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

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 Roddenberry archives and discuss how Gene's early writing shaped the groundbreaking worlds he would later bring to our screens. Hosted by Earl Green and Ashley Thomas

🌟 About Gene-ology: Gene-ology is a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast dedicated to exploring the formative years of Gene Roddenberry's career before Star Trek. We explore his early TV scripts—including unproduced works—and examine the evolution of his storytelling. Buckle in and get ready for Gene-ology!

🔍 In This Episode:

• Insight into Gene Roddenberry's early career and how this episode fits into his body of work.

• How the themes in this episode connect to the larger Roddenberry universe.

💬 Join the Conversation: What do you think of Wrangler? Share your thoughts and theories in the comments!

🔔 Subscribe and Stay Tuned: Make sure to subscribe for more deep dives into Gene Roddenberry's earliest TV writing. We release new episodes every other week!

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Gene-ology is produced by Roddenberry Entertainment. Executive producer Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry. Visit https://Podcasts.Roddenberry.Com for more great content.

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Join our Patreon for exclusive content, and connect with fellow fans in our Discord community. Every contribution helps us continue our mission to explore the early works of Gene Roddenberry. https://www.Patreon.com/MissionLogPod

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 worlds he would later bring to our screens. Hosted by Earl Green, Ashley Thomas, and Norman C. Lao

🌟 About Gene-ology: Gene-ology is a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast dedicated to exploring the formative years of Gene Roddenberry's career before Star Trek. We explore his early TV scripts—including unproduced works—and examine the evolution of his storytelling. Buckle in and get ready for Gene-ology!

🔍 In This Episode:

• Insight into Gene Roddenberry's early career and how this episode fits into his body of work.

• How the themes in this episode connect to the larger Roddenberry universe.

💬 Join the Conversation: What do you think of Norman's views of these episodes of Have Gun - Will Travel? Share your thoughts and theories in the comments!

🔔 Subscribe and Stay Tuned: Make sure to subscribe for more deep dives into Gene Roddenberry's earliest TV writing. We release new episodes every other week!

Follow us on Social Media: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/MissionLogPod X: https://x.com/MissionLogPod THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@roddenberrypodcasts FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MissionLogPod

Gene-ology is produced by Roddenberry Entertainment. Executive producer Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry. Visit https://Podcasts.Roddenberry.Com for more great content.

💖 Support the Show:

Join our Patreon for exclusive content, and connect with fellow fans in our Discord community. Every contribution helps us continue our mission to explore the early works of Gene Roddenberry. https://www.Patreon.com/MissionLogPod

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 bring to our screens. Hosted by Earl Green and Ashley Thomas

Guest starring John Krikorian as Jake Britten, and James Kerwin as Captain Quincy

🌟 About Gene-ology: Gene-ology is a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast dedicated to exploring the formative years of Gene Roddenberry's career before Star Trek. We explore his early TV scripts—including unproduced works—and examine the evolution of his storytelling. Buckle in and get ready for Gene-ology!

🔍 In This Episode:

• A breakdown of key moments and themes from The Detectives, "Blue Fire"

• Insight into Gene Roddenberry's early career and how this episode fits into his body of work.

• How the themes in this episode connect to the larger Roddenberry universe.

💬 Join the Conversation: What do you think of The Detectives, "Blue Fire"? Share your thoughts and theories in the comments!

🔔 Subscribe and Stay Tuned: Make sure to subscribe for more deep dives into Gene Roddenberry's earliest TV writing. We release new episodes every other week!

Follow us on Social Media: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/MissionLogPod X: https://x.com/MissionLogPod THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@roddenberrypodcasts FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MissionLogPod

Gene-ology is produced by Roddenberry Entertainment. Executive producer Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry. Visit https://Podcasts.Roddenberry.Com for more great content.

💖 Support the Show:

Join our Patreon for exclusive content, and connect with fellow fans in our Discord community. Every contribution helps us continue our mission to explore the early works of Gene Roddenberry. https://www.Patreon.com/MissionLogPod

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 Earl Green and Ashley Thomas

Guest starring Brendan Berndt as Sundance, and Crystal Allen as Annette Devereaux

🌟 About Gene-ology: Gene-ology is a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast dedicated to exploring the formative years of Gene Roddenberry's career before Star Trek. We explore his early TV scripts—including unproduced works—and examine the evolution of his storytelling. Buckle in and get ready for Gene-ology!

🔍 In This Episode:

• A breakdown of key moments and themes from The Detectives, "Blue Fire"

• Insight into Gene Roddenberry's early career and how this episode fits into his body of work.

• How the themes in this episode connect to the larger Roddenberry universe.

💬 Join the Conversation: What do you think of The Detectives, "Blue Fire"? Share your thoughts and theories in the comments!

🔔 Subscribe and Stay Tuned: Make sure to subscribe for more deep dives into Gene Roddenberry's earliest TV writing. We release new episodes every other week!

Follow us on Social Media: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/MissionLogPod X: https://x.com/MissionLogPod THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@roddenberrypodcasts FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MissionLogPod

Gene-ology is produced by Roddenberry Entertainment. Executive producer Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry. Visit https://Podcasts.Roddenberry.Com for more great content.

💖 Support the Show:

Join our Patreon for exclusive content, and connect with fellow fans in our Discord community. Every contribution helps us continue our mission to explore the early works of Gene Roddenberry. https://www.Patreon.com/MissionLogPod

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 shaped the groundbreaking worlds he would later bring to our screens. Hosted by Earl Green and Ashley Thomas

Guest starring Mike Richards as Matt Holbrook, and Shawn Harklerode as Otto Lindstrom

🌟 About Gene-ology: Gene-ology is a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast dedicated to exploring the formative years of Gene Roddenberry's career before Star Trek. We explore his early TV scripts—including unproduced works—and examine the evolution of his storytelling. Buckle in and get ready for Gene-ology!

