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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 14h

Videos and podcasts are always cool, but deep down I'm still a sucker for the written word, so from time to time you might see some new reviews and articles on the site as well - the latest additions have their own slot on the site's main page. Here's what's currently featured at thelogbook.com...

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 16h

Absolutely! It's just a neat little slice of what the cutting edge looked like a long time ago. I was VERY happy to find it again.

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 1d

In 1994, Warner Bros. sent television stations 3.5" floppies bearing the Windows 3.1-compatible #Babylon5 Interactive Information Kit, encouraging stations to share it with fans and press alike. But what was on that floppy? www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYDy...

theLogBook.com unearths the 1994 Babylon 5 Interactive Information Kit

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 1d

#MissionLogGeneology is BACK. @thelogbook.bsky.social & I circle back to the 1st episode of the show because something we didn't think got made ACTUALLY got made! Learn more about Warrior: The Story of #SamHouston. #StarTrek #GeneRoddenberry #nerdlyfe @roddenberrypod.bsky.social buff.ly/h4nI7A6

Gene-ology: Warrior: The Story Of Sam Houston « Mission Log Podcast

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 2d

Who woulda thought that Gene Roddenberry's first TV pilot had a ton of potential?

Roddenberry Podcasts @roddenberrypod.bsky.social · 2d

When we first covered Gene Roddenberry’s Sam Houston western, we didn’t think it had ever been filmed.
Turns out... it was! And now that we’ve watched it, we’ve got some strong opinions.

This week on Gene-ology: Warrior: The Story of Sam Houston vs. Destiny and the Raven.

#RODDENBERRY

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 3d

If you don't grab 'em before they hatch, they'll turn into giants that can curb-stomp Time Master Tim into the cretaceous mud. Phosphor Dot Fossils scrambles some Dino Eggs on the #Atari2600. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Pk...

Phosphor Dot Fossils: Dino Eggs (Atari 2600, 2025)

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 17d

Do you enjoy the work @thelogbook.bsky.social & I do on #MissionLogGeneology? One of the best ways you can support us, aside from listening/sharing our show, is to support us on the Mission Log Patreon. Your support helps us to keep at it! CC: @roddenberrypod.bsky.social #StarTrek

Mission Log | Patreon

The home of great content with Mission Log podcasts

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We Are Starfleet @starfleetpod.bsky.social · Sep 4

@ohtheprofanity.com joins @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social and @mikeslamer.bsky.social to discuss the 9th episode of STRANGE NEW WORLDS, on all podcasting platforms. #startrek #podcasts

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · Sep 2

Terror descends from the skies and snatches hapless humans off the ground. It's up to you to recover them from their alien abductors - just don't drop them! Defender for the #Atari2600 gets the Phosphor Dot Fossils treatment. #rétrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeTR...

Phosphor Dot Fossils: Defender (Atari 2600, 1981)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · Aug 27

After Donkey Kong Jr., but before Mario brought his brother into the frame, there was Stanley the Gardener. No one remembers Stanley. Donkey Kong 3 and its unsung hero get a Phosphor Dot Fossils replay. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qy...

Phosphor Dot Fossils: Donkey Kong 3 (arcade, 1983)

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · Aug 26

In this week's #MissionLogGeneology, @thelogbook.bsky.social and I tackle a challenging script from #JeffersonDrum, "Stagecoach Episode." This is the last script #GeneRoddenberry wrote for this series. CC: @roddenberrypod.bsky.social #StarTrek #nerdlyfe

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · Aug 25

Between this and Jefferson Drum's abrupt about-face on the notion of mercy and turning over a new leaf at the end of "The Poet", it definitely feels like there was some kind of tonal shift in the show. If the entire show was available it'd be a lot easier to gauge any changes that happened.

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · Aug 25

No writer in the history of the medium has a batting average of a thousand, but this last work Gene Roddenberry did for the ’50s western Jefferson Drum is an especially challenging script, with messages that are both on-brand and very off-brand for Gene. www.missionlogpodcast.com/stagecoach-e...

