Gene-ology: A Mission Log Look into Gene Roddenberry's Works

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Gene-ology 32- The Hanging Cross May 13, 2024

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If you're dreaming of a Have Gun -- Will Travel Christmas, Gene-ology has you covered - not only did the show's first season contain a special Yuletide episode, but "The Hanging Cross" was written by Gene Roddenberry.

Gene-ology 31- The Yuma Treasure May 06, 2024

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Gene-ology joins Paladin on a hunt for "The Yuma Treasure", the second episode Have Gun -- Will Travel written by Gene Roddenberry, but how closely do we need to look at the episode's dialogue?

Gene-ology 30 - The Great Mojave Chase Apr 29, 2024

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Have camel, will travel? Gene-ology begins its ride alongside Paladin by examining Gene's first episode of Have Gun -- Will Travel, "The Great Mojave Chase".

Gene-ology 29 - Exile Apr 22, 2024

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Gene-ology's travels with The Man From Texas conclude as we examine Gene Roddenberry's second unmade script for this unrealized series, "Exile", before we embark upon our coverage of Have Gun -- Will Travel.

Guest starring Cody Banning as Sam Houston, Robert Parson as Secretary Burnett, and Earl Green as Major Barrington

Gene-ology 28 - Destiny and the Raven Apr 15, 2024

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Gene-ology continues exploring Gene Roddenberry's unmade western series about the life of Sam Houston in the first of two unproduced scripts, "Destiny and the Raven".

Guest starring Cody Banning as Sam Houston, Zeke Sidwell as Major Reeves, and Todd Allen Fischer as Bearley

Gene-ology 27 - The Man From Texas Apr 08, 2024

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It could have been the first television series created by Gene Roddenberry...but it never made it to a soundstage. For the first time ever, Gene-ology reveals and analyzes Gene's 1957 series pitch for the unmade show "The Man From Texas".

Gene-ology 26 - The Psychiatrist Apr 01, 2024

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Gene-ology follows Gene Roddenberry's early TV writing career every week, and this week we join the Harbor Command as it tries to prevent a would-be killer's appointment with "The Psychiatrist". But how much of the final product did Gene write?

Guest starring Mike Richards as Captain Baxter, Amy Nelson as the Housekeeper (first draft)/Etta (final draft), and Elliot Kronsberg as the Control voice

The Harbor Command episode can be viewed at Archive.org.

Gene-ology 25 - Duty, Honor, and Trouble Mar 25, 2024

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Gene-ology follows Gene Roddenberry's early TV writing career every week, and this week we complete our tour of duty with the '50s series "West Point" with Gene's episode, "Duty, Honor, and Trouble".

Guest starring Adam Pranica as Cadet Carter, Matthew Corey as Cadet #1, Ryan Husk as Cadet #2, and William Corey as Cadet #3

Gene-ology 24 - The Drowning Of The Gun Mar 18, 2024

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Gene-ology follows Gene Roddenberry's early TV writing career every week, in this case chronicling a tradition of "West Point" cadets undergoing field training, namely the Drowning of the Gun, something that is most assuredly can(n)on.

Guest starring John Champion as TAC Officer, and Mikayel Balian as Cadet Davis

Gene-ology 23 - McKinley's Challenge Mar 11, 2024

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Somewhere at the Point, all of this may be happening right now. It's a story of a boy, a girl, and an unexpected pet monkey. Gene-ology follows Gene Roddenberry's early TV writing career as a West Point cadet faces "McKinley's Challenge".

Guest starring Mike Richards as the General, Rand Hurrle as the Major, and Vic Sage as Cadet McKinley

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