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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.
Streaming service Disney+ premieres the the ninth episode of Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian, the first live-action TV series set in the Star Wars universe, starring Pedro Pascal. Timothy Olyphant and Amy Sedaris guest star in the second season premiere.
The 27th 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.
Disney announces the purchase of Lucasfilm Ltd. for $4,000,000,000, simultaneously announcing that work will commence on Star Wars Episode VII for a 2015 release. George Lucas, having already stepped down as Lucasfilm chairman earlier in the year, is suddenly even more of a billionaire than he already was, and Disney gets the keys to the Star Wars franchise with plans for new movies “every 2-3 years.”
Cable channel AMC premieres the ninth episode of The Walking Dead, a series based on the popular zombie comic of the same name, starring Andrew Lincoln.
Russia launches a new variant of the venerable Soyuz spacecraft, Soyuz TMA-1, on a mission to the International Space Station. Cosmonauts Sergei Zalyotin and Yury Lonchakov and Belgian astronaut
Frank De Winne visit the ISS for 11 days, conducting experiments and bringing supplies to the station. This crew returns to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-34, leaving Soyuz TMA-1 at the ISS. When the space shuttle fleet is grounded early in 2003 after the Columbia disaster, Soyuz TMA-1, still berthed at the ISS, becomes the only ride home for the station’s sixth full-time crew.
The 106th 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. Amber Benson guest stars.
The 71st episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Robert Leeshock, Jayne Heitmeyer, and Von Flores. Richard Chevolleau guest stars.
RPM Records releases the album Who Is Dr. Who?, a compilation of 1960s and early ’70s novelty singles (and their B-sides) related to the TV series Doctor Who.
The fourth episode of the sequel series Team Knight Rider airs in syndication, starring Brixton Karnes, Christine Steel, Duane Davis, and Nick Wechsler. Bruce French guest stars.
In the best tradition of Orson Welles’ infamous War Of The Worlds radio broadcast, CBS airs a made-for-TV movie, Without Warning, depicting a slow-building attack on Earth as a series of newscasts. Starring real-life news personalities Sander Vanocur, Bree Walker and Warren Olney, mixed in with obvious actors such as John de Lancie, Gina Hecht and Jane Kaczmarek, Without Warning tricks many viewers – despite extensive on-screen notification that they are not viewing a real news event – into thinking that a real national emergency is underway. Welles would’ve been proud.
The 27th episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Melora Hardin, Bill Erwin, and Charles Rocket (Max Headroom) guest star.
The fourth 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.
The 27th 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. Kyle Chandler and Alex Cord guest star.
The fourth 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. Mariska Hargitay guest stars.
CBS airs the fifth episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice. Eric Pierpoint (Alien Nation) and Aubrey Morris (The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy) guest star.
Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off on a one-week mission to carry the Spacelab module and an all-German crew to orbit. The “Spacelab D1” mission is flown by Commander Henry Hartsfield, Pilot Steven Nagel, mission specialists James Buchli, Guion Bluford, and Bonnie Dunbar, and payload specialists Reinhard Furrer, Ernst Messerschmid and Wubbo J. Ockels.
This is the final successful launch of Challenger.
Beating Atari’s home adaptation of Pac-Man to the punch by nearly half a year, Magnavox introduces K.C. Munchkin for the Odyssey². Within three weeks, after widespread documented occurrences of dealers describing the game as “just like Pac-Man” (despite specific instructions from Magnavox not to do so), Atari sues Magnavox for violating copyright law.
ITV airs the 11th episode of P.J. Hammond’s science fiction series Sapphire & Steel, starring David McCallum and Joanna Lumley. Long-delayed by an ITV technicians’ strike, this episode follows a series of repeats of the previous four parts of the story.
The 86th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Robert Loggia and Rick Springfield guest star.
The 436th 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.
ABC airs the eighth episode of Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, part of the Krofft Supershow Saturday morning children’s programming block. This is part two of a two-part story, each episode lasting only around 12 minutes. Sid Haig (Jason Of Star Command) and Malachi Throne guest star.
Streaming service Disney+ premieres the the ninth episode of Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian, the first live-action TV series set in the Star Wars universe, starring Pedro Pascal. Timothy Olyphant and Amy Sedaris guest star in the second season premiere. 
The CW airs the 95th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.
Cable channel Disney XD airs the 62nd episode of the series Star Wars: Rebels. Lars Mikkelsen and Clancy Brown guest star. 
Cable channel Disney XD airs the 61st episode of the series Star Wars: Rebels. Lars Mikkelsen and Clancy Brown guest star. 
The 27th 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.
Disney announces the purchase of Lucasfilm Ltd. for $4,000,000,000, simultaneously announcing that work will commence on Star Wars Episode VII for a 2015 release. George Lucas, having already stepped down as Lucasfilm chairman earlier in the year, is suddenly even more of a billionaire than he already was, and Disney gets the keys to the Star Wars franchise with plans for new movies “every 2-3 years.”
The second 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). Dan Starkey (Doctor Who) guest stars. 
Cable channel AMC premieres the ninth episode of The Walking Dead, a series based on the popular zombie comic of the same name, starring Andrew Lincoln. 
