 1 as she overcame insecurity to prove that she was right for the job. But she still has more to learn and will continue to battle preconceived notions.
"One of my favorite things in the first season is that you did get to see that arc of her coming in to her own and really finding her place on the Orville, and you definitely get to see more that in the second season," Halston Sage tells TV Guide. As for the specifics, Sage says, "I don't want to tell you, but there might be something involving a horse."
The real question: Will we ever hear Bortus sing!?!?
You know you want to see it! We almost saw the self-proclaimed great singer belt one out during a karaoke session before he was interrupted.
"Great War! / And I cannot take more! / Great tour! / I keep on marching on / I play the great score / There will be no encore / Great War! / The War to End All Wars"
— Sabaton, "Great War"
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And for the record, they are asexual. They can self replicate, via spitting out eggs. King Piccolo in Dragon Ball created 4 'children', though they looked NOTHING like Nameks, the writers still not having made the species yet....at the time, King Piccolo was a demon, or a devil, rather than an alien. And when Goku killed King Piccolo, he was able to put his essence, or his soul into one last egg before his current body expired, and the egg hatched into the reincarnated King Piccolo, who was simply named Piccolo, the fellow we all know and love in the Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT series.
My character, Cassy, is from a race of people who, while having 'male' and 'female', are a feminine race. That is a race of people who are all girls, but just different plumbing downstairs. Cassy is a 'male' of her species.
Here's Cassy.:
Here's a picture of her parents. Her 'father', Cydonia (red head), and her 'mother', Aqualonia.
I feel the Iconians are the same way, for they all see to be a feminine race. In fact, I was going to make Cassy's race the Iconians, and she'd have been saved from the bombardment in a way similar to the Superman story. But, when the Iconians were revealed in STO, I changed things a bit and made her species unknown, even to Cassy. She learned of her herritage from the data crystals her adopted parents found with her as an infant. Though I am pretty amused the Iconians seem to be a feminine species in a similar manner.
My take on the Gorn, though, until we see a female Gorn, I think they are like the Nameks.
https://trekmovie.com/2017/11/02/the-orville-renewed-for-a-second-season/
I'll still mourn the loss of Dark Matter, but with Discovery, The Expanse and Orville around, we won't have such a huge gap in the space show area.
My favorite scene of The Expanse has to be the Nauvoo scene. It would have been epic if it actually hit. Although, Adam Savage floating in space was a nice cameo.
http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/the-orville/268759/what-the-orville-has-to-offer-star-trek-fans
My character Tsin'xing
https://fanfilmfactor.com/2017/12/29/2017-star-trek-fan-film-year-in-review/
https://trekmovie.com/2018/01/04/jonathan-frakes-contrasts-directing-the-orville-and-star-trek-discovery/
Bad news: It will probably not release in 2018 anymore (ior at least not the fall 2018?)
http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/the-orville/268696/the-orville-season-2-return-date-later-episode-order-larger
http://comicbook.com/startrek/2018/01/08/orville-season-2-family-guy-crossover/
I am still not sure if I will carry on though as I just cant shake the feeling that it comes across as a well done fan series rather than a TV series. I don't know if that's because I watched a lot of Discovery first and really loved it or if its just not my cup of tea.
http://www.startrek.com/article/watch-fanning-oswalt-speak-klingon-in-please-stand-by-clip
https://trekmovie.com/2018/02/05/watch-exclusive-clip-from-drunk-history-telling-the-story-of-nichelle-nichols-and-star-trek/
Makes you wonder if Charmander is fire proof or only his tail is.
http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-orvilles-greatest-strength-lies-within-its-female-cast
My character Tsin'xing
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Due to some interesting scheduling by Fox, one of the 13 episodes from Season 1 was bumped to Season 2. That means Season 2 will be at least 14 episodes long. "I think it's going to be at least 14 [episodes]," MacFarlane said in January. Expect something official from Fox later this year.
Two new cast members have been announced
Jessica Szohr, who is best known for playing Vanessa Abrams in Gossip Girl, has joined the cast in a regular role. Additionally, Chris Johnson (The Vampire Diaries, Betrayal) is boarding the Orville as a recurring character. Though Fox isn't giving out any details on the character, IMDB lists him as "Cassius." As for Szohr's character, good luck getting any info on her. Even cast members on the show didn't know who she was playing as of production on the second episode, indicating the her character might not appear until later in the season.
With the groundwork out of the way, Season 2 will really dive into the characters
Science-fiction shows spend much of their first seasons explaining the premise of the series or setting the rules of the universe. The Orville did a lot of that in its debut season, but now that fans know who is who and what is what, Season 2 will focus on the characters.
"Well in Season 2 you're going to see more expansion of the characters, because in Season 1 I think you got the groundwork," Penny Johnson Jerald, who plays Dr. Claire Finn, tells TV Guide. "But in Season 2 we're elevating to different levels, we're understanding relationships, we're understanding inner workings of individuals, how they react to things and situations. And surprises, surprises, surprises."
Kelly and Ed won't be at odds with each other as much
Even though they aren't together, it doesn't mean their relationship hasn't changed. In fact, things sound like they will be much more friendly between them in Season 2.
"I think [their fighting] was kind of dealt with in Season 1," Palicki tells TV Guide. "Especially with Darulio coming back and realizing it might not have been her fault. I think that kind of took away some of that sting."
The lost episode from Season 1 will continue Bortus and Klyden's story of their child
As mentioned above, one of the episodes planned for Season 1 was moved back to Season 2 after Fox adjusted its schedule. But Peter Macon, who plays the gruff alien Lt. Commander Bortus, tells TV Guide that the episode will continue the story of the controversial Season 1 episode "About a Girl," in which Bortus and his partner Klyden give their newborn baby a sex change to align with their all-male species to the shock of the other members of the crew. And Macon says you won't be sad it got pushed back and explains why it was delayed.
"It will be worth the wait," Macon tells TV Guide. "We did some stuff and changed some things with our child, so they had to retool it. It will still hold up. I was a little, 'Oh no, they're not going to see it!' but it will bookend nicely once we come back to it. Also we'll let you know that some time has passed, so that tells you that the issue [around the gender assignment] has not resolved. So rather than it being a closed chapter in Season 1, it's going to extend itself to Season 2."
Expect Season 2 to be more secretive
Most of us went into Season 1 not knowing a whole lot, and The Orville wants to keep it that way.
"The whole thing about The Orville for me is, it's one of those shows where you want to wait every week to see what's going to happen," Scott Grimes, who plays Gordon, said. "And if you're privy to that information, you're not going to enjoy it as much, you're not going to be as surprised. So this is the year of surprise for The Orville."
There will be guest stars, but no one is talking about who they will be
Season 1 featured guest appearances from Liam Neeson, Charlize Theron, Rob Lowe and more, and more famous faces will be back for Season 2. But we won't be told who they are.
"There are some that you wanna see and be part of this whole playground," Johnson says of guest stars in Season 2. But she wouldn't say anymore.
Mark Jackson, who plays the robot Isaac, was thrilled to share the stage with one famous guest star, but wouldn't say who it was. "To be honest, he was so done up as an alien I couldn't even tell who he was," Jackson tells TV Guide.
Robert Picardo will return
Robert Picardo, best known for playing The Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager, will come back to play Alara's father. In fact, you can expect him early in the season as it sounds like he's already filmed his scenes.
Claire will loosen up
Claire wasn't much of a goof off in Season 1, instead playing the role of ship's stern doctor. But that's going to change.
"I think that this year takes her to a place where you get to see her play more, I always like it when I'm able to play more, not just this strong person," Jerald tells TV Guide. "She's that already, but now you get to see her become vulnerable sometimes."
Alara will continue to grow... and something about a horse?
Alara (Halston Sage), the super-strong security officer of The Orville, had one of the more defined character arcs of Season 1 as she overcame insecurity to prove that she was right for the job. But she still has more to learn and will continue to battle preconceived notions.
"One of my favorite things in the first season is that you did get to see that arc of her coming in to her own and really finding her place on the Orville, and you definitely get to see more that in the second season," Halston Sage tells TV Guide. As for the specifics, Sage says, "I don't want to tell you, but there might be something involving a horse."
The real question: Will we ever hear Bortus sing!?!?
You know you want to see it! We almost saw the self-proclaimed great singer belt one out during a karaoke session before he was interrupted.
— Sabaton, "Great War"
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