Engine Room inspired by the first two seasons of the television series The Orville created by Seth MacFarlane.The Orville is an American science fiction comedy-drama[1][2][3] television series created by Seth MacFarlane, who also stars as series protagonist Ed Mercer, an officer in the Planetary Union's line of exploratory space vessels in the 25th century. The show is inspired primarily by the original Star Trek and its Next Generation successor, both of which it heavily parodies and pays homage to. It follows the crew of the starship USS Orville on their episodic adventures in the first two seasons, and a serialised adventure in the third season.