Do you enjoy the work @thelogbook.bsky.social & I do on #MissionLogGeneology? One of the best ways you can support us, aside from listening/sharing our show, is to support us on the Mission Log Patreon. Your support helps us to keep at it! CC: @roddenberrypod.bsky.social #StarTrek

@ohtheprofanity.com joins @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social and @mikeslamer.bsky.social to discuss the 9th episode of STRANGE NEW WORLDS, on all podcasting platforms. #startrek #podcasts pod.link/1519281725/e...

Terror descends from the skies and snatches hapless humans off the ground. It's up to you to recover them from their alien abductors - just don't drop them! Defender for the #Atari2600 gets the Phosphor Dot Fossils treatment. #rétrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeTR...

After Donkey Kong Jr., but before Mario brought his brother into the frame, there was Stanley the Gardener. No one remembers Stanley. Donkey Kong 3 and its unsung hero get a Phosphor Dot Fossils replay. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qy...

In this week's #MissionLogGeneology, @thelogbook.bsky.social and I tackle a challenging script from #JeffersonDrum, "Stagecoach Episode." This is the last script #GeneRoddenberry wrote for this series. CC: @roddenberrypod.bsky.social #StarTrek #nerdlyfe

No writer in the history of the medium has a batting average of a thousand, but this last work Gene Roddenberry did for the ’50s western Jefferson Drum is an especially challenging script, with messages that are both on-brand and very off-brand for Gene. www.missionlogpodcast.com/stagecoach-e...

No, you're not imagining things, there are Money Munchers chewing through every dime you have. Not just in real life, but in this Apple II game! Phosphor Dot Fossils invests the time into replaying Money Munchers on the #AppleII. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgPa...

Gene’s third script for Jefferson Drum seems to be setting up a tale of redemption and forgiveness… until those options are abruptly removed from the table. Join us in trying to interpret one of the most challenging pieces of Gene’s early work: “The Poet.” www.missionlogpodcast.com/the-poet/

When you're the last-rated station in town, what's to stop you from making your own sci-fi channel with blackjack and two stations' worth of syndicated shows? See the spots that launched the UPN 32 Prime Time Invasion across screens in northeast Wisconsin in 1997. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ihP...

It's an endurance race on the #Atari2600 and you probably should've put on your all-weather tires. Phosphor Dot Fossils is in it for the long haul with a fresh round of Enduro! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zFU...

So let's see... surprisingly modern message in a Gene Roddenberry script from 1958? Check. Absolute banger of a recreated scene from that script? Check. Sounds like it's the latest Gene-ology podcast to me! Give it a listen and meet "Madam Faro": www.missionlogpodcast.com/madam-faro/

Did you dig “A Space Adventure Hour?” Craig & Ashley are joined by Earl Green of @thelogbook.bsky.social to discuss the holodeck mystery novel episode! #startrekpodcast www.wearestarfleetpod.com

The Ambassador class - that all-important step between the Excelsior class and the Galaxy class in #StarTrek tech lore. But it almost turned out very differently, and Eaglemoss gave us a chance to compare them side-by-side in 3-D. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1wW...

What can you do against legions of aliens bent on stopping you from reaching their inner sanctum? You keep dropping quarters in, that's what. Phosphor Dot Fossils gives the arcade sleeper hit Vanguard a fresh look. No vans were guarded in the making of this video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=453N...

. @thelogbook.bsky.social and I are back on #MissionLogGeneology, covering the first of four #GeneRoddenberry scripts for #JeffersonDrum. Join us for "Law & Order," a script that is as shockingly fresh today as it was in 1958. CC: @roddenberrypod.bsky.social #StarTrek #nerdlyfe

Even if you've never heard of Jefferson Drum (almost 70 years on, you're probably in the majority), the show was still graced with a Gene Roddenberry script that feels like a cautionary message to 2025. Gene-ology is back, and we have some thoughts on this. www.missionlogpodcast.com/law-and-order/

Were there more layers of nods to the past than you might think in this episode? Maaaaaybe... I got to sit in on this week's We Are Starfleet and chill with the retro vibe (and the retro trivia).

This game was absolutely not a substitute for driving lessons, but those of us who weren't old enough to drive at the time didn't care. Phosphor Dot Fossils races to the finish line in the arcade classic Pole Position! www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3Al...

Yes, I'm still sore about the end of the Kenner Marvel Retro line - and I still have figures left to open. In the last Voyage of Shelf Discovery, it's time to get the band - or at least the #FantasticFour (and a fantastic foe or two) - back together. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxSI...

If you're not already listening to the Trektivism podcast, you should be. I feel smarter every time I hear one. If you're going to STLV this year, make some time for this panel and learn more about what Trektivism is. We don't get a Star Trek future if we don't start working toward it now.

This was THE best time, y'all.

The spot's put together. The edits are reasonably tight. The music has been picked to match the tone. It's ready for prime time. Until someone changes something that makes no sense. Here are a couple of "producer's cuts" that didn't hit the air this way. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ams-...

An intrepid fortune hunter - that's you - runs into an endless supply of bats and creatures and mummies, trying to stop you plundering the pyramid's treasures. Phosphor Dot Fossils tries out a homebrew treasure on the #Intellivision called Pyramid Warp! www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Gy...

How weird could local radio ads get 30+ years ago? Well... how weird you want 'em? Because we got pretty weird with it back then. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYmM...

You were expecting Phosphor Dot Fossils today? Surprise - you get Phosphor Dot Fossils AND Infinite Sheep at the same time! When should you just walk into work with a video game console? This video will show you. Also, a wild #fiddygibber appears. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q736...

