In this week's #MissionLogGeneology, @thelogbook.bsky.social & I look at the very last western script that #GeneRoddenberry ever wrote, "Run Away Home," an episode of the long-running show, #TheVirginian. CC: @roddenberrypod.bsky.social #StarTrek #nerdlyfe buff.ly/LErHTF3
Since I started Infinite Sheep, this has been the most requested topic: the 1996 Fort Smith tornado and its aftermath. From the perspective of someone working at a TV station knocked off the air and on its ass, these are the photos, footage and memories I dredged up. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qil7...
A still photo from a 1963 episode of the TV western "The Virginian" written by future Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. Series star James Drury and guest star Jeannine Riley are pictured.
With his own show months away from launching, #GeneRoddenberry racks up one last rodeo, so to speak – his final script for a TV western, and a prestigious one at that, with famous faces and a message or two along for the ride with The Virginian. #ClassicTV www.missionlogpodcast.com/run-away-home/
A brand new take on an old game of cops and robbers! Lucky Chase for the #Atari2600 has chases, it has doors to unlock, and best of all, is true to the arcade original. We give another Champ Games homebrew the Phosphor Dot Fossils tryout. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGlE...
Hallmark's 2025 Star Trek ornaments continue to be the cream of the crop of #StarTrek merch, giving form to the franchise's recent past in the form of the #StarTrekLowerDecks character ornaments and its more obscure past in the form of 1983's arcade game in miniature. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQzz...
The Zaxxon space fortress awaits those bold pilots who want to try their luck running the gauntlet of its defenses. As the #Atari5200 version of the arcade classic gets the Phosphor Dot Fossils treatment, ask yourself why there are no old, bold pilots. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvfh...
In this week's #MissionLogGeneology, @thelogbook.bsky.social and I take a look at another #GeneRoddenberry one-off--"V Victor 5," from the 1962 #JackWebb series, #GETrue, what we'd now call a #TrueCrime drama. CC: @roddenberrypod.bsky.social #StarTrek #nerdlyfe buff.ly/ILvuyRl
One sweltering day in Hell’s Kitchen in the 1930s. One policeman. Five wanted men. Five bullets left. And no one in the crowd who wants to help call for backup. #GeneRoddenberry collaborated on an episode of G.E. True in 1962, and it’s a powderkeg of tension. www.missionlogpodcast.com/v-victor-5/
It's not easy being a spy, but it's plenty easy to hold up the elevator. Phosphor Dot Fossils is going up with the #NES port of the arcade classic Elevator Action. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=whvn...
For some reason, maybe because it keeps coming up as a ballot issue, I've amassed more than a few #localtv news promos on my showreel on the topic of legalizing gambling (and what happens when it isn't legalized). Infinite Sheep brings you just three of them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX22...
In this week's #MissionLogGeneology, @thelogbook.bsky.social & I take a look at a startling script from #GeneRoddenberry's vault. This is his 1 contribution to the 1960s drama, #TheNakedCity. See what we had to say about "The Rydecker Case." CC: @roddenberrypod.bsky.social #StarTrek
LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge from Star Trek, and Colin Baker as the sixth Doctor from Doctor Who, each holding up a hand defensively, and then each pointing; the orientation of the photos mean they are pointing at each other.
In the battle between light and dark, there are rules, and there are skills, and the Phosphor Dot Fossils re-examination of Archon for the #AppleII may prove that I know neither the rules nor the skills. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=KByA...
A stylized frame showing two characters beneath the title “The Rydecker Case by Gene Roddenberry.” The halftone effect and bold color treatment emphasize the dramatic tone of this 1962 teleplay. This image represents Roddenberry Entertainment’s Gene-ology podcast on Roddenberry Podcasts, where Gene Roddenberry’s early work is explored. The podcast is available.
A halftone image of a smiling woman seated in a car, tinted in vivid blue and green tones. Text from the episode’s narration overlays the lower portion, referencing the case’s themes of justice and systemic flaws. This image highlights the central female perspective in Gene Roddenberry’s story, discussed on Gene-ology from Roddenberry Podcasts, produced by Roddenberry Entertainment. The podcast is available.
A stylized, halftone portrait of a woman in a dark hat and coat, facing forward with a composed, serious expression. Typewritten text overlays the background, evoking a courtroom narrative. This visual accompanies coverage of “The Rydecker Case,” written by Gene Roddenberry, featured on Roddenberry Podcasts’ Gene-ology series from Roddenberry Entertainment. The podcast is available now.
A halftone portrait of a man in a suit with a boutonnière, likely a courtroom figure, set against a background of typewritten script text. The composition reinforces the legal drama at the center of Gene Roddenberry’s “The Rydecker Case.” Featured on Gene-ology from Roddenberry Podcasts, part of Roddenberry Entertainment, the podcast is available now.
A million stories in the Naked City, and Gene Roddenberry told just one of them - but it was an unusual specimen for 1962 prime time, a story that decisively put women, including some with future involvement in Star Trek, at the forefront of a complex, challenging story.
Listen now: pod.fo/e/3f6190
If you had an #Atari2600 back in the day, you almost certainly played this game - and crashed it hard. If it's driven you crazy that this game hasn't been covered yet, it's time to shine the Phosphor Dot Fossils headlights on Night Driver. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=9txB...
The first face of #DoctorWho is back - back in newly-recovered episodes, and back in action figure form, along with a few other surprises, in the latest Voyage of Shelf-Discovery. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwvd...
The one and only Tim Russ joins us on Mission Log today to discuss many things, life before and after Star Trek, Directing, Music... this conversation is MORE than fascinating.
Listen now on your preferred podcast player or click here: pod.fo/e/3ea8bf
#startrek #startrekvoyager
Skulls and ruins, they just kind of go together, don't they? Pandora's Palace, an oddly compelling arcade obscurity from Konami, is the latest classic coin-op to get the Phosphor Dot Fossils treatment. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHo-...
Called my wife last night to tell her we'd just adopted a third kid. She was watching. She knew. 🤣 I would never strand Jay-Den on some planet, so I eagerly look forward to this update to Memory Alpha!
A picture of Enik the Sleestak from the 1970s TV series Land of the Lost, except Enik's head has been distorted into a square shape, with the words "SQUARE ENIK" beneath, based on the logo of video game publisher Square Enix.
No, no, really, you're welcome. You are so welcome. You have no idea how welcome you are. It's my gift to you on this day. #landofthelost
The game has changed, son of Pac-Man! The scrolling maze chomping classic makes the leap to the #Intellivision, and Phosphor Dot Fossils takes it out for lunch. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6BR...
Deep dives from the archives to celebrate what was once lost being found in the worlds of #DoctorWho and #MST3K - plus a new review of the novelization (!) of Reptilicus (!!), which you may find bizarrely interesting, all in the featured articles section of the site right now at www.thelogbook.com!
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A minor arcade sleeper hit gets translated to the #Atari2600 - and then languishes in unreleased obscurity. Should it have seen the light of day in the '80s? Time for Pleaides for the VCS to get the Phosphor Dot Fossils test flight. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9wx...
Beedy beedy beedy, look out for all those generators sticking out of the ground, Buck! Buck Rogers flies low over the perilous Planet Of Zoom as the #Atari5200 version of this arcade sleeper hit gets the Phosphor Dot Fossils once-over. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V3r...
Space school's out for summer! And Fansets is right on top of it for those who are working on their #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy cosplay, or just want to channel Captain Ake and lounge around barefoot on the bridge. Be aware, I may talk about the show itself too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXFm...
While #MissionLogGeneology is on a break this month, you can catch up with the show on YouTube, or your favorite podcast platform. @thelogbook.bsky.social & I have covered some fascinating scripts lately! CC: @roddenberrypod.bsky.social #GeneRoddenberry #StarTrek #nerdlyfe buff.ly/ML4LzIE
A yawning black cat and a sleeping tortoiseshell cat with the caption: Woke up this morning, Friday the 13th, and discovered a ferocious black cat in my bed! (And his colorful but, frankly, even more ferocious adorable sister.) Then I remembered he sleeps there every night and is 100% good luck!
Absolutely a true story,
Was it a game? Was it educational? Was it raising an army of future Chyron operators for local TV stations to hire? The intriguing, only-one-of-its-kind #Odyssey2 title Keyboard Creations! gets the Phosphor Dot Fossils tryout. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LRs...
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A rundown of the evolving branding of (now extinct) UPN affiliate KFDF, with the odd logo that was adopted early at the end of 1996. (Weird as that sentence reads, every word is in the right place.) Infinite Sheep gets bent out of shape. #localtv could be weird. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoyB...