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Star Wars was hot in 1977, but was it funky enough? Fortunately all doubt was laid to rest when Meco released "Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk" on October 1 of that year, making sure that disco and sci-fi would forever go hand-in-hand.

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Written by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

Captain Picard found himself stranded with a Tamarian when "Darmok" premiered on September 30, 1991. Find out why their language barrier helped make this one of Star Trek: The Next Generation's most enduring episodes. Temba, his arms wide on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Andrew Beal and Owen Beal

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Music by Devin Curry

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Covenant," Kira is kidnapped to Empok Nor where she find the cult of the Pah-wraiths have an unlikely new leader: Gul Dukat. Faith becomes the battleground when Kira challenges his real motivations and the hold he has over his followers.

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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An all-star cast (of sound-alikes), an indestructible hero, and all the (puppet-sized) hardware you could imagine. When "Captain Scarlet" premiered on September 29, 1967, it was a leap forward for Gerry Anderson's "Supermarionation." S.I.G. on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by John Champion

Music by Devin Curry

Public television took to the stars on September 28, 1980 with the premiere of "Cosmos." It was an attempt to impart complex scientific concepts to a wide audience, and host Carl Sagan used science-fiction as one of his teaching tools.

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Written by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

Go inside production of Star Trek TOS with another visit from director Ralph Senensky. At 98 years old, Ralph sat down with host Larry Nemecek to discuss his work on the series. This time: details of Ralph's work on classic episodes "Metamorphosis" and "Bread and Circuses."

See the original document: Star Trek director memos - 1967

The Trek Files Season 7 on Memory Alpha

All episodes and documents: The Trek Files on Memory Alpha

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Ashley and Norman brave Agimus and his murder drones (and all of this episode's double entendres) to take mind-blowing viewer calls about the latest Lower Decks adventure.

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Hear the story of how the time lord got a do-over before he even started. On this day in 1963, cameras rolled for the Doctor Who pilot, but something wasn't right, and that footage wasn't seen again for decades. We have the "Unearthly" story on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry 

It's a bumper show as we're catching up on a few stories we missed last week! There's news that there are multiple Star Trek movies in the works; Star Trek: Picard's Michelle Hurd has been honored for basically making the world a better place; there's an epic new Star Trek novel trilogy starting next week; the gaming world is just going gangbusters; AND we finally have a date for The Orville season 3.