John Orquiola
@backofthehead.bsky.social
Enthusiast. Star Trek 🖖 & TV Features Editor, Senior Writer & Interviewer at
Screen Rant.
Who am I to argue with the Captain of the Enterprise?
Screen Rant.
Who am I to argue with the Captain of the Enterprise?
What is Starfleet?
January 15, 2026 at 8:51 AM
What is Starfleet?
Boy, there's a lot of shit orbiting Earth in the 32nd century
January 15, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Boy, there's a lot of shit orbiting Earth in the 32nd century
I've had screeners for a month, but they didn't come with subtitles. Finally, I'm finding out how certain names are spelled and some dialogue and plot points are clearer.
January 15, 2026 at 5:39 AM
I've had screeners for a month, but they didn't come with subtitles. Finally, I'm finding out how certain names are spelled and some dialogue and plot points are clearer.
Captain Ake calls Admiral Charles Vance 'Charlie.'
He's Charlie Vance.
He's Charlie Vance.
January 15, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Captain Ake calls Admiral Charles Vance 'Charlie.'
He's Charlie Vance.
He's Charlie Vance.
Enjoy #StarTrek: #StarfleetAcademy! 🖖
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Enjoy #StarTrek: #StarfleetAcademy! 🖖
Flashback 2 years ago to my finding out @billwearsties.bsky.social loved my #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds article about La'an loving grapplers.
January 14, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Flashback 2 years ago to my finding out @billwearsties.bsky.social loved my #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds article about La'an loving grapplers.
#TellMeLies season 3 brings it. It's so luridly uncomfortable, but the cast is having so much fun and the writing is crackling good. Wrigley and Bree's scene in 301 when they were high on molly might be the show's cutest and funniest scene ever.
January 14, 2026 at 10:54 AM
#TellMeLies season 3 brings it. It's so luridly uncomfortable, but the cast is having so much fun and the writing is crackling good. Wrigley and Bree's scene in 301 when they were high on molly might be the show's cutest and funniest scene ever.
Always the best time of day to look out the window.
January 14, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Always the best time of day to look out the window.
Your dad, who went out to buy a pack of smokes when you were 7 and never came back, will return in Avengers: Doomsday
January 14, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Your dad, who went out to buy a pack of smokes when you were 7 and never came back, will return in Avengers: Doomsday
She had the right idea.
January 14, 2026 at 8:43 AM
She had the right idea.
Snoopy has kissed every girl Charlie Brown knows 😘
January 14, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Snoopy has kissed every girl Charlie Brown knows 😘
It was all business and good business on Virtual Trek Con's The Main Viewer tonight. Boy, did Ryan T. Husk, @malissalongo.bsky.social, The Matt Boardman, and I talk a lot of #StarTrek. 🖖
www.youtube.com/live/-9xHZnx...
www.youtube.com/live/-9xHZnx...
January 14, 2026 at 4:17 AM
It was all business and good business on Virtual Trek Con's The Main Viewer tonight. Boy, did Ryan T. Husk, @malissalongo.bsky.social, The Matt Boardman, and I talk a lot of #StarTrek. 🖖
www.youtube.com/live/-9xHZnx...
www.youtube.com/live/-9xHZnx...
I love this joke.
January 13, 2026 at 11:35 AM
I love this joke.
I'll be back co-hosting Virtual Trek Con's The Main Viewer with Ryan T. Husk, @malissalongo.bsky.social and The Matt Boardman on Tuesday night.
January 13, 2026 at 7:16 AM
I'll be back co-hosting Virtual Trek Con's The Main Viewer with Ryan T. Husk, @malissalongo.bsky.social and The Matt Boardman on Tuesday night.
#StarTrek: #StarfleetAcademy ending explainers for 101 and 102 written and scheduled. Feature coverage plan for cool Easter eggs and talking points set and I'll write the rest of the week. I'm a good cadet (nerd). 🖖
January 13, 2026 at 6:04 AM
#StarTrek: #StarfleetAcademy ending explainers for 101 and 102 written and scheduled. Feature coverage plan for cool Easter eggs and talking points set and I'll write the rest of the week. I'm a good cadet (nerd). 🖖
I was just thinking how canonically, the first female starship Captain was Erika Hernandez. She immediately followed Archer with the NX-02 Columbia. And Captain number one got it on with Captain number two.
January 13, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I was just thinking how canonically, the first female starship Captain was Erika Hernandez. She immediately followed Archer with the NX-02 Columbia. And Captain number one got it on with Captain number two.
About last night.
January 13, 2026 at 12:36 AM
About last night.
Star Trek: Lower Decks
January 12, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Thank you @thetransporterroom.net! Filmed in early December last year. What what a great time with Chris and Allyson getting to tell some of my #StarTrek stories. There were a few technical difficulties on my end, but Chris called in Scotty and made it work. 🖖
youtu.be/i-N3adZVmqI?...
youtu.be/i-N3adZVmqI?...
January 11, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Thank you @thetransporterroom.net! Filmed in early December last year. What what a great time with Chris and Allyson getting to tell some of my #StarTrek stories. There were a few technical difficulties on my end, but Chris called in Scotty and made it work. 🖖
youtu.be/i-N3adZVmqI?...
youtu.be/i-N3adZVmqI?...
I can promise you that you're going to have a lot of fun doing what you do with Starfleet Academy. 🖖
January 11, 2026 at 12:57 PM
I can promise you that you're going to have a lot of fun doing what you do with Starfleet Academy. 🖖
Your Sunday night hasn't happened yet. Hope it looks like this.
January 11, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Your Sunday night hasn't happened yet. Hope it looks like this.
Two Captains, One Destiny
January 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Two Captains, One Destiny