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Leighton Meester

**Leighton Meester** is an actor who portrays Laura Huggins in *The Orville.*

## Background

Leighton Meester is best known for her role as Blair Waldorf in *Gossip Girl*, in which Jessica Szohr also starred as Vanessa Abrams.

## The Orville

Meester joined The Orville in Season 2 for the episode *Lasting Impressions* as Laura Huggins, which reunited Meester with Szohr. Her old co-star was elated:

> *I found out that [Meester] was coming on, I was so excited I feel like I teared up. Because her and I had always so much fun working together. ... She’s someone with whom I have always kept in contact. I don’t get to see her as often, our schedules are very busy and she’s a mom on top of that, and I’ve been in and out of L.A., but I was super pumped to work with her on set again and play with her on set. She’s rad and her episode is incredible.*
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## References

1. ↑ Heilbronn, Leora. "INTERVIEW: THE ORVILLE’S JESSICA SZOHR". *Brief Take*. March 21, 2019.
Cherry Chevapravatdumrong

## External Links

Wikipedia

**Cherry Chevapravatdumrong** is a co-executive producer and writer on *The Orville*, writing the episodes *Firestorm*, *Home*, *Sanctuary* and *Mortality Paradox*.

## Background

Chevapravatdumrong studied psychology at Yale University and later earned a JD from New York University Law School. After matriculation, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue writing.

Chevapravatdumrong got her start as a writer's assistant on *Listen Up*, before transitioning to *Family Guy* as a writer and later as an executive producer.

Chevapravatdumrong also serves a co-executive producer on *Resident Alien*, a comedy/sci-fi series airing on Syfy, beginning with its second season.

## The Orville

Chevapravatdumrong eventually became a co-executive producer on *The Orville* and later helped write episode ten of Season 1 *Firestorm*, followed by several more episodes.

## Trivia

* In *Digressions, Pt. 2*, Ed Mercer mentions that he lost a bid for a promotion to an officer named "Cheva." Fans consider this likely to be a reference to Chevapravatdumrong.
Navarian

Aides to the Navarian ambassador.

The **Navarians** were a humanoid species neighboring Planetary Union space, famous for their protracted dispute with the Bruidians for control over the planet Lopovius known as the Navarian-Bruidian conflict. Both Navarians and Bruidians descended from a common ancestor species of Lopovius.

## Biology

Navarians were about the same height as adult humans, entirely hairless, with long, bony horns encompassing their heads. They lacked eyebrows or lashes. Navarian skin was light purple, rough, and coarse.

## Culture

The Navarians were "slender, reserved, and a little sarcastic," but also subtle and intelligent. They spoke a language that was similar to the Bruidians, which reflected their common origin.

Their hatred of the Bruidians was infamous, and they could be at once both terrible and menacing to the Bruidians while gracious and kind to other species.

At least one Navarian vessel was identified, the Navarian cruiser. A second vessel was a Navarian warship used in battle with the Bruidians.

They enjoyed meals of Cavellian spiceroot.

## History

   Around 27,581 BCE, a technologically primitive species lived on Lopovius. Over time, the species evolved into both the Navarians and the Bruidians.

Thousands of years later, both species had forgotten their common ancestry and laid claim to the planet. The dispute led to an intense military conflict for control.

In mid-2419, archaeologists discovered an ancient birthing bucket recovered from the planet's original inhabitants. If genetic material could be found on the bucket and tested, Bruidian and Navarian governments agreed that a genetic match with the modern species would establish rightful domain over Lopovius.

Analysis was conducted by the Planetary Union in early 2420, which served as a neutral third party, and observed by ambassadors and their staffs from both sides. Study of the bucket took one week, and in that time, peace nearly gave way to violence when both ambassadors suspected the Union of secretly aiding the other and summoned their respective fleets.

Hostilities were averted when Nurse Henry Park of the USS *Orville* successfully synthesized an artificial version of Retepsian sex pheromones and planted it on the ambassadors. Each ambassador fell in love with the other, and a temporary peace was called. Shortly thereafter, studies revealed that the bucket's manufacturers were the common ancestor to both Navarians and Bruidians.

## Trivia

* Navarian cuisine was sold in Outpost 73 in 2421.
* The Navarians once had a mining outpost on Situla 4. After mining the planet dry, the Navarians abandoned it.

## Appearances

* Episode 1x09: *Cupid's Dagger*
* Episode 3x07: *From Unknown Graves (mentioned only)*
* *Artifacts, Pt. 1 (mentioned only)*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Episode 1x09: Cupid's Dagger
2. ↑ Brandon Fayette in *The World of the Orville* by Jeff Bond. Titan Books. 2018. Pg. 152.
3. ↑ Artifacts, Pt. 1
4. ↑ From Unknown Graves
Krill soldier

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A **Krill soldier** is the lowest ranking member of the Krill military. They run the daily operations of Krill destroyers, enforce the orders of captains, or are sent in teams on military engagements.

## History

### Old Wounds

Krill soldiers storm the Epsilon Science Station on the planet Epsilon 2 in search of a device that can accelerate the passage of time.

### Krill

Aboard the Krill destroyer *Yakar*, soldiers operate the ship's machinery and equipment, guard rooms or people, and carry out the orders of their captain, Haros.

## Portrayed by

The name *Krill Soldier* is a common credited title for Krill soldiers in the show *The Orville* with non-speaking roles. While many Krill soldiers are seen throughout the show, currently three soldiers have been identified with actors.

### Old Wounds

* Dylan Kenin: Kenin later portrays Captain Haros the battle cruiser *Yakar*.

### Krill

* Tim Neff
* Alina Andrei
Regor 2

**Regor 2** is the home planet of the Regorians located in the Gamma Velorum system.

## Description

Regor 2 is the second of seven planets orbiting a star.

The planet is mostly ocean.

The native species are Regorians, a humanoid people less developed than the Planetary Union. They have a single nation and government, and have developed, bustling cities, satellite networks, and astronomical arrays.

## Constellations

Regorians maintain a large satellite network in orbit around the planet solely to chart the position of stars in the sky for the purposes of their astrological calendar. The following constellations are visible in the night sky of Regor 2:

* Giliac
* Wasanda - The "future leaders" of the planet. Their "paths will be bathed with glory," and they will be "richly rewarded" for their contributions.
* Panaji
* Corobahn
* Valeigh

## Production

In the real world, Gamma Velorum, also known as Regor, is a quadruple star system in the constellation Vela. It is located 1,096 light years from Earth, a distance which the Orville's quantum drive would cross in just short of 110 hours, over four and a half days.

The name Regor ("Roger" spelled in reverse) was invented as a practical joke by the Apollo 1 astronaut Gus Grissom for his fellow astronaut Roger Chaffee.

## Appearances

* *Episode 2x05: All the World is Birthday Cake*

## References

1. ↑ First Prefect. Episode 2x05: All the World is Birthday Cake
Lurenek

> *Take a look around you, friend. You're in a Calivon zoo.*— Lurenek
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**Lurenek** is a captured Dakeeli currently held as an exhibit by the Calivon within their zoo. By his own recollection, by October, 2419, he had been imprisoned for eight months.

## History

Main article: Command Performance
After Captain Ed Mercer and Commander Kelly Grayson find themselves confused about where they ended up, Lurenek explains that they are the newest additions to the Calivon Zoo.

The two USS *Orville* crewmembers become agitated and determined to escape, but Lurenek advises them not to waste their time: he has been trapped for months and Ock'or for over thirty years.

## Production

In the original script, Lurenek was unnamed and described simply as a spiny-skinned alien. Lurenek has no identified species. Actor Brett Rickaby cites Steve Buscemi as his inspiration to act as Lurenek.

## Trivia

* According to Rickaby who portrays Lurenek, he envisions that Lurenek has a "seedy" background that gives Lurenek a snide attitude and that he enjoys teasing new additions to the zoo.
* Lurenek's costume was exhibited at the FIDM Museum's gallery of television costume design from August 21 to October 6, 2018.
* Lurenek's species are confirmed to be members of the Planetary Union in *Sanctuary*, which features two delegates from his race on the Planetary Union Council.

## References

1. ↑ Command Performance
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The Orville Fan Podcast w/ Brett Rickaby (03)". *Planetary Union Podcast*. Online. Sept. 24, 2017. Last accessed Dec. 14, 2017.
3. ↑ Current Exhibitions. FIDM. Last accessed Aug. 23, 2018.
Security Level

Security Officers are in charge of the safety of the ship's personnel and guests, and oversee the Brig. The section's insignia is wings over a shield and its uniform color is red.

## Space Travel Manual

*Intergalactic exploration doesn't come without making a few enemies. Security Officers protect The Orville against its intergalactic foes, such as the dreaded Krill.*
## Personnel

### Chiefs of Security

* Alara Kitan: Former Chief of Security of the Exploratory-class USS *Orville*, joined in September 2419. Currently on indefinite leave to her homeworld of Xelaya as of late 2420.
* Tharl: Served as interim Chief of Security aboard the *Orville* in light of the departure of Alara Kitan.
* Talla Keyali: Current Chief of Security of the *Orville*, joined in late 2420.

Alara KitanTharlTalla Keyali
### Lieutenants

* Unidentified human male security officer.

### Ensigns

* Bortus: In 2422, then Lieutenant Commander Bortus was briefly reduced back to Ensign as part of a deception for the Janisi.
* Unnamed human male: Serves in the Shuttle Bay aboard the *Orville*.
* Unnamed human male: Serves as acting Chief of Security in Lieutenant Alara Kitan's absence.

Bortus
## Production

### Emblem

Security logo concept.Security emblem sketch.
## References

1. ↑ Space Travel Manual
2. ↑ *Episode 1x01: Old Wounds*
3. ↑ *Episode 2x03: Home*
4. ↑ *Episode 2x03: Home*
5. ↑ *Episode 2x04: Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes*
6. ↑ *Episode 2x05: All the World is Birthday Cake*
7. ↑ *Episode 2x01: Ja'loja*
8. ↑ *Episode 3x07: From Unknown Graves*
9. ↑ *Episode 1x02: Command Performance*
10. ↑ *Episode 1x04: If the Stars Should Appear*
Season 1 DVD

***The Orville: Season 1*** is the official DVD release of episodes of *The Orville*'s first season and special features. It was released on October 8, 2018 in the United Kingdom, and on December 11 in the United States.

While 20th Century Fox accepted pre-orders of The Orville as early as September 27, 2017, a DVD release of Season 1 was not officially announced until twelve months later.

The release is followed by the *The Orville: Season 2*.

## Release

For the first year of the show, a DVD release of Season 1 was only speculative. Fox had affirmed a future release since September 2017 through Amazon, but declined to provide further details nearly a year. In August, publication companies tentatively stated that a release was slated for October 10, 2018, but this was delayed.

Finally, on September 22, Fox officially revealed that the first season would be released on DVD on October 8 in the United Kingdom and December 11 in the United States in time for the holiday season.

## Content

The Season 1 DVD set has four discs containing all twelve episodes of the season. The discs includes old promotional videos created by Fox and released on YouTube before Season 1 concluded.

* The Orville at PaleyFest 2018
* Inside Look
* Directed By
* The First Six Missions
* Designing the Future
* The Orville Takes Flight
* The Science of The Orville: Quantum Drive
* The Science of The Orville: Alien Life
* Crafting Aliens

## See also

* Season 1
* Season 2 DVD
* *The World of the Orville*
* 2017 press kits
* 2018 promotional items

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Orville: Season 1 (2017). *DVD365.net*. Aug. 27, 2018.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cranswick, Amie. "Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville: The Complete First Season DVD details announced". *Flickering Myth*. Sept. 22, 2018.
Joseph Porro

## External Links

> *Joseph is the most out-of-the-box guy ever.*— Howard Berger
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**Joseph Porro** is a costume designer and artist who helped draw multiple costumes and characters used in The Orville.

## Background

Joseph Porro has been working in the entertainment industry as a costume designer for over twenty years. Working on infamous projects such as *Super Mario Bros.*, *Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie*, *Godzilla*, *Stuart Little*, and the television *Ghost Whisperer*.

## The Orville

Porro described his work methodology: "The way to do it is the way you approach a period show, but you ask, ‘What’s the planet? What’s the planet surface like? What is this alien culture like?’ It’s nonstop sketches.'"

He finds more unusual costumes easier to design, while the Planetary Union's uniforms are very difficult and subject to constant revisions between seasons.

For Union uniforms, Porro recalled: "I came in saying, 'If I was 14 years old, what would be the coolest uniforms I could wear?' I was doing lots of unusual cuts that no one's ever seen before and [MacFarlane] had to talk me back into a much more simpler design."

## Trivia

* Both he and makeup artist Howard Berger got their first job on the same show: *Neon Maniacs*.

## See also

* *The World of the Orville*, pages 33, 51, 90, 137, 147, 155, 159

* Joseph Porro Official Website

## References

1. ↑ [[1]]
2. ↑ Wyckoff, Anna. "The Orville". Costume Designers Guild. Oct. 10, 2017.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Seth MacFarlane and behind-the-scenes creative team: "The Orville" | Talks at Google". *Talks at Google*. Nov. 16, 2017.
4. ↑ Bond, Jeff. *The World of the Orville*. Titan Books. 2018. Pg. 33.
USS Bohr

The Bohr in orbit of Alibar.

The **USS *Bohr* (SCV-119)** was a *Science*-class vessel of the Planetary Union. In 2400, its commanding officer was an unidentified human male captain.

## History

In 2400, Ensigns Ed Mercer, Gordon Malloy, and Ycil served aboard the *Bohr* in the Engineering Level, performing tasks such as routine shuttle maintenance on SCV-119-1. In December, the planet Alibar chose to leave the Planetary Union. As a result, Ycil resigned from Union service and returned home.

## Trivia

* The Bohr is named after physicist Niels Bohr.
Translator

A **translator** was a technology used to decipher and interpret alien languages into the native language of the user. There were probably two types of translators: The first kind was probably an implant hidden in the body to render sounds, while the second was a comscanner program to read alien writing.

## Description

The translator was a physical device used to automatically render an alien language into one's own. Occasionally, the translator would not render speech, such as ritualistic speech used in Krill services and during a Moclan ja'loja. While the device often translated speech immediately, even during first contact, that was not always the case. For example, early in the Battle of Earth, the translator did not process Krillain conversations. The translator seems unable to process communications between Kaylons.

The translator was probably an artificial implant. When Doctor Claire Finn taken by Drogen on a habitable moon, Drogen told her she was safe. Claire sarcastically replied that her translator must have broke because "safe" meant something else in her language, implying that she had her translator on her (despite having lost everything in a shuttle crash) and that the translator was a physical object.

Comscanners also came equipped with translators to read foreign-language text.

## Trivia

* The translator has not been shown on screen.
* Curiously, some alien languages are not rendered by the translator - at least not on screen. Examples include the languages of the Benzians, Unk's species, and Brosk's species.

## Appearances

* Episode 1x08: Into the Fold
* Episode 2.5x02: Launch Day, Pt. 2

## Notes

1. ↑ For example, the translator immediately translates the language of the Jahavus Dorahl's species with no background information. Episode 1x04: If the Stars Should Appear

## References

1. ↑ Episode 1x06: Krill
2. ↑ Episode 2x01: Ja'loja
3. ↑ Episode 1x01: Old Wounds
4. ↑ Episode 2x09: Identity, Pt. 2
5. ↑ Episode 1x08: Into the Fold
6. ↑ Episode 2.5x02: Launch Day, Pt. 2
Publicity Officer

**Publicity Officers** are individuals who give legal aid to those who receive over one million downvotes on Sargus 4, thus making their behavior a "crime against the State."

## Description

If a Sargun receives over one million downvotes on their Vote Badge, they are taken into custody by the Department of Corrections, where the suspect is assigned a Publicity Officer to help with their apology tour. Similar to that of Lawyers on 21st century Earth, If the Officer fails to successfully gain the client more upvotes within the duration of Apology tour, their reputation is diminished in varying results.

## History

### Majority Rule

After John LaMarr is arrested he is assigned Willks as his Publicity Officer. LaMarr not being a native Sargun, has him explain the process to him before they proceed to go on their Apology tour with Commander Grayson.

Willks first course of action is to book LaMarr an interview on *The Chat* which goes terribly, resulting in him gaining more downvotes due to his lack of knowledge and Sargun culture, in particular Mella Giffendon.

## References

1. ↑ Willks to John LaMarr. Episode 1x07: Majority Rule.
Kemka

**Kemka** was a Reformer of a bio-ship and a member of Jahavus Dorahl's species. After the overthrow of Hamelac from power, Kemka assumed command of the vessel on its journey to colonize a new world.

## Life

Kemka was leader of a group of Reformers, dissidents who rejected their society's religion, theocratic dictatorship, and belief that the ecosystem was all that existed.

A fellow Reformer, Tomilin, introduced Captain Ed Mercer, Isaac, and Doctor Claire Finn to Kemka and others. The group shared a meal, and Kemka divulged that he believed there was more to the "known world" than what they saw, and he wished to overthrow their current leader Hamelac, who persecuted them as heretics.

Kemka and Tomilin dressed Ed, Claire, and Chief of Security Alara Kitan in head spots and clothes and stormed the main building where a captive Kelly Grayson was being interrogated. Ed stunned Hamelac with a PM-44. With the repressive government now toppled, Kemka showed the officers a door they had discovered leading to the bio-ship's bridge.

Arrangements were soon made for the Planetary Union to assist the bio-ship people, and Kemka is presumed to have become their leader.

## Appearances

* *Episode 1x04: If the Stars Should Appear*
Sargun

Lysella, a Sargun coffee barista.

**Sarguns** (also **Sargans**) were a humanoid species native to the planet Sargus 4. Their culture relied heavily on direct democracy and majority votes from their population.

## History

Sarguns were divided into at least two major ethnic groups: an unnamed majority group and a Kelvic minority.

Many years before 2419, "frontier hero" Mella Giffendon committed several courageous acts - one of which was to lead an entire settlement of pioneers - and passed into legend among the Sarguns.

By the 25th century, Sarguns developed a society based on pure democracy. Every citizen was required by law to wear a Vote Badge, which maintained a record of cumulative *upvotes* and *downvotes*. Sarguns openly discriminated against others if they possessed too many downvotes. Those with over one million downvotes could be incarcerated and forced to undergo an apology tour; those with ten million or more were "Socially Corrected."

As this system continued, residents of the planet became increasingly paranoid as seemingly even the smallest slights could result in someone being Socially Corrected.

## Biology

Sarguns are humanoid and look physically identical to humans, Kandarians and the Nyxians.

## Technology

Technology was at the level of development of 21st century Earth and primitive compared to the Planetary Union. Sarguns maintained a Master Feed, which enabled people to cast votes, watch television, and communicate live.

## Notable Sarguns

* Carris, Hoshel and Semmla - Hosts of the television show *The Chat*
* Lysella - A barista and the only Sargun to learn of the USS *Orville*and the truth behind John LaMarr, Tom, and Lewis.
* Mella Giffendon - A historic figure and frontier leader
* Willks - Publicity Officer

## Appearances

* Episode 1x07: Majority Rule
* Episode 3x10: Future Unknown
The Orville Season 2.5: Digressions

***The Orville Season 2.5: Digressions*** is a book released by Dark Horse Books, a subsidiary of Dark Horse Comics, which amassed issues five through eight of Season 2.5 into a single volume. The book was released as a paperback with 96 pages on March 29, 2022.

The book followed *The Orville Season 2.5: Launch Day*.
Joel Swetow

**Joel Swetow** is an American actor who portrayed a Krill captain in the pilot episode *Old Wounds*.

## Background

Joel Swetow began his acting career in 1989 as a cabbie in *See No Evil, Hear No Evil*. He previously acted and voice acted in several titles of the Star Trek franchise, including as Gul Jasad in *Deep Space Nine*, as Yog in *The Next Generation*, and as Ambassador Thoris in *Enterprise*.

## The Orville

Swetow joined The Orville as "Krill Captain" (according to the credits), the commander of a Krill destroyer attempting to steal a quantum accelerator from the Planetary Union.
Plasma Rifle

The **Plasma Rifle** (or **Krill assault weapon**) is a two-handed energy gun used by Krill soldiers. The weapon fires packets of concentrated plasma and comes equipped with a bayonet for close-quarters combat.

## Description

Schematics are published in the book *The World of the Orville*. The rifle's handle houses the Matter Power Pack which serves as the material to be converted into plasma. The roof of the handle has a Power Level Indicator. Power levels are indicated not by number but by colors: blue, purple, and red.

Sides of the rifles hold heat sinks and a refractor. Much of the middle of the gun is the Matter Converter, which takes the material from the Power Pack and changes it into plasma. The rifle center houses the Plasma Emitter Barrel; three prong-like wings are Focus Array Arms to direct the blast of plasma. Each arm contains a heat port as well.

## History

A Krill raiding party strikes the Epsilon Science Station on Epsilon 2 armed with plasma rifles.

When a Krill destroyer is attacked and boarded by the Chak'tal, the Krill warriors use plasma rifles to engage the invaders in a battle they appear to lose.

## Production

The rifle was designed by property master Bryan Rodgers. After creating the Planetary Union's PM-44, Rodgers started creating a Krill "pistol," which was eventually elongated and turned into the Plasma Rifle. Rodgers installed large tappers in the triggers of the rifles to make the sensation of pulling its trigger dramatic. The rifle took roughly six weeks to make from drafting designs to completed construction.

Rodgers recalls:

> *This was a complicated weapon to execute.  It took about seventy hours of printing the various components. The internals consist of not only LED's for the length the the body and the plasma focus arrays but a powered tap piston synched to the barrel flash to indicated firing.*
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## Appearances

* *Episode 1x01: Old Wounds*
* *Episode 1x06: Krill*
* *Episode 1x11: New Dimensions*
* *Episode 2x04: Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes*
* *Episode 2x09: Identity, Pt. 2*

## References

1. ↑ *Episode 1x01: Old Wounds*
2. ↑ *Episode 2x04: Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes*
3. ↑ "The Orville Fan Podcast w/ Bryan Rodgers (23)". Planetary Union Network. Dec. 6, 2018.
4. ↑ @BryanRodgerssoa. "This was a complicated weapon to execute.  It took about seventy hours of printing the various components. The internals consist of not only LED's for the length the the body and the plasma focus arrays but a powered tap piston synched to the barrel flash to indicated firing.". Twitter. March 29, 2019.
Sherman

Doctor **Sherman** was a human historian and civilian member of the Planetary Union in the early 25th century.

## History

In April 2421, Doctor Sherman transported the Saratoga Springs time capsule from where it had been exhumed in an archeological dig "just north of Albany" in New York, Earth to the Delta Pavonis Museum. He found the discovery "thrilling."

Sherman showed off the capsule's contents to the senior officers of the USS *Orville*while they escorted him to Delta Pavonis, inadvertently introducing Second Officer Bortus to cigarettes and Helmsman Gordon Malloy to Laura Huggins.

## Production

Sherman is a special guest appearance by Tim Russ. Russ recalled that he got the role thanks to his longrunning character of Tuvok on the show *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 **Sherman**. Episode 2x11: Lasting Impressions
2. ↑ Pascale, Anthony. "Interview: Tim Russ On the Zen Of Tuvok And Looking Back At ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ With Pride". *TrekMovie*. June 24, 2020.
Rico E. Anderson

**Rico E. Anderson** is an American actor who played Moclan Doctor in the episode *About a Girl*, the doctor who presents Topa to his parents after sex reassignment.

## Background

Anderson was born in Seaside, California in 1968. He began acting as early as third grade and, as an adult, moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting professionally. He acted in the 2009 film *Star Trek*, as Boras in the series *Star Trek: Renegades* and as Ambassador Salak in *Star Trek: Horizon*.

## The Orville

Anderson says that he was happy to be a part of a science fiction television show. "It was a cool, awesome experience [because] it is a wonderful homage to *Star Trek*, and the storylines it executes, and the people behind the scenes [like] Seth MacFarlane and Brannon Braga."

Anderson said that it took about 3-4 hours to apply the costume and make-up of the Moclan doctor.

MacFarlane gave Anderson notes on how to portray the character. Originally, Anderson auditioned as the doctor in a serious demeanor, but during filming Anderson said he wanted to "mix things up a little" and spoke his line 'We are pleased to introduce to you your son' in a "jovial" way. MacFarlane stopped shooting, said "That was good. I like what you did the first time you did it. The Moclans are a stoic race; they don't really show emotions or happiness. But I like what you did." Anderson later reflected that the mistake "was his lesson in what Moclans are like. ... But maybe it will go up on the blooper reel."

### Season 2

Fans speculated Anderson would return in Season 2, especially after his surprise appearance at the Paley Center in March 2018. Anderson expressed his desire to return. "I hope they bring the Moclan doctor back," he said in a November 2018 interview with the Planetary Union Network. "But if not, I was in prosthetic so they can bring me back as someone else as well." Ultimately, Anderson did not return to *The Orville* for the second season.

## Trivia

* His favorite episode is *Majority Rule* for its criticism of society and social media.
* His scene was filmed on a Saturday.
* He playfully calls his character the "Moc Doc," a nickname he picked up from a fan.

## External links

* Interview with the Planetary Union Network
* Interview with *On the Mic with Tim Drake*
* Interview with Sidewalks Entertainment
* Interview with Egotastic FunTime

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "The Orville Fan Podcast w/ Rico E. Anderson". Planetary Union Network*.* Nov. 29, 2018.
2. ↑ "Interview: Rico E Anderson (2018)". Sidewalks Entertainment. 2018.
3. ↑ "Episode123 - LIVE from the Paley Fest Blue Carpet feat. The Orville & Mom casts". *On the Mic with Tim Drake*. March 23, 2018.
Reformers

The **Reformers** were a group of dissidents residing within the Bio-ship, united by the belief that the religion of *Dorahl* does not explain their vessel they live on. The leader of the Reformers was Kemka. The group is presumed to be disbanded after dissolution of Hamelac's government.

## History

Reformers point to structures within the ship that did not comport to the "word of Dorahl," a religious belief that the ecosystem of the ship constituted the whole of the universe. Specifically, the existence of doors leading to the shell of the bioship indicated that there was a world beyond the ecosystem.

As Reformers represented an existential threat to the theocratic government led by Hamelac, they were brutally tortured or killed if discovered, and Reformers met only in secret in a member's farmhouse. Charges against any Reformer was blasphemy against the word of Dorahl.

After the USS *Orville* revealed the bioship to the people and exposed Hamelac's government, the Reformers were trained by the Planetary Union to command and fly their own ship and to colonize a new planet.

### Overthrow of Hamelac

An away team from the Orville meets Tomilin, a young Reformer, who introduces the team to the others. The Reformers agree to disguise the team and storm Hamelac's government in search of Commander Kelly Grayson, who was captured under suspicion of being a Reformer herself.

From outside Hamelac's capital building, Grayson witnesses an angry mob beat a Reformer to death for blasphemy.

The Orville takes select members of the Reformers to the bridge of their bioship and explains that their ship is drifting in space. The Orville arranges for the Planetary Union to train all people of the bioship.

### Known members

* **Kemka** - Leader of the Reformers
* **Tomilin** - A youthful member who guides the Orville crew to them
* **Leiken** - Told by Kemka to bring food during the meeting between Reformers and the Orville

## Appearances

* *Episode 1x04: If the Stars Should Appear*
Regorian PDW

**Regorian PDWs** are a weapon of choice used by the inhabitants of Regor 2. The weapon serves their military alongside their Service Pistol.

## **Description**

The PDW is an extremely compact weapon, utilizing conventional ammunition which compared to the weapons used by the Planetary Union, are rather primitive, yet still effective. It consists of a top loading magazine of 50 rounds in each magazine. It consists of a black and gray color, as well as comes with the option of either standard sights or an telescopic sight. The weapon ejects spent cases from the handle, giving it ambidextrous usage. It is a select fire weapon and capable of firing both semi-automatic, as well as full automatic fire.

## **History**

The PDW is seen in the hands of several soldiers serving the Regorian military. A soldier wielded one when Talla Keyali lifted a Regorian doctor up onto the wall by his throat. Several soldiers in the giliac prison camp were also wielding them as well. The weapons were even seen in the hands of Kelly Grayson and Bortus in their attempt to escape the camp, however several guards with them surrounded the 2.

## **Appearances**

* *Episode 2x05: All the World is Birthday Cake*

## **Trivia**

* The main basis for the weapon of Regorian soldiers is the FN P90, which is a 5.7mm submachine gun or PDW (Personal Defense Weapon).
	+ Some of the props in place of the PDW, such as the one wielded by the soldier who pointed it at Lt. Keyali was an airsoft variant of the weapon.
Scott Powell

## External Links

**Scott Powell** is an editor on *The Orville*.

## Background

Powell worked on *24* with Jon Cassar, who joined The Orville as director.

## The Orville

For Season 1, Powell worked on six episodes: *Command Performance**, Krill, Cupid's Dagger, Firestorm, New Dimensions*, and *Mad Idolatry*. For five of those, Powell worked with his assistant editor Bart Rachmil. He comments that he enjoys working on post-production on location at Fox's studios: "We aren’t all by ourselves out at a post facility somewhere. Everyone really feels part of a team, and that face-to-face communication is invaluable."

After Fox and MacFarlane transitioned The Orville to a JAZ Pod commercial structure for Season 2, where only two commercial breaks run in premium positions, the show gained five minutes overall of airtime. Powell was relieved. "We are not making all our decisions based on a clock. That has been very helpful. When you are working on three episodes, all between nine and 12 minutes too long, they can be very hard to cut down because the story is so tight. So getting four-and-a-half extra minutes was great news for us. It’s been liberating."

## External links

* Planetary Union Network - Episode #17
* "Space Farce" - Group interview with *CineMontage*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Goldman, Michael. "Space Farce : The Exploratory Workflow of ‘The Orville’". CineMontage. Aug. 17, 2018.
Korick

**Korick** was a Moclan from Moclus. He was the husband of Toren and a father to Mersa. In 2421, Toren and Korick delivered their daughter to a secret colony for Moclan females known as "The Sanctuary," unintentionally igniting a political firestorm within the Planetary Union Council.

## Life

Korick mated Toren in 2412. In early 2421, they hatched a daughter Mersa. To protect Mersa from Moclus' forcible sex reassignment surgery, the two made contact with a clandestine network of ships that offered Mersa a life on a colony planet hidden within a nebula.

Toren, as an engineer in the Moclan Fleet, accepted a fake research assignment with a Moclan vessel in the Nekkar system (in fact one of the network's ships). To get to the network ship, the three would have to travel with the USS *Orville*. They put Mersa into a stasis chamber for the journey.

While aboard the Orville, Toren tapped into the ship's power to run Mersa's chamber. Second Officer Bortus caught the two with the daughter, and Korick lied and said their destination was Retepsia, where the government had promised them asylum. Bortus agreed to hide their secret from the captain.

The trio joined the network's ship, which took them to The Sanctuary.

Their secret was later discovered when Bortus' son Topa divulged Mersa to Captain Ed Mercer. Toren, Korick, and Mersa were in a colony village when the Orville visited The Sanctuary shortly thereafter.
The Chat

> *Government by American Idol.*— Gordon Malloy, on how shows like the *The Chat* decide the future of Sargus 4
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***The Chat*** is a live television show on Sargus 4, hosted by Hoshel, Carris, and Semmla. The show is similar to talk shows on 20th century Earth: a panel of hosts interview subjects with informal conversation. Unlike Earth, however, the show hosts *apology tour* subjects.

## History

In the winter of 2420, the trio interview Lieutenant John LaMarr who is on an apology tour of his own. The hosts introduce LaMarr by reading a series of negative Master Feed comments toward LaMarr; when he enters the stage, Carris quickly downvotes him. "Good girl," affirms Semmla.

LaMarr apologizes for his crime, simulating a suggestive dance on a statue of Mella Giffendon, but the hosts dismiss his apology as insincere. He claims to have donated to the "Mella Giffendon Foundation for Jacked-up Kids," which the hosts correct as the Mella Giffendon Foundation for Disadvantaged Children. Hoshel demands to know exactly how much money he donated but LaMarr is unable to answer, being unfamiliar with their currency. Finally, LaMarr is quizzed about the person of Giffendon, whose statue LaMarr denegrated, but he cannot answer.

Carris is disgusted by LaMarr and hastily concludes the interview portion of the show, designating the remainder of the segment to voting.

## Production

The logo of The Chat that appears on the show's set was designed by graphic designer Michelle Peters.

## Mistakes

* A member of the audience can be seen wearing their vote badge upside-down.

## References

1. ↑ Majority Rule
2. ↑ The Orville - Season 1 & 2. Michelle Peters. Last accessed May 18, 2019.
Ted Danson

**Ted Danson** is an actor who portrayed Admiral Perry in *The Orville*. He appeared in "All the World is Birthday Cake," "Blood of Patriots," "Gently Falling Rain", "Twice in a Lifetime" and "Domino."

Ted Danson is perhaps most well-known for his breakthrough role as Sam Malone on the long-running sitcom *Cheers*. He is also known for his roles as Dr. John Becker on *Becker* and as D.B. Russell in two incarnations of the *CSI* franchise.

## The Orville

On May 19, 2021, director Jon Cassar revealed that Danson would return to The Orville for Season 3, and that the production team had to jockey filming schedules with the actor because Danson was now part of a different television show.

## External links

* Ted Danson on Wikipedia
* Ted Danson on IMDb

## References

1. ↑ Jon Cassar Beams In To Chat The Orville's Third Season. Trekzone. May 19, 2021.
Ron Canada

**Ron Canada** is an American actor who portrays Admiral Tucker in The Orville.

## The Orville

On August 4, 2018, the website *TrekMovie* reported that Jonathan Frakes revealed that Canada would return to the show for Season 2.

## Trivia

* Canada follows the long running tradition of *Star Trek* alumni starring in The Orville. He first appeared in *Star Trek: The Next Generation* as Martin Benbeck, in the episode *The Masterpiece Society*. He then played the Klingon Ch'Pok in the *Star Trek: Deep Space 9* episode *Rules of Engagement*. His third appearance was in the *Star Trek: Voyager* episode *Juggernaut*, in which he played an alien named Fesek.

## References

1. ↑ Iacovino, Kayla. "STLV18: Jonathan Frakes Reveals Ted Danson And More Stars Join Marina Sirtis In His ‘The Orville’ Episode". *TrekMovie*. Aug. 4, 2018.
Rescue of the USS Druyan

The **Rescue of the USS *Druyan*** is a military conflict in late November, 2419, between the Planetary Union and the Krill. A Krill destroyer attacks the colony transporter USS *Druyan*, which was travelling unaccompanied near the edge of charted space. The USS *Orville* intervenes and defeats the enemy destroyer, saving many lives.

## Battle

In November, a heavy Krill destroyer attacks the unescorted colony transport Druyan on the edge of charted space. At the time, the Druyan was filled with colonists, including children. The precise reason for the attack is unknown.

The Druyan's Captain sends a Priority One distress call for help, though the only ship in range is the Orville, an Exploratory-class vessel at the time led by its Second Officer Bortus. The Druyan reports heavy casualties and impending destruction; the Orville, 3.33 light years away, arrives within 20 minutes.

For most of the battle, the Orville finds itself outgunned. Tit-for-tat volleys of plasma weapons leave both ships heavily damaged.

Eventually, the Orville quantum drive injectors are so compromised that the ship cannot survive another blast on its starboard side. Bortus initially believes that the only chance to survive is to destroy the enemy's weapons, but Navigator John LaMarr correctly believes that the enemy's engines are severely compromised as well. John concentrates fire on the engines. The engines explode with tremendous impact, destroying most of the enemy ship.

## Aftermath

The attempted rescue of the Druyan is a rousing success for the Union. The Druyan reports heavy casualties from the first attack by the Krill, but few subsequent injuries and no fatalities after the Orville's intervention. The Orville's casualties are unknown, but damage to the starboard injector was significant and the Orville cannot maneuver in space until Engineering repairs it.

## Appearances

* *Episode 1x04: If the Stars Should Appear*

## Notes

1. ↑ The distance is reported as 20 minutes at maximum speed. The Orville is established in Episode 1x05: Pria as having a maximum speed of 10 light years per hour.
The Orville Library Edition Volume 1

***The Orville Library Edition Volume 1*** is a deluxe hardcover book of *The Orville* published by Dark Horse Comics. It compiles Seasons 1.5 and 2.5 of the show into a single volume.

The book is 280 pages and was released on November 22, 2022.

## Production

New artwork was created by artists David Cabeza and Michael Atiyeh for the book cover. The "wraparound" artwork of the show's cast was the idea of executive producer David A. Goodman, who wrote the episodes in the book. Goodman directed Cabeza to create a wraparound based on Issue Number 4 of World's Greatest Super-Heroes, DC 100-Page Super Spectacular.

## See also

* *The Orville Season 1.5: New Beginnings*
* *The Orville Season 2.5: Launch Day*
* *The Orville Season 2.5: Digressions*

## References

1. ↑ @DavidAGoodman. "I asked
@kashinorei
to base this on one of my favorite comics, which was also a wraparound.". Twitter. March 16, 2022.
Toren

**Toren** was a Moclan Engineer in the Moclan Fleet. He was the husband of Korick and a father to Mersa. In 2421, Toren and Korick delivered their daughter to a secret colony for Moclan females known as "The Sanctuary," unintentionally igniting a political firestorm within the Planetary Union Council.

## Life

Toren was an engineer in the Moclan Fleet under the Planetary Union.

Toren mated Korick in 2412. In early 2421, they hatched a daughter Mersa. To protect Mersa from Moclus' forcible sex reassignment surgery, the two made contact with a clandestine network of ships that offered Mersa a life on a colony planet hidden within a nebula.

Toren accepted a fake research assignment with a Moclan vessel in the Nekkar system (in fact one of the network's ships). To get to the network ship, the three would have to travel with the USS *Orville*. They put Mersa into a stasis chamber for the journey.

While aboard the Orville, Toren tapped into the ship's power to run Mersa's chamber. Second Officer Bortus caught the two with the daughter, and Korick lied and said their destination was Retepsia, where the government had promised them asylum. Bortus agreed to hide their secret from the captain.

The trio joined the network's ship, which took them to The Sanctuary.

Their secret was later discovered when Bortus' son Topa divulged Mersa to Captain Ed Mercer. Toren, Korick, and Mersa were in a colony village when the Orville visited The Sanctuary shortly thereafter.
The Orville: Original Television Soundtrack - Season 1

**The Orville: Original Television Soundtrack - Season 1** is a soundtrack release on La-La Land Records featuring the entire score of Season 1 of *The Orville*. The total album play time is 151 minutes, 57 seconds.

The soundtrack was first announced on December 24, 2018 and released on January 22, 2019. A companion editorial review stated:

> *Music by Bruce Broughton, Joel McNeely, John Debney and Andrew Cottee. Exciting, dramatic and heartfelt, the original score to the hit show, The Orville, starring Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki, Penny Johnson Jerald, is an orchestral delight. Music as big and bold as the series' wondrous sci-fi adventures.*
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Liner notes titled "Voyage to Utopia" were written by Jeff Bond, author of *The World of the Orville*. The album was produced by Dan Goldwasser and the composers and mastered by Pat Sullivan of Bernie Grundman Mastering. Art was designed by Goldwasser.

For the month of January 2019, La-La Land Records teamed with the Planetary Union Network for a giveaway contest of the album to fans.

In August 2020, La-La Land Records released a "2XLP 180 gram, white colored vinyl presentation" which was "mastered for vinyl by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering [and] manufactured by Erika Records."

The album is succeeded by The Orville: Original Television Soundtrack - Season 2.

## Track listing

Total album time is 151:57.

Curiously, the order of tracks reflects the original production order of Season 1 where *If the Stars Should Appear* was the second episode of the season, *Command Performance* was third, and *About a Girl* was fourth.

## See also

* Season 1
* The Orville: Original Television Soundtrack - Season 2
* Panel discussion with the composers and Seth MacFarlane, led by Jeff Bond, and held at La-La Land Records.

## References

1. ↑ The Orville Season 1 Soundtrack. Planetary Union Network. Jan. 9, 2019.
2. ↑ The Orville Soundtrack - Season 1. Amazon. Last accessed Jan. 9, 2019.
3. ↑ ORVILLE, THE – ORIGINAL TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK: SEASON 1 (2-CD SET). La-La Land Records. Last accessed Jan. 31, 2019.
4. ↑ "PLANETARY UNION NETWORK: EPISODE 26". Planetary Union Network. Jan. 13, 2019.
5. ↑ ORVILLE, THE – ORIGINAL TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK: SEASON 1 – VINYL 2XLP. La-La Land Records. Last accessed Aug. 12, 2020.
Pixomondo

**Pixomondo** is a digital and visual effects vendor and one of the two principal visual effects vendor for Season 2 of *The Orville*. After Season 1, when the USS *Orville* was primarily filmed as a physical model, the show transitioned to digital modelling and effects; Pixomondo and FuseFX were hired to assist the show's visual effects supervisor Luke McDonald.

Visual effects producer Daniel Carbo worked for the entirety of Season 2, and visual effects supervisor Nhat Phong Tran joined the show starting with *Identity, Pt. 2*.

## The Orville

Over the course of one full year, Pixomondo and FuseFX worked in Maya and 3ds Max to create digital assets such as the cities of Kaylon 1 and the epic eight-minute Battle of Earth in *Identity, Pt. 2*. Both companies rendered the final imagery in V-Ray. Pixomondo used Houdini for physical simulations such as the Marianas Trench in *The Road Not Taken*.

Pixomondo assigned a team of one supervisor and three artists to each episode, although *The Road Not Taken* required a team of 30. Visual effects producer Carbo recalls:

> [I]*t was really cool to see the evolution from very simple of a skeleton idea (in the script), then getting visualized by our previz group really quickly and really successfully. And then seeing the design team take that, along with our environment leads, and do such amazing work. It was really a cool process to witness, and then have Seth and everybody really stoked about it. It was really cool to see that whole process come together.*
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Pixomondo worked on all 14 episodes of the second season (including touching up *Primal Urges**,* which had been completed in Season 1), pre-visualizing 1,400 shots, including 350 shots for *Identity, Pt. 1* and *Pt. 2* alone.

## Trivia

* Visual effects supervisor Nhat Phong Tran's proudest accomplishment on the show was the sequence of the Orville flying through the clouds on Kaylon 1.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Leighton, Susan. "GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF ‘THE ORVILLE’ WITH THE VFX WIZARDS OF PIXOMONDO". *Krypton Radio*. May 6, 2019.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Seymour, Mike. "The VFX of The Orville- Season 2". *fxguide*. May 3, 2019.
Robert Knepper

**Robert Knepper** is an american actor who played Hamelac in The Orville.

## Background

Knepper, like many actors on The Orville, has acted in Star Trek: he played the role of Wyatt Miller, the intended husband in an arranged marriage with Deanna Troi, in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, “Haven”.

## The Orville

Knepper confirmed he would appear in *The Orville* in April 4, 2017 and May 22, though he declined to state further details. He later hinted that he would be in the show's fourth episode, *If the Stars Should Appear*.

## References

1. ↑ https://screenrant.com/orville-star-trek-actors-cameos-every/
2. ↑ https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0708725/
3. ↑ "UPROXX 20: Robert Knepper Is Very Particular About How He Wants His Margaritas Made". *Uproxx*. April 4, 2017.
4. ↑ "ROBERT KNEPPER TAKES NO BREAKS: TWIN PEAKS, PRISON BREAK AND MORE!". *LaPalme*. May 22, 2017.
5. ↑ Henry, Tom. "Local stars Knepper, Holmes help Maumee Film Festival grow". *The Blade*. Sept. 20, 2017.