🔍 In This Episode:

• A breakdown of key moments and themes from The Detectives, "Blue Fire"

• Insight into Gene Roddenberry's early career and how this episode fits into his body of work.

• How the themes in this episode connect to the larger Roddenberry universe.

💬 Join the Conversation: What do you think of The Detectives, "Blue Fire"? Share your thoughts and theories in the comments!

🔔 Subscribe and Stay Tuned: Make sure to subscribe for more deep dives into Gene Roddenberry's earliest TV writing. We release new episodes every other week!

Follow us on Social Media: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/MissionLogPod X: https://x.com/MissionLogPod THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@roddenberrypodcasts FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MissionLogPod

Gene-ology is produced by Roddenberry Entertainment. Executive producer Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry. Visit https://Podcasts.Roddenberry.Com for more great content.

💖 Support the Show:

Join our Patreon for exclusive content, and connect with fellow fans in our Discord community. Every contribution helps us continue our mission to explore the early works of Gene Roddenberry. https://www.Patreon.com/MissionLogPod

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. Hosted by Earl Green, Ashley Thomas and Norman C. Lao

Guest starring George Broomis as Detective Russo and Scott Markus as Detective Conway

🌟 About Gene-ology: Gene-ology is a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast dedicated to exploring the formative years of Gene Roddenberry's career before Star Trek. We explore his early TV scripts—including unproduced works—and examine the evolution of his storytelling. Buckle in and get ready for Gene-ology!

🔍 In This Episode:

• A breakdown of key moments and themes from The Detectives, "Karate"

• Insight into Gene Roddenberry's early career and how this episode fits into his body of work.

• How the themes in this episode connect to the larger Roddenberry universe.

💬 Join the Conversation: What do you think of The Detectives, "Karate"? Share your thoughts and theories in the comments!

🔔 Subscribe and Stay Tuned: Make sure to subscribe for more deep dives into Gene Roddenberry's earliest TV writing. We release new episodes every other week!

Follow us on Social Media: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/MissionLogPod X: https://x.com/MissionLogPod THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@roddenberrypodcasts FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MissionLogPod

Gene-ology is produced by Roddenberry Entertainment. Executive producer Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry. Visit https://Podcasts.Roddenberry.Com for more great content.

💖 Support the Show:

Join our Patreon for exclusive content, and connect with fellow fans in our Discord community. Every contribution helps us continue our mission to explore the early works of Gene Roddenberry. https://www.Patreon.com/MissionLogPod

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.

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 Gene's early writing shaped the groundbreaking worlds he would later bring to our screens. Hosted by Earl Green and Ashley Thomas

Guest starring Geoff Gottlieb as Lt. Col. Caulfield and Michael Richards as Jim Highland

🌟 About Gene-ology: Gene-ology is a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast dedicated to exploring the formative years of Gene Roddenberry's career before Star Trek. We explore his early TV scripts—including unproduced works—and examine the evolution of his storytelling. Buckle in and get ready for Gene-ology!

🔍 In This Episode:

• A breakdown of key moments and themes from Threshold, "Beyond Atlas".

• Insight into Gene Roddenberry's early career and how this episode fits into his body of work.

• How the themes in this episode connect to the larger Roddenberry universe.

💬 Join the Conversation: What do you think of Threshold, "Beyond Atlas"? Share your thoughts and theories in the comments!

🔔 Subscribe and Stay Tuned: Make sure to subscribe for more deep dives into Gene Roddenberry's earliest TV writing. We release new episodes every other week!

Follow us on Social Media: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/MissionLogPod X: https://x.com/MissionLogPod THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@roddenberrypodcasts FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MissionLogPod

Gene-ology is produced by Roddenberry Entertainment. Executive producer Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry. Visit https://Podcasts.Roddenberry.Com for more great content.

💖 Support the Show:

Join our Patreon for exclusive content, and connect with fellow fans in our Discord community. Every contribution helps us continue our mission to explore the early works of Gene Roddenberry. https://www.Patreon.com/MissionLogPod

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 groundbreaking worlds he would later bring to our screens. Hosted by Earl Green and Ashley Thomas

Guest starring Jeff Gauntt as Captain "Shank" Adams and Chris Thomas as Corporal Ben Hall

🌟 About Gene-ology: Gene-ology is a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast dedicated to exploring the formative years of Gene Roddenberry's career before Star Trek. We explore his early TV scripts—including unproduced works—and examine the evolution of his storytelling. Buckle in and get ready for Gene-ology!

🔍 In This Episode:

• A breakdown of key moments and themes from Boots & Saddles, "The Rescue of the Strangers".

• Insight into Gene Roddenberry's early career and how this episode fits into his body of work.

• How the themes in this episode connect to the larger Roddenberry universe.

💬 Join the Conversation: What do you think of Boots & Saddles, "The Rescue of the Strangers"? Share your thoughts and theories in the comments!

🔔 Subscribe and Stay Tuned: Make sure to subscribe for more deep dives into Gene Roddenberry's earliest TV writing. We release new episodes every other week!

Follow us on Social Media: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/MissionLogPod X: https://x.com/MissionLogPod THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@roddenberrypodcasts FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MissionLogPod

Gene-ology is produced by Roddenberry Entertainment. Executive producer Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry. Visit https://Podcasts.Roddenberry.Com for more great content.

💖 Support the Show:

Join our Patreon for exclusive content, and connect with fellow fans in our Discord community. Every contribution helps us continue our mission to explore the early works of Gene Roddenberry. https://www.Patreon.com/MissionLogPod

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.