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Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. To fans, they were the Great Bird of the Galaxy and the First Lady of Star Trek. To their friends and co-workers, Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett Roddenberry were, perhaps, slightly less mythic figures with their own very human quirks, but still beloved and admired. In this panel from the TrekTalks 5 telethon in support of the Hollywood Food Coalition, Gene and Majel are remembered by those who knew them. Podcast hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas TrekTalks panel hosted by John Champion Panel guests: Fred Bronson, Denise Crosby, Ernie Over, Rod Roddenberry About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early television scripts, including his lesser-known works before Star Trek using the Mission Log format popularized by Roddenberry Podcasts. We analyze the themes, writing style, and cultural impact of his scripts, and we even unearth stories from the Roddenberry archives that were never produced. Join us as we trace the roots of Gene's creative genius. In This Episode Memories of Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett Roddenberry from those who knew and worked with them Join the Conversation What did you think of this episode? Share your thoughts, theories, and favorite moments in the comments or reach out to us on social media or email us at missionlog@roddenberry.com Did you know Roddenberry Podcasts is on YouTube? Find the video versions of your favorite shows like Mission Log: Prodigy, Mission Log: The Orville, as well as exclusive content only available on YouTube. Subscribe now! https://www.youtube.com/@RoddenberryEntertainment?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on Social Media: INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/roddenberrypodcasts BLUESKY https://bsky.app/profile/roddenberrypod.bsky.social THREADS https://www.threads.net/@roddenberrypodcasts FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/MissionLogPod Our shows are part of the Roddenberry Entertainment family. For more great shows and to learn how we live the legacy of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, follow us here: RODDENBERRY PODCASTS https://www.instagram.com/RoddenberryPodcasts RODDENBERRY ENTERTAINMENT https://www.instagram.com/RoddenberryOfficial RODDENBERRY FOUNDATION https://www.instagram.com/TheRoddenberryFoundation Support the Show For as little as $1 a month, you can gain access to our Mission Log Discord Community! There, we continue the discussion with dedicated channels and a weekly video chat with the hosts. Become a member of our Patreon today! https://www.Patreon.com/MissionLog Subscribe and Stay Tuned Be sure to subscribe to Gene-ology for more deep dives into Gene Roddenberry's early works. New episodes are released regularly as we uncover more of Gene's television legacy. – Gene-ology is produced by Roddenberry Entertainment. Executive producer Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry. Visit https://Podcasts.Roddenberry.com for more great content. Edited by Earl Green.
Cable channel Disney XD airs the fifth episode of the series Star Wars: Resistance, set prior to the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Gwendoline Christie (Game Of Thrones, Wizards vs. Aliens) guest stars.
Dudley Simpson, the Australian-born veteran BBC composer whose sound defined Doctor Who in the 1960s and ’70s, as well as such series as Blake’s 7, The Tomorrow People, Moonbase 3, and many others, dies at the age of 95. Simpson scored his first Doctor Who serial, the second season opener Planet Of Giants, in 1964 at a time when the series often relied on stock music. He solidified his position as Doctor Who’s house composer during the Troughton era, scoring pivotal stories such as The Evil Of The Daleks, The Ice Warriors and The War Games, and became the dominant musical sound of the series during the Pertwee and Tom Baker eras, during which he provided all but a handful of original scores and stock music fell by the wayside. It was only when incoming producer John Nathan-Turner took over as Doctor Who’s showrunner in 1980 that Simpson’s Doctor Who tenure ended. He retired to Australia in the 1990s.
Composer Howard Goodall releases digitally, via Bandcamp, four albums of music from the sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf, including Goodall’s music from Red Dwarf X (the show’s tenth season). These releases mark the only time the score from this series has been made available outside of DVD bonus features.
Composer Howard Goodall releases digitally, via Bandcamp, four albums of music from the sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf, including Goodall’s music from Red Dwarf VI (the show’s sixth season). These releases mark the only time the score from this series has been made available outside of DVD bonus features.
Cable channel Disney XD premieres the 19th episode of the series Star Wars: Rebels, a CGI animated storyline falling between the original and prequel trilogies of the Star Wars saga.
