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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.
Japan’s Hayabusa-2 uncrewed spacecraft, carrying samples of material from asteroid 162173 Ryugu, begins its long trip home after spending nearly a year and a half in Ryugu’s orbit, where it deposited autonomous robotic landers and fired a projectile into Ryugu’s surface to loosen material for capture and return to Earth. First launched in 2014, Hayabusa-2’s return trajectory to Earth is expected to bring the samples of asteroid material home to a safe landing in Australia in late 2020.
Cable channel Disney XD airs the 65th episode of the series Star Wars: Rebels. Lars Mikkelsen, Clancy Brown, and Warwick Davis (Willow, Return Of The Jedi) guest star.
Columbia Records releases the album Alone In The Universe by Jeff Lynne’s ELO (effectively a Jeff Lynne solo record branded as the revived Electric Light Orchestra to much fanfare), featuring the single “When I Was A Boy”. Unusually, the often studio-bound Lynne launches a major tour to support the album.
Cinewax Records releases, both digitally and on physical media, Kurt Stenzel’s score from the documentary film Jodorowsky’s Dune. Concerning an abortive 1970s attempt to commit Frank Herbert’s seminal SF novel to film, the music is done in an analog, 1970s style.
Launched in 2004, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta space probe, orbiting Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in the outer solar system, releases the Philae robotic lander to descend to 67P’s surface. The lander’s harpoon anchoring system doesn’t work entirely as expected, and Philae bounces off the surface and goes spaceborne again for two hours before coming to rest on the comet once more. Though Philae is able to gather scientific data and the first-ever pictures from a comet’s surface, the nearby geography prevents its solar panels from keeping its batteries at a full charge; ESA ground controllers are only able to intermittently contact Philae.
The 29th 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) guest stars.
Cable channel AMC premieres the 11th episode of The Walking Dead, a series based on the popular zombie comic of the same name, starring Andrew Lincoln.
The fan-produced Star Trek production Star Trek: Intrepid releases a short vignette. The UK-based production is shot almost entirely in front of green screen with computer-generated backgrounds added in post production.
The eighth episode of Tim Kring’s sci-fi/superhero series Heroes airs on NBC, starring Adrian Pasdar, Jack Coleman, Ali Larter, Masi Oka, Hayden Panettiere, and Milo Ventimiglia. Stacy Haiduk (seaQuest DSV) and Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) guest star.
Bridging the gap between Star Wars Episode II and Episode III, Cartoon Network premieres the fifth mini-episode of Genndy Tartakovsky’s The Clone Wars animated shorts.
A new animated Doctor Who adventure, Scream Of The Shalka, premieres on BBCi, the BBC’s web site, starring Richard E. Grant as the ninth Doctor, Sophie Okonedo, and Sir Derek Jacobi. Written by popular Doctor Who novelist Paul Cornell, this story is heavily promoted well in advance with the announcement that Richard E. Grant is the official ninth incarnation of the Doctor; BBCi is unaware of the behind-the-scenes negotiations elsewhere in the BBC with Russell T. Davies. (The BBC’s unexpected announcement of Doctor Who’s imminent return as a live action series invalidates Shalka before its premiere.)
The 108th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on UPN. James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, and Alyson Hannigan also star.
The sixth episode of the sequel series Team Knight Rider airs in syndication, starring Brixton Karnes, Christine Steel, Duane Davis, and Nick Wechsler. Jesse Corti guest stars.
Cable channel TNT buys a package of reruns, presuming a three-season, 66-episode run, of the science fiction series Babylon 5, to begin airing in 1998. As TNT and PTEN are both owned by Warner Bros., the deal is seen as an “inside trade” among corporate siblings for a series unlikely to have a wide market for buyers in rerun form. Unknown to anyone at the time, this deal will have a major impact on the series’ future, particularly when the PTEN network begins to fall apart.
The 28th episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. John Pleshette and William Devane guest star.
NBC airs the second episode of the science fiction series Earth 2, starring Debrah Farentino, Clancy Brown, and Antonio Sabato Jr. Tim Curry (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) guest stars.
Fuel Records releases the Split Enz live album Anniversary, gathered from recordings of the band’s 1993 reunions celebrating 20 years since the group formed in New Zealand.
The sixth episode of She-Wolf Of London is broadcast in syndication in North America, a co-production between Universal Studios and British broadcaster HTV, and starring Kate Hodge and Neil Dickson. Roger Brierly (Doctor Who) guest stars.
The 29th episode of the horror anthology series Freddy’s Nightmares is broadcast in syndication in North America, hosted by Robert Englund in character as Freddy Krueger.
The sixth episode of the horror anthology series Freddy’s Nightmares is broadcast in syndication in North America, hosted by Robert Englund in character as Freddy Krueger. Shari Shattuck guest stars.
CBS airs the seventh episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice. Michael Ensign guest stars.
Key to NASA’s claim that the Space Shuttle will be able to deploy, retrieve and repair satellites is the Canadian-built remote manipulator arm system (or “Canadarm”), a project first contracted in 1975 and making its first appearance on Columbia‘s second flight. During tests, the arm performs exactly as expected, and proves to be absolutely vital to many future shuttle missions. The Canadian Space Agency and its subcontractors quickly receive further orders – a Canadarm for every shuttle in the fleet. Fuel cell problems shorten Columbia’s mission from five days to two days, but the crew still accomplishes most of the planned objectives and experiments.
NASA launches the second High Energy Astronomy Observatory satellite, which is given the nickname “Einstein” when it enters service. HEAO-2 is a dedicated X-ray telescope with unprecedented sensitivity and accuracy, and will remain in service through March 1982, re-entering Earth’s atmosphere a week afterward.
The 88th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Jack Colvin (The Incredible Hulk) guest stars.
ABC airs the seventh episode of the sci-fi police comedy Holmes & Yoyo, starring Richard B. Shull and John Schuck (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Babylon 5). The series centers around an accident-prone police detective who takes on a robotic partner in human guise. John Astin (The Addams Family, Batman) directs.
The 438th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. For the first time in the series’ history, the Doctor is seen to be traveling without a companion, and this story marks his second visit to the Time Lords’ planet Gallifrey since the beginning of the series. Much of the Time Lord mythology is derived from this story. Peter Pratt guest stars as the Master.
ITV broadcasts the fifth episode of horror anthology Beasts, created and written by Nigel Kneale (Quatermass). Patrick Magee (A Clockwork Orange, Chariots Of Fire) stars.
Streaming service Disney+ releases the the 11th episode of Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian, starring Pedro Pascal. Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) guest stars. 
Japan’s Hayabusa-2 uncrewed spacecraft, carrying samples of material from asteroid 162173 Ryugu, begins its long trip home after spending nearly a year and a half in Ryugu’s orbit, where it deposited autonomous robotic landers and fired a projectile into Ryugu’s surface to loosen material for capture and return to Earth. First launched in 2014, Hayabusa-2’s return trajectory to Earth is expected to bring the samples of asteroid material home to a safe landing in Australia in late 2020.
The CW airs the 96th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.
The eleventh full-length Star Trek Continues webisode debuts on YouTube. Nicola Bryant (Doctor Who) and Amy Rydell guest star in the final episode produced. 
Cable channel Disney XD airs the 65th episode of the series Star Wars: Rebels. Lars Mikkelsen, Clancy Brown, and Warwick Davis (Willow, Return Of The Jedi) guest star. 
Columbia Records releases the album Alone In The Universe by Jeff Lynne’s ELO (effectively a Jeff Lynne solo record branded as the revived Electric Light Orchestra to much fanfare), featuring the single “When I Was A Boy”. Unusually, the often studio-bound Lynne launches a major tour to support the album. 
Sony / Legacy releases an expanded 2-CD edition of the Alan Parsons Project‘s 1980 album, The Turn Of A Friendly Card, for the 35th anniversary of the original album’s release, including work-in-progress versions of such familiar songs as “Games People Play” and “Time” and numerous other outtakes. 
Cinewax Records releases, both digitally and on physical media, Kurt Stenzel’s score from the documentary film Jodorowsky’s Dune. Concerning an abortive 1970s attempt to commit Frank Herbert’s seminal SF novel to film, the music is done in an analog, 1970s style. 
Launched in 2004, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta space probe, orbiting Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in the outer solar system, releases the Philae robotic lander to descend to 67P’s surface. The lander’s harpoon anchoring system doesn’t work entirely as expected, and Philae bounces off the surface and goes spaceborne again for two hours before coming to rest on the comet once more. Though Philae is able to gather scientific data and the first-ever pictures from a comet’s surface, the nearby geography prevents its solar panels from keeping its batteries at a full charge; ESA ground controllers are only able to intermittently contact Philae.
The 29th 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) guest stars.
The sixth episode of Russell T. Davies’ children’s science fiction series Wizards vs. Aliens airs on CBBC., starring Annette Badland, Brian Blessed (Flash Gordon), and Gwendoline Christie (Game Of Thrones). 
Cable channel AMC premieres the 11th episode of The Walking Dead, a series based on the popular zombie comic of the same name, starring Andrew Lincoln. 
The 33rd episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures airs on CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen (Doctor Who). Suranne Jones guest stars. 
The fan-produced Star Trek production Star Trek: Intrepid releases a short vignette. The UK-based production is shot almost entirely in front of green screen with computer-generated backgrounds added in post production. 
The eighth episode of Tim Kring’s sci-fi/superhero series Heroes airs on NBC, starring Adrian Pasdar, Jack Coleman, Ali Larter, Masi Oka, Hayden Panettiere, and Milo Ventimiglia. Stacy Haiduk (seaQuest DSV) and Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) guest star. 
Bridging the gap between Star Wars Episode II and Episode III, Cartoon Network premieres the fifth mini-episode of Genndy Tartakovsky’s The Clone Wars animated shorts. 
A new animated Doctor Who adventure, Scream Of The Shalka, premieres on BBCi, the BBC’s web site, starring Richard E. Grant as the ninth Doctor, Sophie Okonedo, and Sir Derek Jacobi. Written by popular Doctor Who novelist Paul Cornell, this story is heavily promoted well in advance with the announcement that Richard E. Grant is the official ninth incarnation of the Doctor; BBCi is unaware of the behind-the-scenes negotiations elsewhere in the BBC with Russell T. Davies. (The BBC’s unexpected announcement of Doctor Who’s imminent return as a live action series invalidates Shalka before its premiere.) 
The 33rd episode of the Star Trek prequel spinoff Enterprise premieres on UPN. 
The sixth episode of the superhero series Birds Of Prey, based on characters from the DC Comics universe, airs on the WB.
Atlantic Records releases Jewel‘s fourth album, This Way, featuring the single “Standing Still”. 
The 108th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on UPN. James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, and Alyson Hannigan also star.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 119th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess, starring Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor. 
The 73rd episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Robert Leeshock, Jayne Heitmeyer, and Von Flores. 
The Doctor Who parody sketch The Web of Caves airs as part of BBC2’s Doctor Who Night, starring Mark Gatiss as the Doctor. 
The sixth episode of the sequel series Team Knight Rider airs in syndication, starring Brixton Karnes, Christine Steel, Duane Davis, and Nick Wechsler. Jesse Corti guest stars.
UPN airs the 50th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Ed Begley Jr. and Sarah Silverman guest star. 
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 78th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.. 
The tenth episode of Lawrence Hertzog’s paranoid spy-fi thriller Nowhere Man, starring Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek), airs on UPN.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the ninth episode of Xena: Warrior Princess. 
UPN airs the 25th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Gary Graham (Alien Nation) guest stars. 
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 46th episode of Babylon 5. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Space Rangers) guest stars. 
Cable channel TNT buys a package of reruns, presuming a three-season, 66-episode run, of the science fiction series Babylon 5, to begin airing in 1998. As TNT and PTEN are both owned by Warner Bros., the deal is seen as an “inside trade” among corporate siblings for a series unlikely to have a wide market for buyers in rerun form. Unknown to anyone at the time, this deal will have a major impact on the series’ future, particularly when the PTEN network begins to fall apart.
The 28th episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. John Pleshette and William Devane guest star.
NBC airs the second episode of the science fiction series Earth 2, starring Debrah Farentino, Clancy Brown, and Antonio Sabato Jr. Tim Curry (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) guest stars.
Fuel Records releases the Split Enz live album Anniversary, gathered from recordings of the band’s 1993 reunions celebrating 20 years since the group formed in New Zealand. 
NBC airs the 60th episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell.
The sixth episode of She-Wolf Of London is broadcast in syndication in North America, a co-production between Universal Studios and British broadcaster HTV, and starring Kate Hodge and Neil Dickson. Roger Brierly (Doctor Who) guest stars.
Fox Network airs the ninth episode of Kenneth Johnson’s sci-fi cop series Alien Nation, starring Gary Graham and Eric Pierpoint. Alan Scarfe guest stars. 
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 55th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Dan Shor (Tron) and Kevin Peter Hall (Misfits Of Science, Harry And The Hendersons) guest star. 
The 29th episode of the horror anthology series Freddy’s Nightmares is broadcast in syndication in North America, hosted by Robert Englund in character as Freddy Krueger.
CBS airs the seventh episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice. Michael Ensign guest stars.
Key to NASA’s claim that the Space Shuttle will be able to deploy, retrieve and repair satellites is the Canadian-built remote manipulator arm system (or “Canadarm”), a project first contracted in 1975 and making its first appearance on Columbia‘s second flight. During tests, the arm performs exactly as expected, and proves to be absolutely vital to many future shuttle missions. The Canadian Space Agency and its subcontractors quickly receive further orders – a Canadarm for every shuttle in the fleet. Fuel cell problems shorten Columbia’s mission from five days to two days, but the crew still accomplishes most of the planned objectives and experiments.
NASA launches the second High Energy Astronomy Observatory satellite, which is given the nickname “Einstein” when it enters service. HEAO-2 is a dedicated X-ray telescope with unprecedented sensitivity and accuracy, and will remain in service through March 1982, re-entering Earth’s atmosphere a week afterward.
The 88th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Jack Colvin (The Incredible Hulk) guest stars.
ABC airs the seventh episode of the sci-fi police comedy Holmes & Yoyo, starring Richard B. Shull and John Schuck (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Babylon 5). The series centers around an accident-prone police detective who takes on a robotic partner in human guise. John Astin (The Addams Family, Batman) directs. 
CBS airs the tenth episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II. Jonathan Harris (Lost In Space) guest stars. 
The 438th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. For the first time in the series’ history, the Doctor is seen to be traveling without a companion, and this story marks his second visit to the Time Lords’ planet Gallifrey since the beginning of the series. Much of the Time Lord mythology is derived from this story. Peter Pratt guest stars as the Master.
ITV broadcasts the fifth episode of horror anthology Beasts, created and written by Nigel Kneale (Quatermass). Patrick Magee (A Clockwork Orange, Chariots Of Fire) stars.
NBC airs the tenth episode of Monster Squad, a live-action Saturday morning comedy starring Fred Grandy. Geoffrey Lewis guest stars.