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010 STAN LEE

We pay

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COWBOY

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The beloved

anime series

is getting a

live-action

reboot

STEERING

THE SHOW

We caught up with The

Orville’s pilot, Lt. Gordon

Malloy, aka actor Scott

Grimes, to fi nd out more

about Season Two...

What can people expect

from the balance of sci-fi

and humour this year?

“The comedy comes from the real

moments now, instead of trying

to be like a modern comeback or

something trying to fi t in. It comes

from the personalities of the people,

and with the science fi ction we’re

leaning toward darker storylines.

People might say it was funnier last

year, but we’re hoping that people

who enjoy the show will be satisfi ed

with the futuristic storylines we’re

going to be telling. It’s above and

beyond, I’m telling you, the science

fi ction. It’s a little darker, but it’ll be

funny because of the characters.”

Season One told episodic

stories – will that continue in

Season Two or will season-

long arcs be introduced?

“We’ll have more arcs, more

double episodes and two-parters,

and relationships will go throughout

the year instead of per episode.

The crew relationships stretch

throughout the season, which is

different than last year. All of the

characters have more of an arc.”

Will we fi nd out more about

Gordon’s backstory in

Season Two?

“We’ll fi nd out about his backstory,

but really more of his relationship

with Ed. Without giving anything

away, there’s defi nitely more on

everyone’s backstory. It really

touches on how The Orville came to

be, and how we all got there.”

Do you particularly look

forward to fi lming away

mission episodes?

“I love that, one of my favourite

things to do is get into the shuttle

and go off to these remote utopian

cities. We’ll do that a lot in Season

Two. I love taking this crew out of

the ship for a little while and going

to another planet. On set it really

feels like a different place with the

special effects makeup and props

they create.”

Clockwise from top: There’ll

be more focus on character

development this year,

including Isaac and Alara;

Scott Grimes as booze-loving

but extraordinarily talented

pilot Gordon Malloy; will Ed

and Kelly continue to work

well as a team having put

their responsibilities fi rst?

ALTHOUGH IT’S

FUNNY, IT’S FULL

OF HOPE

MARK JACKSON

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