Lost media of The Orville

**Lost media of The Orville** is an umbrella term for media that are nonexistent, missing, or unavailable to the public which were created for the television show *The Orville*. This not only includes missing scenes from the show, but also lost media connected to the comic books, the novella *Sympathy for the Devil*, pre-production art, and promotional materials.

## Missing scripts

To date, none of the episode scripts have been released to the public. Snippets have been leaked from time to time, most notably several pages of *Ja'loja* were accidentally revealed in several Instagram photos during production of Season 2. There have also been a few authorized disclosures, such as Tom Costantino's use of pages of *A Happy Refrain* in a conference after the season had wrapped up. However, no complete copy of a final draft of a script has ever been released.

A pre-production draft of the script for *Old Wounds* has circulated online since 2017. The draft was apparently the version of the script which showrunner Seth MacFarlane pitched to Fox around April 2016. As such, the version online is very old. Significant changes were made to the characters between April 2016 and its premiere in September 2017. No final version of *Old Wounds* has surfaced.

There does not seem to be a prohibition against the release of scripts from episodes which have already aired. Thus, there is a good chance these scripts could be released with enough push from the fan community.

## Undeciphered languages

Taylor Faulkinberry, who worked in the show's visual effects department, was also credited as The Orville's "futurist." She was placed in charge of creating spoken languages for the Krill (Krillain), the Moclan (Moclan), and the Benzians (nicknamed "Pria's language").

Faulkinberry designed these languages to be spoken and decipherable. On rare occasions, the characters have translated snippets of the tongues, such as *Davoro'kos* meaning "bringer of blood" in Krillain. Unfortunately, no one has released a cipher, grammar, or word list for the languages, which means the vast majority of the audio we have from the show is untranslated and a mystery.

## Lost blooper reel of Season 1

At the conclusion of shooting Season 1, the cast and crew celebrated with a party. The editors of the show put together a special blooper reel, which they showed at the party to the delight of the attendees. The reel has never been released and is not the same as any outtakes and blooper montages that editors have since released to the public. Actor Mark Jackson (Isaac) has said that due to its offensive content, the reel will likely never be released.

## Deleted scenes from *Pria* and *New Dimensions*

Producer and editor Tom Costantino has stated that a number of scenes from *Pria* and *New Dimensions* were cut due to time constraints which were "a shame to lose." Costantino has not spoken about the missing scenes since. It is unclear whether those scenes may be recovered and released.

## Original take of Charly Burke and Amanda in *Electric Sheep*

One of the first scenes filmed for *Electric Sheep* was a flashback of Charly Burke and Amanda in the Kaylon invasion of Earth. However, at the time, actress Anne Winters, who plays Charly, mistakenly assumed Charly's relationship with Amanda was "a coworker, one of my friends." Winters only learned of Charly's secret love for Amanda "a couple of weeks later." Showrunner Seth MacFarlane offered Winters the chance to retry it, "If you do want to reshoot it, it could look the same, it could look different, we don’t know. But if you want to, let me know." Winters accepted, "Actually, yeah. I’m going to take you up on that."

The scene was re-shot. The original take of that scene has not been released and would be interested to see for comparison.

## Missing Ralph Garman footage

Actor Ralph Garman played Kanoot in Season 1. The character required a full-body alien suit that was hot and constricting, and Garman suffered from panic attacks throughout shooting.

Kanoot was written back for Season 2, starting the with season premiere *Ja'loja*. Garman initially believed he had overcome his claustrophia with the help of anxiety medication. Unfortunately, after Garman got dressed as Kanoot, anxiety set in. Garman brought a bottle of whiskey and, presumably, began drinking. Garman made it until his scenes, but he suffered a new bout of panic attacks in the middle of filming and quit.

Writers were forced to replace Garman with a new character, Olix, played by Jason Alexander. The footage from Garman's scenes, where he suffers a panic attack and quits, is understandably personal and embarrassing to him and therefore will probably never be released.

## Bortus, Kanoot, and the mystery karaoke scene

The story of the character of Kanoot in Season 2 is now lost. Given how frequently Olix shows up to replace Kanoot, Kanoot would have appeared in many episodes. There is one scene in particular which fans speculate may have been cut.

Kanoot's job is to host karaoke, as seen in the Season 1 episode *Cupid's Dagger*. In March 2018, just before filming of Season 2 began, actor Peter Macon was excited to tell fans that Bortus would sing in Season 2. That scene never came. (Bortus would later sing in Season 3 in *A Tale of Two Topas*.) It seems as though writers had planned a second round of karaoke where Bortus would sing, but that scene was axed after Garman's hasty departure.

## Deleted scenes of Yaphit

Actor Norm Macdonald passed away unexpectedly when production of Season 3 was still underway. Macdonald voiced the character of Yaphit. While Macdonald had already recorded his all of his lines for Season 3, writers had envisioned Yaphit's story to continue into a Season 4, were the show renewed.

After Macdonald passed, the door to Yaphit's storyline closed, and The Orville's editors began making post-production changes to Season 3 episodes. Actress Adrianne Palicki (Kelly Grayson) has confirmed that a number of scenes featuring Yaphit in Season 3 were deleted.

Due to the sensitive nature of Macdonald's passing, it is unlikely these scenes will ever be released to the public.

## Easter egg shots of the Bio-ship

According to visual effects supervisor Luke McDonald and digital effects supervisor Brandon Fayette, the Bio-ship from the episode *If the Stars Should Appear* looks exactly like the *Nostromo* from the movie *Alien* when seen from underneath or the back. However, in the episode itself, the Bio-ship can only be seen from the front and the top.

The Bio-ship's easter egg depiction as the Nostromo has never been revealed, perhaps due to copyright reasons.

## Series Bible

The Season 1 futurist, Taylor Faulkinberry, wrote a guidebook for all writers, directors, and crew to maintain consistency. The guidebook has been referred to as the show's "Bible." (Authorship of the Bible has been mistakenly attributed to science consultant and producer, André Bormanis, who later clarified did not produce such a document.)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Faulkinberry, Taylor. The Orville. www.myportfolio.com. Last accessed Oct. 10, 2020.
2. ↑ /u/markjacksonacts. "I’m Mark Jackson and I play AI badass Isaac on The Orville. Ask me questions!". Reddit. Feb. 4, 2019.
3. ↑ "Tom Costantino, Co-Producer". Quantum Drive. Sept. 10, 2019.
4. ↑ The Orville's Anne Winters Talks Charly's Heroic Act, Why a Scene With Her 'Love' Amanda Was Reshot. *Yahoo! Entertainment*. Aug. 2, 2022.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Garman, Ralph. THE RALPH REPORT for Wednesday, February 28, 2018. The Ralph Report. Feb. 28, 2018.
6. ↑ Surette, Tim. "The Orville: Everything We Know About Season 2". TVGuide. March 19, 2018.
7. ↑ THE ORVILLE PANEL (Adrianne Palicki, Peter Macon) – Terrificon 2022. Terrificon. Aug. 3, 2022.
8. ↑ "The Orville Fan Podcast w/ The Visual Effects Team". Planetary Union Network. May 23, 2018.
9. ↑ Bond, Jeff. *The World of the Orville*. Titan Books. 2018.
10. ↑ Unpublished. Interview with André Bormanis. March-April 2020.