My wife and I watched it earlier this week.
It has potential, somethings didn't work that DO work well in his animated series (like the window washer/repair interruption).

My wife and I agree, that most of the negative reviews seem to be because people didn't get it. That they were expecting the absurdity of the Family Guy and American Dad, but in live action.
That is not Orville.

The special effects were well done, better than some movies in my wife's opinion.

But since it is FOX, don't expect more than 10 episodes.

Phantom
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." - Sherlock Holmes