Roddenberry Podcasts

The Mission Log hiatus means John and Ken dip into the mailbag, responding to your comments while the computer works on her tan. What's on our minds? DS9, Section 31, thoughts on Paradise - plus an interview with Trek conceptual artist Jim Martin. Hold tight - regular programming will return... Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast where we...

Recapping Season 2 Episode 6 of Discovery, taking calls, and dipping into an interview with Discovery costume designer Gersha Phillips.     Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern  

It wasn't always rosy between Gene Roddenberry and John and Bjo Trimble, even after their mail campaign famously helped "Save Star Trek." Their friendly relationship with the production made them the "go to" source of information for Trek fans everywhere and helped propel Gene's merchandise company, Lincoln Enterprises. Things soured soon after, though, and the Trimbles found themselves closing up...

Recapping Season 2 Episode 5 of Discovery and talking some of the series' finer points with Cosmo, Cosmo's four-year old, and Nūk the puppy.     Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern  

An early story pitch for Star Trek: The Next Generation gets examined by Larry and special guest Rene Echevarria to start our third season. What makes a story compelling and produceable? What are the compelling hooks that get a writer's attention? Looking at "Winter's End" and Trek that might have been... See the original document: Winter's End story pitch - December 1986 The Trek Files  Season 3...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "The Jem'Hadar," Commander Sisko leads an educational camping trip in the Gamma Quadrant for Jake and Nog. Quark comes along just to make it super uncomfortable, but maybe he'll find some time to bond with Ben too - especially if it means cutting a deal for himself back on DS9. All the fun around the campfire stops, though, when a dangerous new enemy make...

For the premier of Number One, it's Number One's number one fan - Sue Kisenwether of Women at Warp fills in for a traveling John Champion. Topics include themes of family in Discovery Season Two, a lighter tone, Number One 2.0, and plenty more!   Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern

In the  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Tribunal," it's a very merry unvacation for the O'Briens. A romantic getaway for Keiko and Miles shifts quickly to Miles being sentenced to death on Cardassia Prime. All that's left now is the trial. A verdict that's already decided, a defense attorney that can't abide the idea of winning… Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Rod...

Wondering how the Klingons are doing? Then this is the Discovery episode for you. Also, Spock's mom intercepts Discovery with some disturbing news that leads to even more disturbing news. And Tilly's imaginary friend has stopped being fun in every way conceivable. Short show, but still jammed with call-in goodness, this is Mission Log Live.   Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Faceb...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "The Collaborator," the time has come for Bajor to name a new Kai. Bareil looks like a shoe-in, though past ghosts may stand in his way. Actions taken by a few Bajorans during the Cardassian occupation may close the door on Bareil's chances, leaving the way clear for Vedek Winn. Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Ente...

Pike and the crew of Discovery find a 200 year old Earth settlement in a completely inexplicable place. How did they get here? What should Pike do about them? As Burnham considers question of faith and science and faith versus science, we do as well with David Kyle Johnson, Star Trek fan and professor of philosophy at King's College.   Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook pag...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Crossover," Major Kira and Doctor Bashir find themselves on DS9, but everything's a bit different. Cardassians are working with Klingons, humans are used for slave labor, and Kira is in charge! Not our Kira, the other Kira. Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek unive...

Discovery is back on the air! Say hey to Christopher Pike, Jett Reno, and the crew of Discovery (Lorca and Culber not included). Also, say hey to Dr. Trek - Larry Nemecek, joining John and Ken to kick off Discovery's second season. It's episode one of season two - Brother - on Mission Log Live.     Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tue...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "The Wire," fun fact: the repetitive epic is the most elegant form in Cardassian literature. Also, Dr. Bashir is having lunch with plain, simple Garak. But things with Garak are not as simple as they seem. Kind of like the last time they had lunch. And the time before. And the time before. Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Rodde...

Mission Log Live is back (mostly)! To celebrate, we're welcoming our friends from the Two Guys One Trek podcast, Ira Heinichen and Josh McClenney. We talk about the Trek journey for a total newbie plus get into what makes animated Star Trek so good - and there's so much more! Pour a glass of your favorite liquid, put in your earphones, and join the Trek!   Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mis...

The letter-writing campaign that saved Star Trek for a third season kicked into high gear in late 1967. What was the best way to approach the network, and how many letters were really sent? And what role did vodka play in getting Star Trek to pass its syndication threshold? Find out when John and Bjo Trimble join Larry again this week for a deep dive into 1960s fandom! See the original document: S...

In the  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "The Maquis Part I & II," after the Cardassians and the Federation formally ended hostilities, a number of colonists from both sides were left in limbo. A skirmish here, an attack there - before you know it, the colonists are drawing battle lines of their own. Have the Federation colonists given up on the Federation's ideals? Hosted by John Champion & Ke...

Due to a lack of technical director, there is/was no Mission Log Live this week. In related news, we're looking for a new technical director. Listen and find out more!   Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod many Tuesdays at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern  

In a parallel universe, Gene Roddenberry successfully used the Star Trek episode "Assignment Earth" as a backdoor pilot to launch a brand new series in the fall of 1968. With episodes needing to be produced, Gene would rely on story editor Dorothy Fontana to narrow down suitable stories and, like Star Trek, draw from existing science fiction authors. The Trek Files welcomes back Rene Echevarria to...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Blood Oath," three Klingons bound by a blood oath drop by Deep Space Nine and find their old friend Dax. Though it's a new Dax, and she's not necessarily bound by the same blood oath, she agrees to join their mission of vengeance. Will she uphold the blood oath? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcas...

After meeting Gene Roddenberry at the World Science Fiction Convention, John and Bjo Trimble found themselves at the center of Star Trek fandom. They organized the letter-writing campaign that secured a third season, and they were also handling fan mail, photo and merchandise requests. The Trek Files welcomes John and Bjo to talk about the earliest days of Trek fandom plus a look at the very first...

In the  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Profit and Loss," an old flame of Quark's happens by DS9. She's a Cardassian, but not just any Cardassian. She's teacher to a couple of students with radical ideas. This gets the interest of Garak the tailor. But he's not just any tailor. An outcast of his home world, he'd kill to get back to Cardassia. Literally. Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welco...

This week, The Trek Files parallels two memos from different eras. First, we'll look at the specific requests made by NBC Standards about the now-iconic kiss between Kirk and Uhura in "Plato's Stepchildren." Then we'll dig into a Michael Piller memo from nearly a quarter century later about how to handle sexual content on Star Trek. Special guest Rene Echevarria joins Larry this week on The Trek F...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Playing God," O'Brien is playing God to a bunch of Cardassian voles. Dax is playing God to a Trill initiate. Sisko is playing God to two whole universes. Who isn't playing God?!? Well… Odo. And Quark. But Kira is. Kind of. Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek univer...

Trek Geeks Dan and Bill crash Mission Log Live to help pick apart the latest Short Trek "The Brightest Star."     Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern