Roddenberry Podcasts

On today's show: w hat could have been, in Star Trek Deep Space Nine,  Star Trek: Tarantino isn't quite dead yet, and t he new comic "Terra Incognita" lands in stores.  All that, plus this week in Trek history! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Website: dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Twitter: @dailytreknews Instagram: @dailytreknews

The Trek Files welcomes back special guest Fred Bronson who worked as a publicist for a number of shows in the 1970s including Gene Roddenberry's "The Questor Tapes." Fred talks about the high hopes for Questor and its many links to Trek plus his own storied career in network television. See the original document: Questor  publicity - 1974 The Trek Files  Season 3 on Memory Alpha All episodes and...

On today's show:  Captain Picard will be flying solo,  Destination Star Trek celebrates Voyager in 2020, and w ill Netflix fall in line with CBS All Access?  All this plus this week's Trek Trivia! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Website: dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Twitter: @dailytreknews Instagram: @dailytreknews

On today's show:  Ethan Peck wants to return as Spock,  Star Trek Fleet Command is in the running for a Google Play Award, and  Kate Mulgrew offers Marvel's superhero crew advice on the "Endgame".  All this and more! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Website: dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Twitter: @dailytreknews Instagram: @dailytrekne...

On today's show:  Michelle Paradise discusses jumping Discovery into the future, a  piece of Star Trek fine art fetches more than a few quatloos at auction, and t he tangled web that is CBS could be getting even more tangled... All this, plus the answer to Tuesday's trivia question and your weekend podcast playlist! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Website: da...

On today's show:  Star Trek becomes child's play,  Captain Lorca beams into Star Trek Online, and  Eddie Izzard gushes about Galaxy Quest... All this, plus the Star Trek events in YOUR area to look forward to this weekend! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Website: dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Twitter: @dailytreknews Instagram: @daily...

Recapping Season 2 Episode 14 of Discovery - Such Sweet Sorrow - Part 2. Topics include: Space battles! Who will captain Discovery? What future is Disco flying into? Spock: Beard or no beard?   Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern  

On today's show: l ove is in the air on the Starship Enterprise, m ore redshirt miniatures than you can shake a phaser at, and c ome aboard! A cruise ship in space... All that and more, plus this week in Trek history! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Website: dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Twitter: @dailytreknews Instagram: @dailytrekn...

With the third season of Star Trek starting in a few months, new producer Fred Freiberger updates Gene Roddenberry on the status of developing scripts. Paramount exec and friend of the show Dave Rossi joins us this week to explore the many pitfalls (and triumphs) of TOS's final season. See the original document: Writers memo - May 2, 1968 The Trek Files  Season 3 on Memory Alpha All episodes and d...

On today's show: n ewly-sisterless Spock seeks his opposite with Kirk,  IDW comics takes on the aftermath of Discovery season 2, and t he Picard series is making it so...as we speak.  All this plus this week's Trek Trivia! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Website: dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Twitter: @dailytreknews Instagram: @daily...

Recapping Season 2 Episode 13 of Discovery - Such Sweet Sorrow. Topics include: The darkness that is Discovery How wibbly-wobbly is too wibbly-wobbly Earned emotion on Discovery How many awards can Anson Mount receive, and who do we bribe to make it happen? Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern  

Rick Sternbach comes back to The Trek Files to discuss his first TNG technical memo. How would the shields on the new Enterprise work? Rick lets us know how he balanced science and science fiction in the early days with plausible explanations for complex ideas. See the original document: TNG Weapons and Tactics - January 30, 1987 The Trek Files  Season 3 on Memory Alpha All episodes and documents:...

Recapping Season 2 Episode 12 of Discovery - Through the Valley of Shadows. Topics include: The Pike series we all want Whether we needed to see Pike's pain Time crystals. Because, time crystals. Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern  

Bob Justman sends a memo to Gene Roddenberry just before TNG's "Encounter at Farpoint" goes in front of the camera. Director Corey Allen has his own approach which Bob reminds Gene may need some oversight. Talking more about director quirks with us this week, returning guest Dave Rossi! See the original document: Corey Allen - Farpoint director notes - April 26, 1987 The Trek Files  Season 3 on Me...

Recapping Season 2 Episode 11 of Discovery - Perpetual Infinity. Topics include:   Is Disco becoming a Borg origin story? Is Tyler still Tyler? Should there have been a bit more to the mother/daughter reunion? Section 31: Really?   Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern  

Ever want to know what all the buttons on the bridge of the Enterprise actually do? When Star Trek The Motion Picture was in production, the art department came up with a manual to explain exactly that. This week, meet Rick Sternbach and learn how to fire photon torpedoes! See the original document: Enterprise  Flight Manual - 1978 The Trek Files  Season 3 on Memory Alpha All episodes and document...

Recapping Season 2 Episode 10 of Discovery - The Red Angel. Topics include: The strengthening bond between Burnham and Spock The warmer feeling from the second season of Discovery The line between talk and too much talk   Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern  

The Trek Files welcomes back Fred Bronson this week to tell tales of writing for Star Trek: The Animated Series with his draft for "The Counter-Clock Incident" under then pen-name John Culver. Stick around for stories of visiting Nichelle Nichols' home plus crashing the TOS set! See the original document: The Counter-Clock Incident revised draft - July 31, 1974 The Trek Files  Season 3 on Memory A...

Recapping Season 2 Episode 9 of Discovery - Project Daedalus. Topics include: The rise and fall of Airiam Control takes control of Section 31 What it means to be ALL about Burnham Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern  

The episode that would become "Menage a Troi" started as a pitch called "Piece of Mind" from Fred Bronson to Gene Roddenberry. Having already scripted one episode of The Animated Series, Fred had an "in" with the TNG production staff and knew that a Lwaxana story would be needed. Our special guest this week is Fred Bronson himself with tales of rewrites, rejected ideas and the importance of work l...

Recapping Season 2 Episode 8 of Discovery - If Memory Serves. Topics include: A new look for an old group Emotions for new actors playing old characters Ranking all of the Spocks (there are more than you remember…)   Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern

This week, The Trek Files solves a mystery 50 years in the making. Ever since Gary Seven's cat "Isis" took human form in the episode "Assignment Earth," fans have wondered who it was on screen for just a few seconds. Rumors swirled, and as is often the case, they were wrong. Meet the newest member of the Trek family, April Tatro. See the original document: Assignment Earth extras casting - January...

 This week, we're happy to be joined by Gersha Phillips, costume designer on Star Trek: Discovery. How has technology changed the field? Were the Disco Klingons designed to thwart cosplayers? What's with the sneakers? Hear answers to these questions and so many more on this supplemental edition of Mission Log.   Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment...

Recapping Season 2 Episode 7 of Discovery - Light and Shadows. Topics include: Questions of Trust Questions of Talosians Questions of Rewatching Discovery in a Few Years   Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern  

Diversity has always been a hallmark of Star Trek from the written concept to casting to production. In a pair of documents this week, we see notes from Susan Sackett to Gene Roddenberry about audience requests for hispanic crew on the Enterprise followed by Gene's note to Michael Piller about avoiding any "parochial hooray for humans." See the original document: Hispanics on the  Enterprise  - 19...