This is the first book to take a deep dive into the philosophical, social, moral, political, and religious issues tackled by Seth MacFarlane's marvelous space adventure,
The Orville
.
These new essays explore what
has to say on everything from climate change, artificial intelligence, and sexual assault, to gender, feminism, love, and care. Divided into six "acts" (just like every episode of
), with the show as its backdrop, the book asks questions about the dangers of democracy and social media, the show's relationship to
Star Trek
and the puzzle of time travel.