Roddenberry Podcasts

Norman and Holly field your calls on connection, diplomacy, that pesky barrier at the edge of the galaxy, and more in The Great Barrier, the latest episode of Star Trek: Discovery.

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It was the first original Star Wars novel ever to see print...but the storyline might have been the second Star Wars movie had things gone differently for the franchise.  Delve into Splinter Of The Mind's Eye on today's Sci-Fi 5!

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Written by Ryan Myers

Hosted by Kim Horcher

Music by Devin Curry

A young fan writes to Gene Roddenberry about the inspiration she found in Star Trek and the concerns she has about the widening political and social "generation gap." Today, we welcome Fran Taylor, a Trek fan from the very beginning and co-founder of SyFy Sistas, to talk about fandom then and now and finding inspiration on the Enterprise.

See the original document: Generation Gap letter - 1971

The Trek Files Season 8 on Memory Alpha

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It's far from the only update of the H.G. Wells classic, but the 2020 remake of The Invisible Man flipped the script by dealing with serious real-world issues, and then had its release complicated by more real-world issues.  See how things turned out for The Invisible Man on today's Sci-Fi 5!

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Written by Vic Sage

Hosted by Earl Green

Questions over the Kelvin crew for Star Trek 4; Playmates Toys announces new Prodigy action figures; and Discovery wins big at the Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards. Plus I'll remind you how you can score a free copy of the new audio drama from Simon and Schuster, Star Trek: Picard: No Man's Land.

Plus, we're remembering Star Trek guest actor Sally Kellerman, who passed away this week.

George Duning was born on this day in 1908. A pioneer in the industry, Duning composed original scores across all genres, but it was his childhood love of science-fiction that made him a perfect match for those films - and a few episodes of Star Trek!

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Written by Shane Vaughn

Hosted by Kim Horcher

Music by Devin Curry

How many apocalypses can happen in the same week!? If you're in the world of the "mockbuster", as many as your small budget can afford.  Today's Sci-Fi 5 dives into the numbers behind this subgenre of modern sci-fi filmmaking, and today's specimen, Quantum Apocalypse.

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Written by John Champion

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

Today in 2010, The Asylum released "Meteor Apocalypse" about Earth facing a threat from space. The low-budget action film fit firmly in their low-budget catalog, and we're certain we won't need to cover another "apocalypse" film for some time.

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Written and hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

Fans know her from her roles in a number of genre productions, and we'll be seeing her soon yet again in the upcoming second season of Star Trek: Picard. But what early role of Jeri Ryan's ended up on the cutting room floor? Find out in today's Sci-Fi 5!

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Written by Ashley Thomas

Hosted by Roberto Lewis

Music by Devin Curry

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Scheduling the workload for a show like Star Trek looked much the same way in 1968 as it did in 1988 and beyond. This week, The Trek Files welcomes back David Livingston to help us peer behind the curtain at the relationship between producers and directors.

See the original document: Star Trek directorial commitments - 1968

The Trek Files Season 8 on Memory Alpha

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Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise.

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