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Ship's Log Supplemental is a gen Star Trek; TNG anthology. The title on the cover is sometimes spelled "Ship's Log: Supplemental." There were a total of nine issues published.

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From late 1992:

*** Writer's Guidelines for SHIP'S LOG: SUPPLEMENTAL *** *Ship's Log: Supplemental*, a 'zine devoted to *Star Trek: The Next Generation* fiction, nonfiction, and art, is now accepting submissions. *Ship's Log* is a top-quality 100-page 'zine with offset, cardstock covers, including the very best in fan writing. All submissions (except for excessively graphic material) will be seriously considered for publication. Handwritten submissions are acceptable as long as they are readable. Submissions produced on an IBM (compatible), Apple II, or Macintosh computer are ideal, floppy disk and e-mail submissions are perfect. Whenever possible, enclose a printout of the submission (when done through regular mail). The editor reserves the right to edit material included in *Ship's Log*; however, this will *not* be done without the prior consultation of the original author. All artwork should be 8" X 10" or smaller, in black ink or pencil. Photographs are welcome and will be stripped and offset for publication. We accept submissions of all sizes, but only submissions of 5+ typed pages will warrant a free copy of the 'zine. If too much material is received for any particular issue, it will be used in the next one. When sending by mail, if you'd like your work returned, please be sure to enclose adequate postage for its return; and for your own protection, do not send the only copy of your material ( the Post Office has a way of losing things). [1]

Ship's Log Supplemental 1 was published in 1990 and contains 110 pages. Contains art, stories, articles, and actor interviews.

• The Swimming Lesson, fiction by Carol Davis
• The Infants of Draca, fiction by Barbara Talarico
• Planet Life, fiction by Kenneth Komnick
• The Dilithium Crystal Incident, fiction by Jason Marcum
• Number One, fiction by Carol Davis
• At a Moment's Notice, fiction by Timothy Perdue
• Dreamworld, fiction by Kelly Atkins
• Uneasy Alliance, fiction by Carol Davis

cover of issue #1

Ship's Log Supplemental 2 was published in 1991 and contains 128 pages. It has 19 stories.

cover of issue #2

Ship's Log Supplemental 3 was published in summer 1991 and contains 101 pages.

• Deadly Deceit, fiction by F. Elizabeth Gregory
• The Last Dance, fiction by Kay Dory
• An Hour of Darkness, fiction by Carol Davis
• Worlds Apart, fiction by Miriam Darnell
• art and articles

cover of issue #3

Ship's Log Supplemental 4 contains 128 pages.

Ship's Log Supplemental 5 was published in spring 1992 and contains 98 pages. The front cover is by Zaquia Tarhuntassa and the back cover by James Haines. Blueprints by Andrew Downing.

• From the Editor's Desk (4)
• Incoming Communicatins, letters from readers (6)
• Friends are Friends Forever by Carol Davis, Tim Perdue (9)
• Home for the Holidays by Cami Banham (27)
• A Fish Tale by Magee Gilks (38)
• Creation Presents... Brent Spiner by Cami Benham (38)
• Ships and Their Names by Kay Doty (50)
• Special Release Blueprints (52)
• Denise's Demise by Cami Banham (62)
• Guinan and Picard, Who Were They? by Kay Doty (64)
• Dreamwerks Presents... Patrick Stewart by Cami Benham (72)
• Book Reviews, Q-In-Law and The Rift by Kay Doty (77)
• Book Reviews: Perchance to Dream and Unification by Tim Perdue (79)
• Anniversary by Carol Davis (83)
• A Tribute by Karen Witkowski (92)
• Why Warp Will? Work by Tim Perdue (94)
• Bulletin Board (98)

Ship's Log Supplemental 6 was published in summer of 1992 and contains 98 pages. Cover art and portraits by Yvonne M. Bowhay.

• Incoming Communications, letters from readers (6)
• Alternation of Generation by Cheryl Cox (9)
• Standoff by Jeanna Gallo (19)
• Book Reviews by Tim Perdue (35)
• News and Rumors by Tim Perdu (35)
• The Sporting Type by Carol Davis (40)
• The Babylon 5 Quotient by J. Michael Stracynski (60)
• A Matter of The Mind by Kimberly Pederson (63)
• Kling Kon '92 by Miriam Darnell (82)
• Senseless Fear, Sensible Love by Miriam Darnell (86)
• Bulleting (sic?) Board (98)
• Coming in October (99)

Ship's Log Supplemental 7 was published in Fall 1992 and contains 98 pages.

• From the Editor's Desk by Tim Perdue (4)
• Incoming Communications, LoCs (6)
• Forced Perspective by Carol Davis (12)
• Jonathan Frakes in Portland by Carol Davis (16)
• Peaceful Coexistence by Robin Dale (18)
• A Day with Creation... by Tim Perdue (35)
• Book Reviews: Imbalance and Reunion by Tim Perdue (38)
• Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby? by Miriam Darnell (40)
• Changes by Jeanna Gallo (48)
• Playtime at Paramount: Lunch with Ron Moore by Miriam Darnell (75)
• Deceit by Cheryl Cox (78)
• Tidbits by Tim Perdue (97)
• Next Issue (99)

Ship's Log Supplemental 8 was published in spring 1993 and contains 98 pages. The covers are by Zaquia Tarhuntassa, inside art by Felix Ling.

• Second Chance, fiction by Amy Jo Nordall (6)
• Caught in the Middle, poem by Amy Jo Nordall (11)
• The Emerson Affair, fiction by C. Robert Mason (12)
• Priorities, fiction by Jeanna Gallo (18)
• My Beloved, poem by Amy Jo Nordall (37)
• Reconciliation, fiction by Reverand Richard Kozak (38)
• The Grapevine, non-fiction by Tim Perdue (60)
• Imzadi: Book Review, non-fiction by Jeanna Gallo (64)
• Con Life in the Big City: Brent Spiner in Los Angeles by Carol Davis (68)
• Yesterday's Warrior, fiction by Felix Ling (70)
• Girl Talk, Boy Talk, and Romancing the Stones, part 1, fiction by Miriam S. Darnell (78)
• The Bulletin Board (98)

Ship's Log Supplemental 9 was published in spring 1994 and contains 98 pages. Front and back covers by Zaquia Tarhuntassa.

• Technology, fiction by Reverand Richard Kozak (6)
• The Complete Guide to 'Next Generation' Episodes, article by Otto Heuer (42)
• Girl Talk, Boy Talk, and Romancing the Stones, part 2, fiction by Miriam S. Darnell (50)
• Priorities, fiction by Jeanna Gallo (88)
• 'Trek' Spins Off Again, article from 'USA Today' (94)
• News Bulletins, article by Miriam Darnell (96)
• The Bulletin Board, fannish info (98)
• ^ SHIP'S LOG seeks fiction writers (December 2, 1992)
• Non-fiction Zines
• Star Trek TNG Zines

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Ship’s Log, Supplemental: Sting Operation

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Being that I was first getting into Cartoon Network in the summer of 1995, I was spending a fair amount of time exploring the archives of the Golden Age of Animation, and from this period I have to say that it was the Warner Brothers stuff that most interested me. I was and still am a huge fan of Disney’s Renaissance Age output (…at least on TV), but I have to admit their “Classic” stuff always left me feeling more than a bit…bored and annoyed (with the notable exception of Alice in Wonderland , depending on where you peg the end of the Golden Age being, which is naturally the one Disney movie everyone but me hates, except, apparently Japan). Looney Tunes, on the other hand, was energetic, anarchic, creative and exciting. I had a couple of VHS tapes with some select shorts on them beforehand, mostly Bugs Bunny and mostly a mixed bag, to be honest. But Cartoon Network gave me access to a whole lot more content than I’d ever had anywhere else before, so I eagerly used the opportunity to catch up on my animation history by way of the 1990s version of archive binging.

One of the things Looney Tunes was of course known for was its frequent parodies of then-current pop culture. Bugs Bunny would frequently mingle with representatives of famous celebrities of the time for example, and just as frequently impersonate them. There was also a famous short entitled You Ought to Be in Pictures from the earlier days of Warner Brothers animation that posited Porky Pig and Daffy Duck were actual actors employed at the WB studios and was an early example of blending live action with animation (a tactic, ironically enough, Walt Disney had hoped to use in his various abortive attempts to make an Alice in Wonderland movie prior to 1951). On paper this approach seems doomed to fail as logic would seem to dictate that this sort of humour would date almost instantaneously, and indeed some of them did. But given the sheer output of the Golden Age theatrical tradition the law of averages works in our favour, and the best have held up, perhaps in part because they emerged at a formative time for visual media, wherein the things they were parodying were all lucky enough to be seen as pioneering, though one does have to be careful: When the Renaissance-era Warner Brothers output attempted to repeat this trick with pop culture from the 1990s, the results weren’t nearly as successful, at least in my opinion. It’s called WB’s Silver Age for a reason, ironically putting them back behind rival Disney.

But comics and animation are different, which brings us to this. “Sting Operation” is the cover story for issue 18 of this particular Looney Tunes comic book. It’s a Daffy Duck/Porky Pig feature pegged as a sequel to the classic short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century , which was a simultaneous skewering of Cold War tensions and run-and-gun sci-fi film serials, namely, of course Buck Rogers . It’s also, incidentally, another absolutely stunning example of sci-fi animation art design from the Looney Tunes team-This and the Bugs Bunny/Marvin the Martian vehicle Hare-Way to the Stars are some of the most evocative SF I’ve ever seen put to film. A lot of fun connections to make here: Star Trek was always way more indebted to raygun pictures than its fanbase was willing to admit, and when I saw this short for the first time on Cartoon Network I always thought it was neat how it was supposed to take place in the 24th Century (well, OK, the “24½th”), which is when Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine take place. Not that the two look anything in common, of course.

Well, surprise surprise, “Sting Operation” is a Star Trek takeoff.

But hang on a minute, because this is actually really weird: Star Trek parodies are certainly nothing new in pop culture, especially the pop culture of the late-80s and early-90s, but firstly a Looney Tunes Star Trek riff in 1995 seems curiously late to the party, but more to the point what’s really interesting is the version of Star Trek it chooses to take on. “String Operation” is a parody of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , *not* Star Trek: The Next Generation (or indeed the then-imminent, and very much overhyped, Star Trek Voyager ), but furthermore, it’s a parody of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine from *two years ago*. And it’s pretty blatant about it too: Following the Shaving Cream Atom disaster on Planet X (chronicled in the original Duck Dodgers and the 24½th Century short) as well as another unspecified incident involving a disintegrator weapon and the general’s yacht, Duck Dodgers and his sidekick, Eager Young Space Cadet, have been reassigned to Starbase Deep Dish Pi , “a fifth-rate space station orbiting the planet Midden in the Shmattazoid sector”, the home of “the galactic dead-letter office”) and, according to Dodgers, “the most isolated post in the galaxy” with “visitors once a decade”.

Deep Dish Pi ( which is effectively two pie tins clamped together with three very docking pylon-esque vicegrips. The name is even written on the side of the station in the font used in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine title logo) is stationed near a wormhole (one with a pretty nasty sinus condition, according to Duck Dodgers and Eager Young Space Cadet) that every so often occasionally literally spits up a mail ship. Most of the mail they have to sort through is made up of returned unwanted holiday fruitcakes, which the crew use to terraform planet Midden. On this particular day though, they get an unexpected visitor: A small ship comes through the wormhole, and Dodgers is excited to potentially make first contact with a new civilization. Turns out though it’s actually the first vanguard of an invasion fleet from the S’keet’r Armada, a culture of slightly larger-than-average alien mosquitoes who have designs to conquer the Federated Conglomeration. Duck Dodgers and Eager Young Space Cadet initially don’t take the threat seriously, but are forced to change their tune when the advance soldier reveals its stinger is a raygun. Dodgers gets the upper hand with the Acme Alien Pest Eradicator, but soon reinforcements are called and it turns into an all-out war between the full might of the S’keet’r Armada and a mail room full of antigrav newspapers.

