Roddenberry Podcasts

We know that as a writer David Gerrold has always got at least one more interesting story to tell. For his return to Mission Log, we dig deep into the circumstances around the first two seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation and what led to David's departure. It's a personal and sometimes difficult look at what makes or breaks a TV show in production. Plus we kick off a new segment by welcoming...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Icarus Factor," Riker is sad because his dad is on the Enterprise. Worf is sad because he has no dad to watch him get beaten ritualistically. Troi is sad because Riker is leaving the Enterprise. And Wesley… is just so Wesley. Promotions! Grudges! Old flames! TRON costumes!  Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Time Squared," Captain Picard returns to the Enterprise in shuttle number five. Now they will have a matching set since there are already a Captain Picard and a shuttle number five onboard. The new ones are from the future. Six hours in the future when the Enterprise has blown up. Or will blow up. Can Captain Picard keep that from happening this tim...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Royale," investigating the wreckage of a 300-year-old spaceship from Earth, the Enterprise finds a building capable of supporting life in a very unlikely place. But what they find inside is even more unlikely: a staffed and operating, mid-1990s hotel, complete with a front desk, room service and a casino. How did it get there? And how do Riker,...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Contagion," the Enterprise has a rendezvous with its ailing sister ship, the Yamato. Sadly, it explodes and Picard takes up its mission. But the Enterprise starts suffering some of the same symptoms of the Yamato - pre-explosion. Also, they are in the Neutral Zone. And there are Romulans. And a planet with technology thousands of years ahead of the...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Dauphin," Wesley is in love. With a girl. Maybe. Most of the time she is a girl. The rest of the time, she is not even human. Puppy love! Shape shifting! Planet saving! 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...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Measure of a Man," an old foil wants to take Data apart in an effort to study him and make more Datas. Data says there is a problem though, that might kill him. But the would be studier says that is not a problem: Data is not alive. Is he? And does that matter? It is up to Picard save the existence of Commander Data.  Hosted by John Champion & K...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "A Matter of Honor," did you know Starfleet has an exchange program? Well it does. And Commander Riker is away on a Klingon ship. For a very short time. Because the Klingon ship is about to be destroyed by a subatomic something that's eating the hull of the Klingon ship. That was spotted by the Benzite exchange officer on the Enterprise. He did not b...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Unnatural Selection," get to know Dr. Katherine Pulaski! When a mysterious illness starts making people very old very quickly, Dr. Pulaski wants to know why. Also, she wants to save a group of super children, genetically created in a lab. But what happens when she is stricken by the aging disease? And why is she on the Enterprise anyway? Hosted by J...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Schizoid Man," Dr. Ira Graves is a genius with an ingenious idea: transfer his consciousness into a computer. What could possibly go wrong? Well, he has this idea in the Star Trek universe, so probably a lot could go wrong. Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star T...

Star Trek  fans are heartbroken with the loss of Leonard Nimoy. We'll share our own thoughts on the legacy of Spock and share some of the comments we've received from Mission Log listeners as well as our chat with Rod Roddenberry. Live long and prosper... Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast where we explore the Star Trek universe one episo...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Loud as a Whisper," the Enterprise is taking the negotiator Riva to Solais V to negotiate an end to their 15-century civil war. Things are going great until someone kills the chorus. So what? Just a little less music? No - Riva is deaf. His chorus hears and speaks for him. All appears lost, and Solais V looks doomed to end its days in bloody conflic...

In the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Outrageous Okona," the Enterprise encounters a freighter in distress. But Captain Okona is a captivating guy. All the guys want to know home while the ladies want to KNOW him. There is a problem though. Okona is being pursued by families from two planets in the system. Now it is up to Captain Picard to figure out what to do with Okona. Also, Dat...

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...