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · Aug 19

No, you're not imagining things, there are Money Munchers chewing through every dime you have. Not just in real life, but in this Apple II game! Phosphor Dot Fossils invests the time into replaying Money Munchers on the #AppleII. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgPa...

Phosphor Dot Fossils: Money Munchers (Apple II, 1982)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · Aug 18

Gene’s third script for Jefferson Drum seems to be setting up a tale of redemption and forgiveness… until those options are abruptly removed from the table. Join us in trying to interpret one of the most challenging pieces of Gene’s early work: “The Poet.” www.missionlogpodcast.com/the-poet/

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · Aug 15

When you're the last-rated station in town, what's to stop you from making your own sci-fi channel with blackjack and two stations' worth of syndicated shows? See the spots that launched the UPN 32 Prime Time Invasion across screens in northeast Wisconsin in 1997. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ihP...

Infinite Sheep: Launching the Invasion (1997)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · Aug 12

It's an endurance race on the #Atari2600 and you probably should've put on your all-weather tires. Phosphor Dot Fossils is in it for the long haul with a fresh round of Enduro! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zFU...

Phosphor Dot Fossils: Enduro (Atari 2600, 1983)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · Aug 11

So let's see... surprisingly modern message in a Gene Roddenberry script from 1958? Check. Absolute banger of a recreated scene from that script? Check. Sounds like it's the latest Gene-ology podcast to me! Give it a listen and meet "Madam Faro": www.missionlogpodcast.com/madam-faro/

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We Are Starfleet @starfleetpod.bsky.social · Aug 6

Did you dig “A Space Adventure Hour?”

Craig & Ashley are joined by Earl Green of @thelogbook.bsky.social to discuss the holodeck mystery novel episode!

#startrekpodcast

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · Aug 9

The Ambassador class - that all-important step between the Excelsior class and the Galaxy class in #StarTrek tech lore. But it almost turned out very differently, and Eaglemoss gave us a chance to compare them side-by-side in 3-D. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1wW...

Voyages Of Shelf-Discovery: Which #StarTrek Enterprise-C is your favorite?

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · Aug 5

What can you do against legions of aliens bent on stopping you from reaching their inner sanctum? You keep dropping quarters in, that's what. Phosphor Dot Fossils gives the arcade sleeper hit Vanguard a fresh look. No vans were guarded in the making of this video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=453N...

Phosphor Dot Fossils: Vanguard (arcade, 1981)

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · Aug 5

. @thelogbook.bsky.social and I are back on #MissionLogGeneology, covering the first of four #GeneRoddenberry scripts for #JeffersonDrum. Join us for "Law & Order," a script that is as shockingly fresh today as it was in 1958. CC: @roddenberrypod.bsky.social #StarTrek #nerdlyfe

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · Aug 4

Even if you've never heard of Jefferson Drum (almost 70 years on, you're probably in the majority), the show was still graced with a Gene Roddenberry script that feels like a cautionary message to 2025. Gene-ology is back, and we have some thoughts on this. www.missionlogpodcast.com/law-and-order/

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · Aug 4

Were there more layers of nods to the past than you might think in this episode? Maaaaaybe... I got to sit in on this week's We Are Starfleet and chill with the retro vibe (and the retro trivia).

Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · Aug 4

. @nemesis4909.bsky.social and I are back behind the mic this week on @StarfleetPod.bsky.social discussing #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds season 3 episode 4 "A Space Adventure Hour." Joining us this week is @thelogbook.bsky.social! #StarTrek #SNW #nerdlyfe buff.ly/vTaTczR

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · Aug 4

This game was absolutely not a substitute for driving lessons, but those of us who weren't old enough to drive at the time didn't care. Phosphor Dot Fossils races to the finish line in the arcade classic Pole Position! www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3Al...

Phosphor Dot Fossils: Pole Position (arcade, 1982)

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