It really is. The first few episodes were shaky as they were trying to decide whether it was Family Guy in space or TNG with more humor, but fortunately they chose the latter.

Also enjoying Strange New Worlds which takes itself much less seriously than Discovery and Picard.

I'm also liking strange new worlds, although the latest episode was really boring.

The Orville is inconsistent and often unpleasant.

I'm a fan. Discovery is consistently unpleasant.

Just like TNG, sometimes it was brilliant, and sometimes it wasn't. That's the risk with actual creativity instead of fistfights and non-stop action. Discovery looks good, but very thin on the meat.