About John Orquiola
John Orquiola is the head of Screen Rant's Star Trek Movies & TV coverage, a Senior Features staff writer, and Interviewer.
Author Details
John graduated from New York Fim Academy and began as a director’s assistant on various independent films. As a lover of film and film theory, John wrote humorous movie reviews on his blog, Back of the Head, which got him noticed by Screen Rant. John happily became the Star Trek guy at Screen Rant and he leads Feature coverage of the various Star Trek series.
Industry Focus
John began to parlay his Star Trek knowledge at Screen Rant upon the debut of Star Trek: Discovery in 2017. John spearheaded the growth of Star Trek into a core beat at Screen Rant, and he began interviewing Star Trek talent and creatives in 2020. In addition to leading Screen Rant's coverage of Star Trek movies and TV, John also attends in-person events like red carpet premieres and Star Trek Day.
Favorite Media
Beyond Star Trek, John has written about a wide range of his interests at Screen Rant including the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, James Bond, Rocky, Jack Ryan, and Cobra Kai. His other great nerdy love is British TV series like The Crown, Downton Abbey, Sanditon, and Killing Eve. A lifelong wrestling fan, John is especially proud of brokering a working relationship between Screen Rant and All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
John can be found on Twitter @BackoftheHead if you want to see photos of the food he eats.
Latest Articles
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11 Star Trek History Making Starfleet Academy Cadets
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Lane Pryce's death in Mad Men was a shocking tragedy but Lane taking his own life was actually teased with a sly joke in the season 5 premiere.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine killed off Jadzia Dax in season 6, the unfortunate result of backstage tensions between Terry Farrell and Paramount.
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Star Trek: Picard season 3's Frontier Day brought together the finest ships in Starfleet, and they're all together in this stunning VFX shot.
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Star Trek executive producer Rod Roddenberry talks about what his late mother, Majel Barrett, would have thought about the current Star Trek shows.
William Shatner’s Amazing, Rejected Star Trek Comeback Storyline Explained By Enterprise Showrunner
A William Shatner two-part Star Trek: Enterprise episode never happened, and showrunner Manny Coto explains the amazing storyline that could've been.
Star Trek: DS9 Was "Never Going To Go Into A Movie" Says Kira Actor
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended in 1999 after 7 seasons but didn't jump into feature films like The Next Generation. Here's why.
"Picard Maneuver" & Star Trek: TNG Uniform Change Explained By Patrick Stewart
Star Trek: The Next Generation changed uniforms in season 3 and it was at the behest of Patrick Stewart, as he explains in his memoir, "Making It So."
Roddenberry Was Right: Why Star Trek 6 Switched Saavik For Another Vulcan
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country created the treacherous Lt. Valeris after Gene Roddenberry objected to the plan to turn Saavik into a traitor.
Enterprise May Get "Love" In Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 If "Deals Work Out," Says Showrunner
Star Trek: Lower Decks showrunner Mike McMahan talks about his potential season 5 plans to spotlight Star Trek: Enterprise at NYCC.
Star Trek Debunks 4 Hilarious Conspiracy Theories (But Others Actually Happened)
Lt. Brad Boimler debunks a bunch of insane conspiracy theories in Star Trek: Lower Decks. Meanwhile, Starfleet has endured a few real conspiracies.
Why Ezri Replaced Jadzia As Dax Explained By Star Trek: DS9 Writer
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 7 replaced Jadzia Dax with Ezri Dax, and Ronald D. Moore details why they didn't create a new character instead.