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With a certain crazy old hermit preparing to re-emerge from the desert of Tatooine, today seemed like a perfectly appropriate day for Sci-Fi 5 to look back to the day a certain sci-fi saga began with the premiere of its first installment.

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Written by Ryan Myers

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

It's a tale of AI gone mad, with humanity forced to save itself from extinction at the hands of its own creations. It's also the tale of a video game project that underwent radical changes over the course of its evolution. It's the tale of Overwatch, on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written and hosted by Norman C. Lao

Music by Devin Curry

Should Data be grey or bubblegum pink? This was just one decision to be made before Star Trek: The Next Generation went before the cameras. Hollywood make-up legend Michael Westmore joins The Trek Files to discuss the earliest days of defining the look of TNG's characters.

See the original document: Tests for Make-Up/Hair/Wardrobe - May 12, 1987

The Trek Files Season 8 on Memory Alpha

All episodes and documents: The Trek Files on Memory Alpha

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Norman and Heather peel apart the secrets (and there are plenty) of "Ghosts Of Illyria", along with Mission Log Live's callers!

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He was one of the original chroniclers of the voyages of the starship Enterprise, but today's Sci-Fi 5 reveals that there was much more to James Blish's career - both Star Trek-related and otherwise.

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Written by Brian Clayton

Hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is the most in-demand streaming series; Bruce Horak talks about playing Hemmer in SNW; we've got new gameplay footage of Star Trek: Prodigy: Supernova; Paramount stock jumps with a big endorsement from a big investment firm; and a school in New York is teaching kids to communicate - using Klingon.

Superman's crusade for truth, justice, and a better tomorrow took to the airwaves as the Man of Steel battled an enemy with its roots in the headlines rather than fantasy. Today's Sci-Fi 5 rewinds to an era when superheroes were heard and not seen.

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Written by Vic Sage

Hosted by Roberto Lewis

Music by Devin Curry

On today's Sci-Fi 5, the third movie in the Alien saga has sparked debate in the years since its release...but how did the story radically change between the earliest scripts and when the movie premiered on this day in 1992?

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Written by Ryan Myers

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

Go behind the scenes of the astounding new Director's Edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 4K! We are thrilled to welcome David C. Fein and Daren Dochterman to talk about the painstaking and incredibly rewarding work that breathed new life into Trek's big-screen debut.

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...

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Today's Sci-Fi 5 offers you just a peek into the expansive career of fantasy and sci-fi novelist Diane Duane, including her Star Trek credits both in print and on screen.

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Written by Ashley Thomas

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry