I’ll just get this out of the way at the top. I really enjoyed the first episode of The Orville.
The Orville is half Star Trek satire, half it’s own thing. Actually, I don’t even want to say it’s satire at all, it’s really not. It’s a Star Trek-style show with a humorous bent. The aesthetic is very clearly TNG era Star Trek. At least as much as they can get away with, without being sued by CBS.