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This week on Episode 531 of Priority One: News is sparse as we gear up for the next season of Star Trek: Discovery, but there’s plenty to discuss in the world of Star Trek gaming! TREK IT OUT Edited by Thomas Reynolds Power Seating on Star Trek: Discovery By Rosco McQueen Sonequa Martin-Green is on the interview circuit in the lead up Season 4 of Discovery. She spoke with SFXMagazine about the feeling of finally sitting in the captain’s chair, and the answer isn’t as simple as “soft and comfortable, and could they install a cup holder?” "It feels very humbling. But it also feels very emboldening. I’m grateful for it because you feel like you earned this position with Burnham. You feel like you were able to learn and grow and make mistakes and mature from them with her." It’s a new direction with a new captain, and the new series is set to premiere next week! Don't everyone cheer at once. Image: ViacomCBS, via GamesRadar. Time Enough For Mudd By Rosco McQueen Harcourt Fenton Mudd only appeared in two live-action episodes of Star Trek, and once in animated form, but he left a lasting impression [and I guess Rainn Wilson didn’t?–Ed.]. So much so that a spin-off was in the works, as revealed in an article from Fansided.  The article delves into the Starlog Magazine interview archives to discover that the pitch never got past the desk of the Great Bird of the Galaxy.  Gene Roddenberry told the actor, Roger C. Carmel, that the artists didn’t have time to develop the project, which would have seen Mudd take the lead in the series as a space pirate/intergalactic con-man. Carmel was supposed to reprise his role in a first season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, but the actor died before filming began.

One of the most successful translations of Star Wars onto the small screen, Disney's "The Mandalorian" has wowed audiences since its debut on November 12, 2019. Sci-Fi 5 looks behind the scenes at the cutting-edge production.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

A sunken ocean-liner is discovered after more than 40 years... with people on board! Their utopian society is interrupted by modern explorers who discover their terrible secrets. "Goliath Awaits" premiered on November 11, 1981.

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Written by John Champion

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang," the mob moves in and pushes Vic Fontaine out of his own club. It's only a hologram, right? To Vic's friends, he's more than that, and they cook up a heist to put the mob on ice.

Hosted by John Champion & Norman lao

Welcome to Mission Log, a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode at a time. Each week, Mission Log examines a single episode of Star Trek, diving into its ethical subtext, metaphors, and cultural significance. From the show's most iconic moments to its hidden gems, we analyze what makes Star Trek one of the greatest science fiction sagas of all time.

In this Episode of Mission Log we'll...

• Recap the story and analyze key moments.
• Discuss the moral dilemmas presented.
• Debate whether the episode holds up and if the messages are still relevant.

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Not content to stick merely with Galactic Funk, Meco hopped on the Star Wars marketing train again in time for Christmas of 1980. "Star Wars: Christmas in the Stars" featured stories from C-3PO and the singing debut of one of the most famous of '80s rockers.

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Written by Earl Green

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The fiendish Dr. Goldfoot was ready to reveal his most diabolical plan yet on November 9, 1966 - a sequel! Find out how how an international co-production stumbled its way to release "Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs" on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by John Champion

Hosted by Earl Green

Selling a TV show is a difficult job, especially when the show doesn't exist yet. Don Beck continues his story of getting TV stations interested in a new Trek before TNG had gotten off the ground and how the studio made sure they promoted it.

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Holly, John and our callers welcome Dr. Charles Adler, author of "Wizards, Aliens and Starships: Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction" to discuss how much "sci" fits in the audience's "sci-fi", from space elevators to transporters to the end of the universe.

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Sue interviews Brian Volk-Weiss, founder and CEO of The Nacelle Company and Director of “The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek,” airing now on The History Channel. According to A+E, “‘The Center Seat’ unveils lesser-known stories about the franchise from the importance of addressing timely topics, the creation of the character Spock, the unrelenting fans that kept the show on air and the reruns that gave it new life. These behind-the scenes stories among thousands of hours of show footage will be coupled with interviews from the cast, crew and experts who worked on set.”

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It's generally thought of as one of the pinnacles of early '70s TV horror and suspense, and the TV comeback for the man who first led us into the Twilight Zone. But it was also a starting point for other major talents as well, and it premiered in the late '60s.

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Written by Earl Green

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