The 74th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Caity Lotz (Mad Men, Legends Of Tomorrow) and Matt Ryan (Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior) guest star.
The first attempt to maneuver the unmanned space probe Hayabusa close enough to scoop up a sample of material from the surface of asteroid 25143 Itokawa is aborted by ground controllers at the Japanese space agency, JAXA. The spacecraft’s navigational system finds it difficult to maintain a precise lock on the elongated asteroid, so its automatic safety systems abort the approach to preserve Hayabusa intact. Another attempt to bring Hayabusa close enough to gather material from Itokawa’s surface will be made a week later.
Legendary SF writer Jerry Sohl dies at the age of 88. Aside from writing a number of seminal novels in the genre including “The Lemon Eaters”, Mr. Sohlalso wrote The Corbomite Maneuver episode of the original Star Trek series, as well as installments of Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He was also a member of the “Green Hand” collective of golden-age SF writers (including such august members as Rod Serling, George Clayton Johnson, Robert Bloch and Richard Matheson) who threw their lot in with the fans to save Star Trek from cancellation by NBC after its first season.
UPN airs the 97th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Kate Vernon (Battlestar Galactica), Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian) and Tucker Smallwood (Space: Above And Beyond) guest star.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 102nd episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Though this is DS9’s heavily-publicized tribute to the original Star Trek, the fifth season’s start date occurred well after the actual anniversary (September 8th), so the episode is saved for the all-important November ratings sweeps. Charlie Brill is the sole cast member of the original Trouble With Tribbles episode, whose footage the DS9 episode uses and alters extensively, to shoot new scenes.
The ninth episode of the science fiction series The Cape airs in syndication in North America, starring Corbin Bernsen and Adam Baldwin, and focusing on a fictionalized version of NASA’s shuttle program.
The 56th episode of the supernatural crime series Forever Knight airs in syndication, starring Geraint Wyn-Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, and Lisa Ryder. Ellen Dubin (Lexx) guest stars.
The 31st episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and Mitch Pileggi. Justina Vail (Seven Days) guest stars.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 106th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Mark Lenard guest stars as Sarek and Leonard Nimoy appears briefly as Spock. The events of this episode tie in with the movie Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
The first edition of the non-fiction-with-science-fiction-short-stories anthology “The Planets“ is published by Bantam Books, edited by Byron Preiss. Contributors include Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Harry Harrison, Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, JPL scientist Dale Cruikshank, Frank Herbert, illustrator Ralph McQuarrie, and many more. Each body in the solar system is described in a factual essay, and then features in a short story.
ABC airs the ninth episode of Stephen J. Cannell’s superhero comedy series The Greatest American Hero, starring William Katt, Connie Sellecca, and Robert Culp. Markie Post (Night Court) and Carmen Argenziano (Stargate SG-1) guest star in the second season premiere.
The 14th episode of the series Salvage 1 airs on ABC, starring Andy Griffith, Joel Higgins, and Trish Stewart. Bert Freed (Hang ‘Em High) and Heather McAdam (Sisters) guest star in the second season premiere.
The movie-length first episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Of the many Marvel Comics-derived TV projects on CBS’ late ’70s schedule, The Incredible Hulk is the only one that sticks around for a lengthy run extending into the 1980s.
The eighth episode of the horror anthology series The Evil Touch airs on Australia’s Nine Network, hosted by Anthony Quayle (Strange Report). (The series will later appear in the U.S. and elsewhere in first-run syndication.) Julie Harris (Knots Landing) guest stars.
The 179th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is the first of two Troughton-era stories featuring the robotic Yeti. Jack Watling (the father of series regular Deborah Watling) guest stars. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.
ABC broadcasts the ninth episode of the Filmation animated series Journey To The Center Of The Earth, very loosely based on the 1959 movie of the same name. Ted Knight, Pat Harrington Jr., and Jane Webb lead the voice cast.
UK broadcaster ATV Midlands airs the sixth episode of Gerry Anderson’s Supermarionation science fiction series Thunderbirds, featuring the voices of Shane Rimmer, David Graham, Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, and Peter Dyneley.
The fifth episode of the science fiction drama series Men Into Space airs on CBS, starring William Lundigan. Gavin MacLeod (future star of The Love Boat) guest stars.
Streaming service Paramount Plus releases the third episode of the animated series Star Trek: Prodigy, created by Dan & Kevin Hageman. 
The 847th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 148th episode since the series’ revival). Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill star. 
Cable channel Disney XD airs the fifth episode of the series Star Wars: Resistance, set prior to the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Gwendoline Christie (Game Of Thrones, Wizards vs. Aliens) guest stars. 
Dudley Simpson, the Australian-born veteran BBC composer whose sound defined Doctor Who in the 1960s and ’70s, as well as such series as Blake’s 7, The Tomorrow People, Moonbase 3, and many others, dies at the age of 95. Simpson scored his first Doctor Who serial, the second season opener Planet Of Giants, in 1964 at a time when the series often relied on stock music. He solidified his position as Doctor Who’s house composer during the Troughton era, scoring pivotal stories such as The Evil Of The Daleks, The Ice Warriors and The War Games, and became the dominant musical sound of the series during the Pertwee and Tom Baker eras, during which he provided all but a handful of original scores and stock music fell by the wayside. It was only when incoming producer John Nathan-Turner took over as Doctor Who’s showrunner in 1980 that Simpson’s Doctor Who tenure ended. He retired to Australia in the 1990s.
Composer Howard Goodall releases digitally, via Bandcamp, four albums of music from the sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf, including Goodall’s music from Red Dwarf X (the show’s tenth season). These releases mark the only time the score from this series has been made available outside of DVD bonus features. 
Composer Howard Goodall releases digitally, via Bandcamp, four albums of music from the sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf, including Goodall’s music from Red Dwarf VI (the show’s sixth season). These releases mark the only time the score from this series has been made available outside of DVD bonus features. 
Capitol Records releases an expanded deluxe edition of the third Crowded House album, Woodface, originally released in 1991. Demos, outtakes, alternates, and other unreleased material from the album’s infamously long gestation are added. 
Cable channel Disney XD premieres the 19th episode of the series Star Wars: Rebels, a CGI animated storyline falling between the original and prequel trilogies of the Star Wars saga. 
The 74th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Caity Lotz (Mad Men, Legends Of Tomorrow) and Matt Ryan (Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior) guest star.
Film Score Monthly releases a remastered and complete 2-CD edition of Jerry Goldsmith‘s soundtrack from the 1984 movie Gremlins, including related singles such as Peter Gabriel’s “Out Out”. 
BBC subsidiary AudioGo releases the third Doctor Who audio drama in the Demon Quest story cycle, starring Tom Baker, Richard Franklin, and Susan Jameson. 
The first attempt to maneuver the unmanned space probe Hayabusa close enough to scoop up a sample of material from the surface of asteroid 25143 Itokawa is aborted by ground controllers at the Japanese space agency, JAXA. The spacecraft’s navigational system finds it difficult to maintain a precise lock on the elongated asteroid, so its automatic safety systems abort the approach to preserve Hayabusa intact. Another attempt to bring Hayabusa close enough to gather material from Itokawa’s surface will be made a week later.
Maverick Records releases Don Davis‘ soundtrack from the movie The Matrix Revelations, featuring collaborations with Juno Reactor. 
Legendary SF writer Jerry Sohl dies at the age of 88. Aside from writing a number of seminal novels in the genre including “The Lemon Eaters”, Mr. Sohlalso wrote The Corbomite Maneuver episode of the original Star Trek series, as well as installments of Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He was also a member of the “Green Hand” collective of golden-age SF writers (including such august members as Rod Serling, George Clayton Johnson, Robert Bloch and Richard Matheson) who threw their lot in with the fans to save Star Trek from cancellation by NBC after its first season.
UPN airs the 97th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Kate Vernon (Battlestar Galactica), Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian) and Tucker Smallwood (Space: Above And Beyond) guest star. 
Cable channel TNT premieres the 107th episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5. 
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 102nd episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Though this is DS9’s heavily-publicized tribute to the original Star Trek, the fifth season’s start date occurred well after the actual anniversary (September 8th), so the episode is saved for the all-important November ratings sweeps. Charlie Brill is the sole cast member of the original Trouble With Tribbles episode, whose footage the DS9 episode uses and alters extensively, to shoot new scenes. 