Obviously I got a huge kick out of reading this in the summer of 1995. They idea of Looney Tunes taking on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was utterly delightful, and even though I wasn’t necessarily as “into” Star Trek at the time as I had been ( someone else was on my mind that summer), I certainly enjoyed it whenever I got the chance. This was still two of my favourite things coming together, and it meant a lot to me that Looney Tunes gave the old ore processing facility such an affectionate shout-out. And yet, this still brings us back to how unusual this pairing really was for the time: Certainly Star Trek seemed like something “old” to me in 1995, or at the very least distantly removed from my life, because I wasn’t watching it anymore (I couldn’t), but notwithstanding my positionality the fact is this is a curious way to parody Star Trek in 1995.

The elephant in the room is of course the aforementioned choice of Star Treks. Instead of the already-acknowledged modern classic Star Trek: The Next Generation or the hot new Star Trek Voyager that was in all the industry rags, Looney Tunes instead chose to quite explicitly invoke the failed Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (them’s fighting words to be sure and we’ll need to pick out what precisely “failed” means in this context, but that’s for another time and place). And this is no malicious parody either: That’s firstly not the Looney Tunes way, but even so it’s very obvious this is an incarnation of Star Trek the creative team on this story have genuine affection and fondness for. The references are too noticeable to be unintended, but they’re references to Star Trek as it existed three seasons ago. The backstory is effectively a humourous take on “Emissary”, with Duck Dodgers filling the role of a pre-revelation Ben Sisko and the amazingly-named Midden basically being Bajor prior to the discovery of the wormhole. And while there is a wormhole here, it’s a shitty one, possibly a shoutout to the way the wormhole always had to have some weird quirk if the show’s creative team ran out of ideas one week. Or if their comic book adaptation decided to just absolutely throw a landmark crossover with Star Trek: The Next Generation .

(Speaking of Star Trek: The Next Generation , the title of the story uses the Next Generation font while “Shmattazoid” can’t help but put me in mind of Betazoid.)

Meanwhile, the S’keet’r Armada seems, to a modern reader, an obvious reference to the Dominion, who had made their debut just over a year ago and had long been established as the current Star Trek Big Bad. But this is actually not as straightforward as it might seem at first glance, and a 1995 reader might have read something different into this gag. I know I did. Of course I didn’t know what the Dominion was back then because I conveniently stopped watching literally right before they were introduced, and I didn’t even make the possible connection here until I reread this story in prepping for this essay. So maybe I’m not the best judge, but I still think something a bit different is going on here. First of all the USS Defiant (or a reasonable facsimile) is nowhere in sight, which should be worth taking note of, but also the advance soldier literally says “Resistance is Futile” when threatening Dodgers and Eager Young Space Cadet.

Now things become a bit more clear: The S’keet’r are not the Dominion, but rather the Borg , and really this should make a lot more sense-Not only were the Borg far and away the most iconic Star Trek Bad Guys at the time, but they were even originally meant to be insectoid and, of course, played a major role in the plot of “Emissary”. Indeed, it’s probably even more accurate to read the S’keet’r Armada as a double shout-out to both the Borg and the classic “Let’s see what’s come through the Wormhole” plots that characterized Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in its earliest weeks. You could even read Dodgers and Eager Young Space Cadet’s inability to take the threat seriously before getting “swarmed” to be a callback to a common interpretation of “Q Who” from *all* the way back in 1989.

This is actually far from the last time Looney Tunes will engage with Star Trek through Duck Dodgers, and maybe we’ll talk about that more some other time. But for now, this is the evidence I wanted to call. In 1995, Looney Tunes, famous for their current and on-point pop culture parodies, did a Star Trek riff by mashing up elements of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: The Next Generation , *not* Star Trek Voyager and the Dominion War. Even this late then, the populist understanding of Star Trek was being defined by a version of the brand the license holders were actively trying to retire. The explanation for this is very simple: This was the version of Star Trek the overwhelming majority of people at the time (not Star Trek fans) had seen, recognised, knew and enjoyed. And there are reasons for this that go above and beyond whatever judgments about quality you may or may not want to make about the versions of Star Trek that fall on either side of this divide: Remember all that fuss over syndication packages? Well, reruns of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine going back to 1993 and reruns of Star Trek: The Next Generation going back to *1987* were still airing every week. It didn’t matter whether the episode was new or not so long as the affiliates had something to stick in an empty timeslot. So chances were you were actually *more* likely to see an older episode than a new one, unless you were *specifically looking for them*.

