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Gene-ology: A Mission Log Look into Gene Roddenberry"s Works

Roddenberry Entertainment

Gene-ology from Roddenberry Entertainment explores the earliest TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. We dig deep into the Roddenberry archives, including scripts that were never produced, to discuss the themes of Gene"s writing in the years prior to his best known creation, Star Trek. Buckle in and get ready for Gene-ology.

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01:02:10

Gene-ology 64 - Encounter At Elephant Butte

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2025/02/10

Welcome to Gene-ology, where we explore the earliest TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek! Gene-ology keeps reliving the travels of the Wrangler, this time running afoul of a town riddled with corruption and violence. What does justice look like in a town where the lawmen think they're above the law? Gene's script for "Encounter At Elephant Butte" offers a grim look. Join us as we dig into the Roddenberry archives and discuss how Gene’s early writing shaped the

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59:40

Gene-ology 63 - Incident At The Wide Loop

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2025/02/03

Welcome to Gene-ology, where we explore the earliest TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek! It's a Gene-ology with an interesting twist: it may be another script for Wrangler, the 1960 western series Gene created, but it didn't reach the screen in this form. We start the process of asking what changed and why - though we're able to take some educated guesses. Join us as we dig into the Roddenberry archives and discuss how Gene’s early writing shaped the groundbreaking

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01:07:46

Gene-ology 62 - The Affair With Browning's Woman

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2025/01/27

Welcome to Gene-ology, where we explore the earliest TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek! Gene-ology continues chronicling Pitcairn's Wrangler adventures, with Gene's script presenting a character-focused ethical dilemma that raises quite a few more questions than it answers - especially with one deleted line from the earlier draft of the story. Join us as we dig into the Roddenberry archives and discuss how Gene’s early writing shaped the groundbreaking worlds he

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52:55

Gene-ology 61 - Affair At The Trading Post

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2025/01/20

Welcome to Gene-ology, where we explore the earliest TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek! It's a Gene-ology first - a Wrangler script written by someone other than Gene himself. Does future Star Trek writer George Slavin's "Affair At The Trading Post" fit in with Pitcairn's world... and does it still feel like a Gene Roddenberry show? Join us as we dig into the Roddenberry archives and discuss how Gene’s early writing shaped the groundbreaking worlds he would later

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52:59

Gene-ology 60 - A Time For Hanging

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2025/01/13

Welcome to Gene-ology, where we explore the earliest TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek! Gene-ology tackles a tense adventure for Gene's 1960 series Wrangler, where one man has decided that "A Time For Hanging" is now - and isn't willing to listen to any voices of reason before executing Pitcairn, tackling multiple meaty topics in a single half-hour show in a very Gene Roddenberry way. Join us as we dig into the Roddenberry archives and discuss how Gene’s early

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01:02:31

Gene-ology 59 - Episode At The Bar-M

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2025/01/06

Welcome to Gene-ology, where we explore the earliest TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek! You've heard the story behind the making of the first series created by Gene Roddenberry. Now Gene-ology gives you the storyline of Wrangler's first episode, and meet the show's recurring hero, Pitcairn. Was he boldly going where Paladin had gone before? Join us as we dig into the Roddenberry archives and discuss how Gene’s early writing shaped the groundbreaking worlds he would

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01:15:32

Gene-ology 58 - Wrangler

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2024/12/23

Welcome to Gene-ology, where we explore the earliest TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek! Gene Roddenberry created a series that made it to air in 1960 - for mere weeks - and it has faded almost entirely from history, despite the fact that the tapes still exist. And John Champion and Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry have seen them. They stop by Gene-ology to take us on the deep dive into Wrangler... and why it's disappeared from history. Join us as we dig into the

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01:18:11

Have More Hot Takes, Will Still Travel

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2024/12/16

Welcome to Gene-ology, where we explore the earliest TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek! Norman rejoins Earl and Ashley for another look back at Paladin's adventures in five further Gene Roddenberry-written episodes of Have Gun - Will Travel. Was Tuttle redeemable? Was the Golden Toad underplayed? The Les Girls/Mudd's Women debate continues, and much more! Join us as we dig into the Roddenberry archives and discuss how Gene’s early writing shaped the groundbreaking

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01:01:47

Gene-ology 57 - 333 Montgomery

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2024/12/09

Welcome to Gene-ology, where we explore the earliest TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek! Gene-ology enters the world of Gene Roddenberry, show creator and producer, with the unsold 1960 pilot "333 Montgomery". Even though the show didn't sell, it did cement a long friendship that would affect the casting of a future starship forever. Join us as we dig into the Roddenberry archives and discuss how Gene’s early writing shaped the groundbreaking worlds he would later