The Voice of Odyssey sings! A real outlier in the #Odyssey2 library, this was the only first-party licensed arcade title on the console underdog. Phosphor Dot Fossils gets shell-shocked by Turtles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOVF...

A quick station break to let you know that we're always happy to welcome new recruits to theLogBook.com's Patreon - especially since our bill for storage and bandwidth has gone up quite a bit this year. If you dig the videos, the podcasts, and the site itself, join us: www.patreon.com/thelogbook

On this week's #MissionLogGeneology, @thelogbook.bsky.social and I are joined by Dr. Trek himself, @larrynemecek.bsky.social, to discuss #GeneRoddenberry's friendship with #DeForestKelley. Listen in and join the conversation. CC @roddenberrypod.bsky.social #StarTrek #nerdlyfe buff.ly/OlnCMFE

We've all seen plenty of video games about invaders from space descending and delivering death from above. But how about a game where you're the invaders? Phosphor Dot Fossils fires up Laser Blast on the #atari2600. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r8N...

Larry Nemecek (host of The Trek Files podcast) is our guest on this week's Gene-ology podcast, talking about the burgeoning friendship between Star Trek's future creator and one of the show's future stars - half a decade before #startrek went to series. www.missionlogpodcast.com/the-deforest...

When you have an advertising client who wants you to "make it funny" week after week, when does the funny run out and the desperation set in? Infinite Sheep rewinds further than usual to my radio days for this one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXm7...

In case you missed it: Gene-ology covered a Gene Roddenberry script from a 1961 modern-day action show, with a character who'd be at home with the logical pointy-eared crowd... aside from being a chaotic evil tech-bro played by DeForest Kelley of #startrek (!). www.missionlogpodcast.com/the-pickup/

This week on #MissionLogGeneology, @thelogbook.bsky.social and I take a look at the last script #GeneRoddenberry wrote for #Shannon, and spoiler alert, this might be the most #StarTrek script that's not Star Trek that we've ever covered. Listen: buff.ly/B2nZ5K7 CC: @roddenberrypod.bsky.social

What happens when a behind-the-scenes tech guy goes on camera? There better be kittens and puppies involved or someone's going to be seriously pithed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dwN...

. @thelogbook.bsky.social and I are looking at a script that #GeneRoddenberry polished up for #Shannon. We've got avocado malts & a lot of thoughts about "Embezzler's Daughter" in this week's #MissionLogGeneology. @roddenberrypod.bsky.social #StarTrek www.missionlogpodcast.com/embezzlers-d...

The AI wars are heating up between you and your #Odyssey2 (or a friend). Phosphor Dot Fossils boots up one of the all-time best homebrews for the Odyssey2 and lets the robot revolution run riot. #rétrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD_j...

How did Gene Roddenberry come to co-write an episode of a 1961 action show about a jetsetting insurance inspector? Put a lid on your avocado malt and buckle your seatbelt - buckle it tight! - as Gene-ology explores the Shannonigans both on-screen and off. www.missionlogpodcast.com/embezzlers-d...

So many bells, so many whistles, so much sonic screwdriver. Plus some hot takes on the latest season of #doctorwho (with time to nope out of spoilers for those who aren't caught up). www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1TH...

Van? Van? Car? Are these my Uber options or a somewhat obscure arcade game from 1983? Phosphor Dot Fossils airs up the tires replaying another #retrogaming oddity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9yd...

Stop - Hemmer time! We're back! Tonight! With Bruce Horak from Strange New Worlds!

On today's #MissionLogGeneology, @thelogbook.bsky.social & I take a peek at a #GeneRoddenberry-penned script for The #JoanCrawford Show pilot. A show about a tough-as-nails lady lawyer, this is one of the more interesting things we've covered! CC: @roddenberrypod.bsky.social buff.ly/iRlSxRb

C'mon, BBC, the breakout star of the latest season of #DoctorWho was *right there*

Basketballs - IN SPACE! The animated #LadyRazorbacks basketball open was a combination of leaving me alone with a Video Toaster, trying to do something unexpected splashy for a low-power station, and an excess of weird imagery and odd rendering limitations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCZO...

Help wanted: UFO pilots to be an absolute menace to everything in the sky. Apply within as Space Jockey for the #Atari2600 gets its wings - or lack thereof - in the latest Phosphor Dot Fossils replay. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciKA... #retrogaming

#MissionLogGeneology is BACK, baby! @thelogbook.bsky.social and I sat down to learn "The Lesson," the one episode #GeneRoddenberry wrote for #TwoFacesWest. We had a lot of thoughts on this one! #StarTrek #nerdlyfe buff.ly/7p2sG6M

And we're back! Gene-ology finds plenty to like - and plenty of things to question - in a teleplay Gene Roddenberry wrote for the obscure early '60s western Two Faces West. www.missionlogpodcast.com/the-lesson/

Search your feelings, you know it to be true.

Underappreciated even by many a fan of the great Gerry Anderson's portfolio, Space Precinct was a lost gem of '90s syndicated sci-fi. Voyages of Shelf Discovery opens the new blu-ray set and looks at some vintage action figures. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUu7...

Can you grapple with several floors of advancing enemies, each with their own weaknesses and invulnerabilities? Things get hairy quick when Phosphor Dot Fossils loads Grapple onto the Apple II. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBmY... #rétrogaming

I mean, granted, Voyager was always on the move, but #startrek Voyager - at least in the Fort Smith market - moved around more than most, and gave me an opening to squeeze into station promotional efforts in the process. www.youtube.com/watch?v=REFY...