I mean, I would assume. That’s how I understood it worked based on what I’ve been led to believe. I of course wouldn’t be able to tell you from experience.

But whatever the reason, it does seem like it’s Star Trek’s Long 1980s output that remained evergreen long into the franchise’s twilight years. And Duck Dodgers is far from the only example…

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Commander Suran, once captain of the warbird Soterus, now lives as a gentleman farmer on the planet Talvath. Talvath has recently petitioned for Federation protection, which is what brings me here to interview him. He is the highest ranking military officer on the planet, and has indeed become something of an elder statesman. His intimate knowledge of Romulan politics, and involvement within definitive political events dating back to the conflict with Praetor Shinzon, makes him an even more important source of information. He smiles at me, offering me a glass of water as we sit on the porch of his sprawling ranch.

I know why you’re here. ( He tilts his own glass at me ) Oh, you may say it’s to gather information and determine whether your Federation will accept us. But you have all the same questions everyone else does.

What questions would those be?

You want to know about Donatra, of course, the missing Empress*. If only she hadn’t disappeared, how different everything would be! ( he speaks in a higher pitch, clearly mimicking someone ) Romulans would still be strong, still be a power to reckon with in the Universe! ( he laughs ) Well, I’m afraid I will disappoint you. They’re right, you see. If Donatra had lived, everything would be different. I can’t tell you if we would have been able to avoid all the catastrophes that befell us, but we would be a much stronger people.

I’m afraid, as well, that I can’t tell you where she’s gone. If I could, believe me, I would have sought her out long since.

There are rumors that the two of you had a falling out.

Falling out? Pah! We disagreed a time or two. And that rumor she had me killed? Clearly exaggerated. She did threaten to kill me, but true friendship is a bond that survives death threats. ( he laughs ) She was a firebrand. No, a comet, flaring brilliantly in the night sky.

Now, I know you have other questions for me. You want to know about those days after Shinzon died, and good riddance to him. And you likely have a question or two about our erstwhile Praetor Tal’aura. Everything that needs saying has been said when it comes to Shinzon and what he did to Romulus. ( he stops speaking, staring off into the distance )

Ah, forgive me. These are strange times. It is hard to realize that the glory of the empire is gone. It is even, at times, unthinkable. And yet.

What of Praetor Tal’aura?

( He puts his glass down on the table, leans towards me conspiratorially ) I shall tell you something – something I would never have dared to say were Donatra still here. Tal’aura did us all a favor when she killed General Braeg.

You’re shocked. ( he smiles ) Of course you’re shocked.

You have publically condemned her for General Braeg’s execution.

Many times, indeed. And it was an atrocious thing, and I fully believe she deserved to die in turn for having done that. So, apparently, did someone else. Although that could have been in return for so completely mismanaging the empire. But I digress.

General Braeg was a dear friend of mine. I mourned his death. I still mourn his death. He was also a charismatic leader. Did you hear how he fomented rebellion on Romulus, under Tal’aura’s very nose? It was brilliant. He had a gift. Not only was he clever enough to see her mistakes and understand how horribly she was mishandling the Empire, he had a rare instinct for showmanship. He made people understand! He got through to the mob. He showed them the downward spiral, and told them we needed to get out of it. He made them believe!

But then he died. And it was the death of a hero. Tal’aura’s men had surrounded the crowd he was preaching to at Victory Square, and had actually brought a military hovercraft – which was illegal on Romulus - in an attempt to reach Braeg! He could have easily fled. He could have let innocent people die, and no one would have blamed him for it. Instead, he turned himself over to Tal’aura’s men, which stopped the attack and enabled his followers to escape. He sacrificed himself.

At first, I thought he was an idiot. I thought, Well, he saved a few people that day but lost the Empire! What a shortsighted gesture! But perhaps he knew better than I what would happen after his death.

And here I will tell you something you haven’t heard before: Braeg was Donatra’s lover. Had been for years. Very few knew this at the time. I had my suspicions before his death, but never spoke of it. After his death, Donatra told me. There were tears running down her cheeks as she told me that they had loved each other. That was the only time I saw her cry. She spoke of him many times again, in glorious speeches, calling all Romulans to battle! But she never cried.