The ninth episode of the science fiction series The Cape airs in syndication in North America, starring Corbin Bernsen and Adam Baldwin, and focusing on a fictionalized version of NASA’s shuttle program. 
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 30th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess. Ted Raimi (seaQuest: DSV) guest stars. 
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 67th episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5. Patricia Tallman joins the regular cast at the beginning of the fourth season. 
The 56th episode of the supernatural crime series Forever Knight airs in syndication, starring Geraint Wyn-Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, and Lisa Ryder. Ellen Dubin (Lexx) guest stars.
The 31st episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and Mitch Pileggi. Justina Vail (Seven Days) guest stars.
The 35th episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf airs on BBC 2. 
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 106th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Mark Lenard guest stars as Sarek and Leonard Nimoy appears briefly as Spock. The events of this episode tie in with the movie Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. 
The 31st episode of the syndicated series Superboy, starring Gerard Christopher and Stacy Haiduk, airs.
The first edition of the non-fiction-with-science-fiction-short-stories anthology “The Planets“ is published by Bantam Books, edited by Byron Preiss. Contributors include Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Harry Harrison, Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, JPL scientist Dale Cruikshank, Frank Herbert, illustrator Ralph McQuarrie, and many more. Each body in the solar system is described in a factual essay, and then features in a short story. 
ABC airs the ninth episode of Stephen J. Cannell’s superhero comedy series The Greatest American Hero, starring William Katt, Connie Sellecca, and Robert Culp. Markie Post (Night Court) and Carmen Argenziano (Stargate SG-1) guest star in the second season premiere.
The 14th episode of the series Salvage 1 airs on ABC, starring Andy Griffith, Joel Higgins, and Trish Stewart. Bert Freed (Hang ‘Em High) and Heather McAdam (Sisters) guest star in the second season premiere.
The 489th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1, continuing the Key To Time storyline. Susan Engel and Beatrix Lehmann guest star.
CBS airs the ninth episode of the Space Academy spinoff series Jason Of Star Command, starring Craig Littler, Sid Haig, and James Doohan (Star Trek). 
The movie-length first episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Of the many Marvel Comics-derived TV projects on CBS’ late ’70s schedule, The Incredible Hulk is the only one that sticks around for a lengthy run extending into the 1980s. 
The 34th episode of Gerry Anderson’s space adventure series Space: 1999 airs on British broadcaster ITV, starring Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, and Catherine Schell. 
The eighth episode of the horror anthology series The Evil Touch airs on Australia’s Nine Network, hosted by Anthony Quayle (Strange Report). (The series will later appear in the U.S. and elsewhere in first-run syndication.) Julie Harris (Knots Landing) guest stars.
The 19th episode of The Sixth Sense airs on ABC, starring Gary Collins. Sandra Dee guest stars.
The seventh episode of Gerry Anderson’s live-action UFO series airs on ITV, starring Edward Bishop and Michael Billington. George Sewell guest stars.
The 179th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is the first of two Troughton-era stories featuring the robotic Yeti. Jack Watling (the father of series regular Deborah Watling) guest stars. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.
British broadcaster ABC airs the 126th episode of the spy-fi series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg. 
ABC broadcasts the ninth episode of the Filmation animated series Journey To The Center Of The Earth, very loosely based on the 1959 movie of the same name. Ted Knight, Pat Harrington Jr., and Jane Webb lead the voice cast.
UK broadcaster ATV Midlands airs the sixth episode of Gerry Anderson’s Supermarionation science fiction series Thunderbirds, featuring the voices of Shane Rimmer, David Graham, Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, and Peter Dyneley.
ABC airs the seventh episode of Leslie Stevens’ anthology series The Outer Limits. Peter Breck and Jeff Corey star in a script by Meyer Dolinsky.
The 41st episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. John Carradine stars in an episode written by Charles Beaumont.
The fifth episode of the science fiction drama series Men Into Space airs on CBS, starring William Lundigan. Gavin MacLeod (future star of The Love Boat) guest stars.