[1] Molina attended Yale University (Pierson College, class of 1993), where he successfully applied for a student internship with the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences by submitting a spec script for Star Trek: The Next Generation.

[2] Following Firefly, Molina worked on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,[2] earning the 2006 American Latino Media Arts Award for "Outstanding Script for a Television Drama or Comedy" for the episode "Alien".

[3] The Official Firefly Visual Companion #3, "Still Flying", released in May 2010, features a short story written by Molina.

After the cancellation of Terra Nova, Molina moved briefly to NBC's rookie fairy-tale drama Grimm before landing on the flagship of The CW Network, The Vampire Diaries.

Alongside, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, he is also the co-host of the Children of Tendu Podcast, a weekly series offering advice for getting into the television industry.