Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Host," Beverly Crusher is in love with a new guy. He is a sensitive soul with a body to match, until he moves into another body - the one usually inhabited by Commander Riker. Can Beverly's love make the move with him? Oh… and her lover has to stop a war. Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podc...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Half a Life," Dr. Timicin's attempt to save his planet's dying star has failed. Now, he has to kill himself. That has nothing to do with the failed science experiment. It's just his time. You see, Timicin is turning 60. On his planet, that means a tiny taste of armageddon for the birthday boy or girl. But Timicin still has work to do. Plus, he's fal...

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Drumhead," a Klingon spy on board the Enterprise has been passing secrets to the Romulans, and that invites a deep inquiry from Starfleet. But when Admiral Satie shows up, the specter of conspiracy threatens to make enemies out of everyone - including Picard himself!  Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entert...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Qpid," Captain Picard is keyed up. He has to give a speech to a bunch of archeologists and he is nervous. But his old flame Vash is on the ship and he finds a way to relax. Until Q shows up. Then everyone is off the Enterprise and fighting for their lives in Sherwood Forest. Can Captain "Robin Hood" Picard save Maid Vash? Hosted by John Champion & K...

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Nth Degree," Reg Barclay is back on the holodeck, but he's not up to his old tricks. He's up to new ones, including bending space, teaching Einstein a thing or two, hitting on Deanna Troi, and acting! Should he be stopped? And if so, how? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we expl...

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Identity Crisis," Susanna, an old friend of Geordi's, is on the Enterprise because other friends of theirs are disappearing. They were all members of an away mission five years ago, and they seem to be returning to that planet. The mystery deepens when Susanna begins to change into something that is not human. It stands to reason that Geordi will be...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Night Terrors," you would think that being trapped immobile in space would be the biggest problem facing the Enterprise. It is not. The biggest problem is that almost no one is dreaming. If they do not start soon, someone is going to die, followed by everyone else. The only person on the ship still dreaming may have the answer. But can she get it to...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Galaxy's Child," there is a baby space something attached to the Enterprise, feeding on its energy, and jeopardizing the lives of everyone on the ship. But Geordi has bigger problems: his real life crush just found out about the holographic simulation he made of her! Can they work through their issues and save the ship?  Hosted by John Champion & Ke...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "First Contact," when on Malcor, do as the Malcorians do. That's what Commander Riker does when he pretends to be one of the locals while the Federation learns what they can about this pre-warp society. Things get complicated when Riker gets caught, though. Some Malcorians want to kill him, others want to know him. Intimately. Hosted by John Champion...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Clues," something strange has happened to the Enterprise. It has gone through a wormhole. But that is just the beginning of the strangeness. A planet that looked class-M turned out to be unlivable. Crusher has some fast growing plants. Worf has broken his wrist. Tori is having hallucinations. But the strangest thing of all: Data is lying. What is go...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Devil's Due," the population of Ventax II is losing its collective mind. That's because Ardra, the deity that brought 1,000 years of peace to the planet, is coming back to collect her payment: the servitude of every Ventaxian, as well as the servitude of every person orbiting Ventax II. Sadly, this includes the captain and crew of the starship Enter...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Wounded," the Federation and the Cardassians enjoy a tenuous peace. But that peace is thrown into jeopardy when Captain Benjamin Maxwell takes his ship into Cardassian space and starts blowing things up. Things with Cardassians in them. Captain Picard is ordered to take the Enterprise into Cardassian space, stop Maxwell, and preserve the peace a...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Data's Day," which of these is the least important? A - A wedding that may not happen B - Feeding a cat C - A standoff with the Romulans D - Learning to dance Find out the correct answer when we put Data's Day the Mission Log. Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Tr...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Loss," the Enterprise is being dragged to its doom by two-dimensional creatures headed to a destructive cosmic string. Time with Counselor Troi might help us deal, but she has her own problems. She has lost her Betazoid emphatic abilities. Can she still function as ship's counselor? And will everyone die before we know? Hosted by John Champion &...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Final Mission," Wesley Crusher is headed to Starfleet Academy. He just needs to run a quick errand, survive a shuttle crash, solve a logic problem, and save the life of Captain Picard. Also, the Enterprise does a stint as the galaxy's most luxurious tugboat. Asteroids! Deserts! Radioactive waste! Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Future Imperfect," you think Wesley Crusher is amazing? Will Riker gets married, has a kid, becomes captain of the Enterprise, and makes peace with the Romulans - all in one afternoon! It all seems too good to be true. Mostly because it is. Who is behind it? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podca...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Reunion," Worf + one love interest + one child + one leader - one leader + two would be leaders - one love interest - one would be leader - one child = Reunion. Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode at a time. Each week, Mission Log  examine...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Legacy," the Enterprise is on a rescue mission. Two Starfleet officers have ended up on Turkana IV - failed Earth colony and birthplace of former Enterprise security chief Tasha Yar. Imagine their surprise when they meet someone who claims to be Tasha's sister. But is she really? And even if she is, can she be trusted? Warring factions! Familial tie...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Remember Me," everyone is disappearing from the Enterprise… or is it just one person who has disappeared? Honestly, we cannot remember. See if you can when we put Remember Me in the… oh… what is that thing called again? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek univ...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Suddenly Human," Jono is a teenage Talarian warrior in training. Before that though, he was Jeremiah - a little boy from a Federation colony that was destroyed by the Talarians. Now it is time to get the boy home. Does that mean returning him to his Federation grandparents? Or to the Talarian captain who raised him as his own? A crime has been commi...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Brothers," Jake and Willie Potts are like any brothers: practical jokes and hurt feelings followed by forgiveness. Data and Lore are like brothers too: built-in homing device, colonist murder, identity theft, patricide, stealing an emotion chip. So - forgiveness too? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainm...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Family," the time of Locutus has passed, though it is still taking its toll on Captain Picard. With the Enterprise getting repairs in Earth's orbit, Jean Luc decides to go to his ancestral home in France. All he has to figure out now is why he has gone home, and whether he ever wants to leave again. Also - It is bring Worf's parents to work day (unb...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes, "The Best of Both Worlds Part I & II," remember the Borg? They're like the neighborhood association. They just want to raise the quality of life for all species. Did you have other plans? Locutus of Borg (formerly Captain Jean Luc Picard) makes it clear that resistance is futile. Battle ensues at Wolf 359 to stop the Borg, also a futile maneuver. Ca...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Transfigurations," it is a long slow period of star charting for the Enterprise, and good thing too. The ship has picked up a potentially troubling alien. He seems nice enough, and he can heal people with a touch. There is just one problem: The government of his home world says he is dangerous and must be put to death. Also, he killed Worf, so maybe...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Menage a Troi," all Lwaxana Troi wants is for her daughter, Deanna, to settle down and raise a family. Or that is all she wanted before she, Deanna and Commander Riker were kidnapped by a particularly unscrupulous Ferengi. Can they escape the fiendish Ferengi clutches? And is this the week we send young Wesley Crusher off to the academy? Hosted by J...