Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Elementary, Dear Data," Geordi La Forge has an idea: Pit Data as Sherlock Holmes against a foe on the holodeck. But the foe has ideas of his own. Seriously. He is thinking. Really. And he may have control of the Enterprise. Uh oh. Danger for Dr. Pulaski and a chance for Captain Picard to play dress up. Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mi...

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Where Silence Has Lease," charting a previously unexplored section of the galaxy, the Enterprise is trapped in an inky blackness. An even inkier blackness than the void of space through which she normally cruises. It is governed by a being who is very interested in humans. Mostly how they die.  Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Child," the birth of season two sees the birth of a baby. Counselor Troi is suddenly pregnant. Very suddenly. Within a day, she gives birth. A day later, the child is the equivalent of eight years old. Meanwhile, members of the crew are working feverishly to battle a plague. New sets! New uniforms! A new doctor! Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Neutral Zone," the end of season one of TNG is a blast from the past. Actually it is a few blasts. Three people from the 20th century end up on the Enterprise. Plus - say hello to our new old bad guys - the Romulans! What messages do they bring as we head into season two? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry E...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Conspiracy," this is Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers on Star Trek, plus or minus a few features and points. Friends of Picard think Starfleet officers are being replaced by people that look just like the people they are replacing. But is that hapeneing? And for what reason? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcom...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "We'll Always Have Paris," a lost love of Captain Picard's ends up on the Enterprise. It could be a chance for Picard to correct an old wrong, though there are a couple of problems. First - she is married. Second - experiments run by her husband are threatening the space/time continuum. Are three Datas better than one? Hosted by John Champion & Ken R...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Skin of Evil," the La Brea tar pits meets Doomsday! It is Star Trek: The Next Generation meets The Blob! It is Tasha Yar meets her demise! 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  examines a single episode of...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation  episode, "Symbiosis," the Enterprise comes across two races: one suffering from a plague and another with the medicine to keep the plague at bay. But it does not take long to realize this is not a sick person/healer relationship. It is a pusher/addict relationship. Can Captain Picard fix the situation? And will the prime directive let him? Hosted by John Cha...

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Arsenal of Freedom," in search of a missing ship, the Enterprise arrives at a dead planet filled with live ammunition. The automated sales system would like to give them a demo, which they get - ready or not. See Geordi LaForge take command! See Lieutenant Riker trapped in a stasis field! See Picard and Crusher fall in a hole. Three levels of act...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Heart of Glory," the Enterprise picks up three Klingons from a ship in distress in the Neutral Zone. No sooner are they aboard than they start working on Worf to throw off his allegiance to Starfleet, help them take over the Enterprise, and bring back the glory days of war, war and war! What will Worf do? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to...

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Coming of Age," Wes is off to take the Starfleet Academy entrance exams. Making friends and facing fears is the order of the day, but does he have what it takes to succeed? Meanwhile, an old friend of Picard's is aboard the Enterprise, testing the patience of both the captain and his crew. Growing, exploring, learning… Hosted by John Champion & Ken R...

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Home Soil," the Enterprise pays a visit to a group of terraformers. There's just one problem: that terra may not be theirs to form. There's something going on on the planet, and all signs point to alien life. Except for the life part. Murder! Mystery! Shiny objects! Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainmen...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "When the Bough Breaks," t he imaginary planet of Aldea turns out to be real - and it has a real problem. Its inhabitants can no longer reproduce. Their solution: kidnap kids from the Enterprise. Oddly enough, this does not go over well with Captain Picard and the crew. Can Picard overcome the incredibly advanced technology possessed by Aldea and wit...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Too Short a Season," Admiral Jameson is called out of retirement to negotiate with a people he last saw 45 years ago. His frail body may not be up to the challenge. Good thing he has a wonder-drug that will literally make him younger. But is it really a good thing? Vengeance! Hubris! Marital strife! Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Missi...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "11001001," get ready to fall in love with the holodeck all over again. But really this time. In love. Commander Riker meets the girl of his dreams and he's not sure a little thing like her not being real should stand in their way. Also, the Enterprise gets stolen. Can Captain Picard and Commander Riker regain control of their ship? And can a love bu...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Angel One," Angel One is a lovely, peaceful planet. At least it was until four off-worlder men landed there and started thinking that men and women should be treated as equals. Not a popular idea on this matriarchal planet. Good thing the Enterprise is here to take the men away. Now if only they were willing to go. Can the men evade the death senten...

In the  Star Trek: [Series] episode, "Datalore," what does it mean to be alive? What does it mean to find out that you are not exactly one of a kind? Can Data find a new sense of being now that he has a brother? Or will the TV curse of the evil twin prevail? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one e...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Big Goodbye," Captain Picard has some time to kill, but there is trouble. A malfunction may turn his trip to the holodeck from some time to kill, to kill or be killed. Will he escape in time to impress the insect people? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Haven," the Enterprise is on its way to an almost magical planet for a little rest and relaxation. But there is no rest for Counselor Troi. Her mother is coming and she is bringing the man Deanna is to wed, along with his family. But he is plagued by images of a dream-girl who is not Deanna. And speaking of plagues, what should the Enterprise do abo...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Hide and Q," will there ever be another Q? Yes. And for at least a little while, his name is William Riker. Riker is given the powers of the Q so the Q he knows can better study humanity. Or maybe he is just doing it for fun. Everything is a game to him. This week, the game is Hide and Q.  Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Battle," this episode marks the return of the Ferengi, both to TNG and to the life of Jean Luc Picard. It turns out his first time meeting the Ferengi was long before The Last Outpost. And now, he is forced to remember it and relive it, with potentially deadly results. How will they escape? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Lo...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Justice," the Enterprise happens on a planet of sex and violence, minus the violence. Unless you step on the flowers, in which case punishment is both swift and final. Can Captain Picard save one of his own without breaking the prime directive? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we e...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Lonely Among Us," the Enterprise is carrying delegations from two warring races to a neutral planet for negotiations. They may as well not be there though. The REAL story is that energy cloud the Enterprise skimmed along the way. What was in it? And did something come out of it?  Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenber...

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Where No One Has Gone Before," the Enterprise is a ship of exploration. It does a lot of traveling. So how can a guy who calls himself The Traveler shake up everything the Enterprise crew knows? And who's the jerk he's riding around with? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore...

Ken and John talk to attendees of Star Trek Las Vegas 2014 from the floor of Star Trek Las Vegas 2014. Plus an inside look at Roddenberry Entertainment - what it is and what it does today. 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 examines a single episode of S...