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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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58:52

Gene-ology 83 - Mr. D.A. Replay, Part 2

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2025/10/27

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. We finish finally getting to watch Mr. District Attorney for ourselves, and after picking the best episode of these three, we try to narrow down: what was the best episode of Mr. District Attorney written by fledgling writer Gene Roddenberry? Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early television scripts,

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59:06

Gene-ology 82 - Mr. D.A. Replay, Part 1

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2025/10/20

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. When the podcast started, we had only the scripts to cover for Gene's first TV writing job on Mr. District Attorney. But now we've gotten to see the shows themselves, we get to ask ourselves: do Gene's first TV creations improve when they're on film? Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early television

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52:59

Gene-ology 81 - Bullet Wound

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2025/10/13

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. Gene-ology rewinds to a show from 1957, Gene's sole contribution to the medical drama (but apparently also crime drama) Dr. Christian. When felonious brothers kidnap the good doctor to perform a life-saving surgery, will he honor his oath or risk a deadly delay until help arrives? Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene

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49:46

Gene-ology 80 - Warrior: The Story of Sam Houston

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2025/10/06

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. When we last investigated Gene's scripts for a historically-based western about Sam Houston, we had no idea if it had been filmed. Now we know that it was - and we've seen it! How does "Warrior: The Story of Sam Houston" differ from the "Destiny and the Raven" script? And would it have made a good series? Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas You can see

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53:45

Gene-ology 79 - Stagecoach Episode

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2025/08/25

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. Content warning: domestic violence No writer in the history of the medium has a batting average of a thousand, but this last work Gene Roddenberry did for the late '50s western Jefferson Drum is an especially challenging script from the archive, with messages that are both on-brand and off-brand for Gene, and a rare instance of a western tale that barely fits the show

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01:02:03

Gene-ology 78 - The Poet

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2025/08/18

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. 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." Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early

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01:02:27

Gene-ology 77 - Madam Faro

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2025/08/11

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. Someone new has ridden into town to hold court at the card tables at Big Ed's and get between plenty of fools and their money. She might get between Jefferson Drum and his heart. Another of Gene's Jefferson Drum scripts from 1958 turns out to be surprisingly ahead of its time. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene

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01:16:32

Gene-ology 76 - Law & Order

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2025/08/04

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. It's a quick rewind to 1958 for Gene's recently-unearthed scripts from the obscure western Jefferson Drum. But for a show from nearly 70 years ago, the extraordinary episode "Law & Order" feels uncomfortably like it was written about right now. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early television scripts,

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01:07:45

The Deforest Kelley Connection

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2025/06/30

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. DeForest Kelley appeared in Gene scripts in Boots and Saddles, Shannon, and the unsold legal drama pilot 333 Montgomery. It's obvious Gene was a DeForest Kelley fan. In this supplemental episode, we welcome another DeForest Kelley fan, Trek Files host Larry Nemecek, to explore the long friendship between an actor and a writer whose work together would lead to an

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01:00:16

Gene-ology 75 - The Pickup

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2025/06/23

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. Gene Roddenberry's second Shannon script was entirely his own, and both its main guest star and its concepts are clear signs of things to come in both the 21st and 23rd centuries. We hitch a ride with "The Pickup" for a glimpse into Gene's future you won't want to miss. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's

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58:37

Gene-ology 74 - Embezzler's Daughter

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2025/06/16

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. Assigned to polish another writer's premise for the '60s action show Shannon, Gene Roddenberry turns in a script that hits all the necessary action beats but leaves questions about the characters and their beverage choices. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early television scripts, including his

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01:02:41

Gene-ology 73 - A Man's World

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2025/06/09

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. Twice before, the Joan Crawford Show was piloted - would the third time, with a pilot written by Gene Roddenberry, have been the charm? Ashley and Earl find a lot of charm and a considerable amount of progressive thought in this unproduced 1961 script. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early television

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54:37

Gene-ology 72 - The Lesson

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2025/06/02

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. Gene co-write a single script for the Screen Gems western Two Faces West, finishing the script of another writer's story. But it made effective use of the series' recurring mistaken identity gag, and featured a compelling guest character who was ahead of her time. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early

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59:22

Gene-ology 71 - The Actress

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2025/04/28

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. In Gene's final script for the British-Australian series Whiplash, an actress from a roaming theater troupe finds herself giving an improv performance with the highest possible stakes, and we find Gene slipping the audience a message about grace and mercy. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early

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01:03:08

Gene-ology 70 - Dutchman's Reef

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2025/04/21

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. Much has been made of how progressive Gene Roddenberry's TV writing was, but one line from the original script for "Dutchman's Reef" caught even your hosts off guard - and shows just how far ahead of his time Gene was. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early television scripts, including his

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57:01

Gene-ology 69 - Sarong

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2025/04/14

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. Gene's second episode of Whiplash, "Sarong", proves to be a surprisingly progressive stew of villains you love to hate, pearls, hungry sharks, amazing filming locations, sisters doin' it for themselves, and Peter Graves jumping off a horse like nobody's business. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early

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01:03:17

Gene-ology 68 - Episode In Bathurst

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2025/04/07

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. Welcome to Whiplash, a show about Australia's old west whose makers tried to lure Gene to live and work in the UK! His first script for this western starring Peter Graves left little doubt that it was the work of Gene Roddenberry. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early television scripts, including his

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01:06:45

Gene-ology 67 - Watching Wrangler

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2025/03/03

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. We've read all the Wrangler scripts, considered all the stories - the only thing left to do was for Ashley and Mission Log: Prodigy's Charlynn Schmiedt to visit the UCLA Library and watch the seven produced episodes for themselves. Even the pilot. What they found was still surprising. Hosted by Ashley Thomas, Charlynn Schmiedt & Earl Green About Gene-ology

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01:07:49

Gene-ology 66 - Incident of the Magic Elixir

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2025/02/24

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. As we set course for the Wrangler off-ramp, we examine one last script - the one that was never even filmed, namely, Edward J. Lakso's "Incident of the Magic Elixir", which has some themes that fit nicely into a Gene Roddenberry creation...and plenty of themes that don't. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene

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01:05:35

Gene-ology 65 - A Crisis Named Wavelin

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2025/02/17

Welcome to Gene-ology, where we explore the earliest TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek! Was this the final aired episode of Wrangler, or was "A Crisis Named Wavelin" left on the cutting room floor? Which would have been better? Gene-ology examines Gene Roddenberry's final Wrangler script, which has a troubling tendency to use some disturbingly heavy themes as a source of...humor? Join us as we dig into the Roddenberry archives and discuss how Gene’s early writing

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