Big Finish Productions releases the 140th Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred. 
The 29th episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures airs on CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen (Doctor Who). David Tennant (Doctor Who) and Nigel Havers guest star. 
The sixth 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. 
Big Finish Productions releases the 14th Dalek Empire audio drama, a Doctor Who audio spinoff starring David Tennant and William Gaunt. 
Big Finish Productions releases the 62nd Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Paul McGann and India Fisher. 
Big Finish Productions releases the 49th Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Sylvester McCoy. 
The 31st episode of the Star Trek prequel spinoff Enterprise premieres on UPN. This episode focuses on an early conflict with the Klingons. 
The fourth episode of the superhero series Birds Of Prey, based on characters from the DC Comics universe, airs on the WB.
Russia launches a new variant of the venerable Soyuz spacecraft, Soyuz TMA-1, on a mission to the International Space Station. Cosmonauts Sergei Zalyotin and Yury Lonchakov and Belgian astronaut
The 106th 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. Amber Benson guest stars.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 117th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess, starring Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor. 
The 71st episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Robert Leeshock, Jayne Heitmeyer, and Von Flores. Richard Chevolleau guest stars.
Island Records releases U2’s tenth studio album All That You Can’t Leave Behind, featuring the single “Elevation”. 
RPM Records releases the album Who Is Dr. Who?, a compilation of 1960s and early ’70s novelty singles (and their B-sides) related to the TV series Doctor Who. 
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the 35th episode of Stargate SG-1. Tom McBeath guest stars. 
The fourth episode of the sequel series Team Knight Rider airs in syndication, starring Brixton Karnes, Christine Steel, Duane Davis, and Nick Wechsler. Bruce French guest stars.
Namco releases the arcade compilation Namco Museum Encore in Japan for the Sony Playstation, including the ’80s arcade games Motos, King & Balloon, and others. (This volume is not released in North America.) 
UPN airs the 48th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. 
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 76th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. 
The eighth 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 seventh episode of Xena: Warrior Princess. 
UPN airs the 23rd episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Carolyn Seymour (Survivors) guest stars. 
In the best tradition of Orson Welles’ infamous War Of The Worlds radio broadcast, CBS airs a made-for-TV movie, Without Warning, depicting a slow-building attack on Earth as a series of newscasts. Starring real-life news personalities Sander Vanocur, Bree Walker and Warren Olney, mixed in with obvious actors such as John de Lancie, Gina Hecht and Jane Kaczmarek, Without Warning tricks many viewers – despite extensive on-screen notification that they are not viewing a real news event – into thinking that a real national emergency is underway. Welles would’ve been proud. 
The 27th episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Melora Hardin, Bill Erwin, and Charles Rocket (Max Headroom) guest star.
NBC airs the 58th episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell.
The fourth 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.
Fox Network premieres the seventh episode of Kenneth Johnson’s sci-fi cop series Alien Nation, starring Gary Graham and Eric Pierpoint. This is a Halloween-themed episode guest starring Mitch Pileggi (The X-Files). 
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 53rd episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Whoopi Goldberg guest stars. 
The 27th 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. Kyle Chandler and Alex Cord guest star.
CBS airs the fifth episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice. Eric Pierpoint (Alien Nation) and Aubrey Morris (The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy) guest star.
Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off on a one-week mission to carry the Spacelab module and an all-German crew to orbit. The “Spacelab D1” mission is flown by Commander Henry Hartsfield, Pilot Steven Nagel, mission specialists James Buchli, Guion Bluford, and Bonnie Dunbar, and payload specialists Reinhard Furrer, Ernst Messerschmid and Wubbo J. Ockels.
Beating Atari’s home adaptation of Pac-Man to the punch by nearly half a year, Magnavox introduces K.C. Munchkin for the Odyssey². Within three weeks, after widespread documented occurrences of dealers describing the game as “just like Pac-Man” (despite specific instructions from Magnavox not to do so), Atari sues Magnavox for violating copyright law. 
ITV airs the 11th episode of P.J. Hammond’s science fiction series Sapphire & Steel, starring David McCallum and Joanna Lumley. Long-delayed by an ITV technicians’ strike, this episode follows a series of repeats of the previous four parts of the story.
The 86th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Robert Loggia and Rick Springfield guest star.
CBS airs the eighth episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II. 
The 436th 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. 
NBC airs the eighth episode of Monster Squad, a live-action Saturday morning comedy starring Fred Grandy. Julie Newmar (Batman) guest stars.
ITV broadcasts the third episode of horror anthology Beasts, created and written by Nigel Kneale (Quatermass). Martin Shaw (The Professionals) stars.
ABC airs the eighth episode of Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, part of the Krofft Supershow Saturday morning children’s programming block. This is part two of a two-part story, each episode lasting only around 12 minutes. Sid Haig (Jason Of Star Command) and Malachi Throne guest star. 
The ninth episode of Gerry Anderson’s space adventure series Space: 1999 premieres on British broadcaster ITV. Joan Collins guest stars. 
The ninth episode of Sid & Marty Krofft’s Far-Out Space Nuts airs on CBS, starring Bob Denver (Gillgan’s Island) and Chuck McCann (Herbie Rides Again). 