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53:22

Gene-ology 56 - Sundance and the Black Widow

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2024/12/02

Welcome to Gene-ology, where we explore the earliest TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek! It's a more light-hearted return to the old west as Gene-ology examines Gene Roddenberry's only script for Sam Rolfe's Hotel de Paree series. But can even a comedy script shortchange one of its central characters? Join us as we dig into the Roddenberry archives and discuss how Gene’s early writing shaped the groundbreaking worlds he would later bring to our screens. Hosted by

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46:15

Gene-ology 55 - Blue Fire

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2024/11/25

Welcome to Gene-ology, where we explore the earliest TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek! Gene Roddenberry's second and final script for The Detectives has enough relentless action and a ticking clock, it's enough to raise someone's blood pressure! But does it say what Gene intended it to say about police work - especially when compared to an earlier professional paper Gene authored? Join us as we dig into the Roddenberry archives and discuss how Gene’s early writing

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01:19:44

Gene-ology 54 - Karate

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2024/11/18

Welcome to Gene-ology, where we explore the earliest TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek! Gene-ology begins its examination of Gene Roddenberry's 1960s TV writing with "Karate", a episode of The Detectives starring Robert Taylor, where our hosts find plenty to talk about, including some surprisingly heavy topics. Join us as we dig into the Roddenberry archives and discuss how Gene’s early writing shaped the groundbreaking worlds he would later bring to our screens.

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57:08

Have Hot Takes, Will Travel

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2024/11/11

Does Gene's Paladin line up with Paladin in the rest of Have Gun -- Will Travel? Was Gene writing Paladin as Sam Houston? All three of Gene-ology's hosts - Ashley, Earl, and Norman C. Lao - gather to consider the story so far across Gene Roddenberry's scripts for Have Gun -- Will Travel.

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51:40

Gene-ology 53 - Beyond Atlas

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2024/11/04

Welcome to Gene-ology, where we explore the earliest TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek! Gene-ology examines "Beyond Atlas", a one-off script for an unmade series might have been "West Point, but for the Air Force Academy" - except that, as written by Gene Roddenberry, it reads like a pitch for Starfleet Academy, which is impressive considering it was written mere weeks after Sputnik changed the world. Join us as we dig into the Roddenberry archives and discuss how

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53:13

Gene-ology 52 - The Rescue of the Strangers

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2024/10/28

Welcome to Gene-ology, where we explore the earliest TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek! The fourth and final episode Gene Roddenberry wrote for Boots & Saddles is a challenging piece of work; the story pitch that got him hired to write the episode is even more challenging and perhaps a bit shocking. Gene-ology takes a deep dive into "The Rescue of the Strangers." Join us as we dig into the Roddenberry archives and discuss how Gene’s early writing shaped the

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43:22

Gene-ology Mailbag #2

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2024/10/21

Gene-ology has been covering Gene Roddenberry's early TV writing for a year now, so it's an opportune time for Ashley and Earl to take a well-deserved break from the wild west and dig into your comments and questions on past episodes of the podcast.

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01:05:05

Gene-ology 51 - The Marquis of Donnybrook

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2024/10/14

Gene-ology examines the last produced script Gene Roddenberry wrote for the western series Boots & Saddles, one which happened to mark his first collaboration with one DeForest Kelley. But did Gene's script land a knockout punch? Guest starring Jeff Gauntt as Captain "Shank" Adams and Larry Nemecek as Captain Merriweather

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54:11

Gene-ology 50 - The Prussian Farmer

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2024/10/07

Gene Roddenberry's short stint as a writer on the 1957-58 western Boots & Saddles continues in his second script, "The Prussian Farmer", which thrusts a pacifistic retired soldier into a situation where he may have to fight once more. Guest starring John Billingsley as Franz Mueller, Bonita Friedericy as Mrs. Mueller, and Jeff Gauntt as Captain "Shank" Adams

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Gene-ology 49 - The Gatling Gun

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2024/09/30

Gene-ology jumps tracks to another late '50s western, Boots & Saddles, where Gene wrote a number of scripts chronicling the exploits of the Fifth Cavalry, including "The Gatling Gun", tackling the thorny issue of ageism. Guest starring Jeff Gauntt as Captain "Shank" Adams, Kyle Clark as Colonel Hays, and Kerstan Szczepanski as Colonel Parker.

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57:29

Gene-ology 48 - Alice

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2024/09/23

Gene-ology examines the Have Gun - Will Travel episode "Alice", a challenging, impressively nuanced Gene Roddenberry script that may be notable for what it avoids saying as much as for what it does say.

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