When he died, it lit a fire in her the likes of which I’ve never seen before. I always knew she had passion. Always knew she had the ability to lead. I didn’t realize she had the ability to touch men’s souls and make them blaze.

She became Empress because Braeg died. I don’t think she would have done that had he lived, and I don’t think he’d have been as good a leader as she. All of his showmanship could not match the purity of her cause.

The worst thing that ever happened to Romulus was losing Donatra. I know, it’s a shocking thing to say, with all that’s happened. Had she remained Empress, these last two decades and more would have been incredibly different.

I will tell you this, as well. I do not believe she is dead. Where she is, I don’t know. But I do not believe that we have heard the last of Empress Donatra.

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Star Trek may be fifty-plus years old, but based on the last twelve months it’s certainly not showing its age. 2022 was a landmark year for Trek, and while it may be too soon to say whether it was the franchise’s “best year,” it was arguably the “most Trek” year. Part or all of five TV seasons delivered, each from a different series. Fifty-one episodes streamed over forty-one weeks. Somehow, both starting and ending the year with Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1. From classic characters to new favorites, for adults and kids alike, and from serious drama to surreal comedy, Star Trek seemingly had something for everyone. So to celebrate, here’s a look back at the characters, events, and everything else that made 2022 memorable (for this fan at least). (more…)

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A Conversation with Rod Roddenberry

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Programming Note – December 28, 2017

Happy holidays to all of you from all of us at Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast!

We are off during the week of Christmas, celebrating with friends and family. We hope you all have a joyous time no matter how you ring in the season.

On December 28, we’ll present a short Q&A Supplemental featuring some of your comments and questions. Join us again on Thursday, January 4 when we resume our mission with the TNG episode Emergence. Then join us again on Tuesday, January 9 for the return of Mission Log Live for the latest discoussion of Star Trek Discovery!

Warmest wishes to everyone – and thank you again from John, Ken and Rod for all of your support!

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Starting September 26, Roddenberry Entertainment adds a show that puts fans in the captain’s chair. 48 hours after each new Star Trek: Discovery episode, “Mission Log Live” invites you to join hosts John Champion and Ken Ray to share your thoughts on the new series. What was the episode about? What were the morals, messages and meanings? How does this new series fit in to the Star Trek universe?

This time it’s your chance to dig into the series and discover what’s there!

Roddenberry’s Lost TV Pitch 7 Years Before Creating Star Trek Uncovered

• Gene Roddenberry's 1957 TV pitch about Sam Houston predates Star Trek, showcasing his early writing career. Listen to Gene-ology for more.
• Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's unproduced scripts for The Man From Texas. Check out the episode "Destiny and the Raven."
• Learn more about Roddenberry's legacy on the Mission Log Podcast website.

7 years before creating Star Trek , Gene Roddenberry pitched a TV series about Sam Houston, and his first-ever pitch document is explored by the Roddenberry podcast Gene-ology . Before producing Star Trek 's first unaired pilot , "The Cage," which he pitched in 1964, and Star Trek: The Original Series , which premiered in 1966, Gene Roddenberry spent the mid-to-late 1950s as a successful TV writer. While still working as an LAPD police sergeant, Roddenberry wrote scripts for Highway Patrol and Mr. District Attorney (under his pseudonym Robert Wesley), and 10 episodes o f The West Point Story.

In 1957, Gene Roddenberry pitched The Man From Texas , a historical-based TV series about Sam Houston. Gene-ology: A Roddenberry Podcast , hosted by Earl Green and Norman C. Lao, uncovered and explored The Man From Texas , the earliest TV pitch by Gene Roddenberry that there are records of in the Roddenberry Archives. It's a fascinating glimpse at Roddenberry's desire to oversee his own TV series about an American icon whose life was an unbelievably true story. You can listen to the episode of Gene-ology below:

​​Gene-ology is also delving into the two unproduced scripts of The Man From Texas written by Gene Roddenberry. The episode about the first ​screenplay, "Destiny and the Raven," can be heard below:

You can also download each episode of Gene-ology from the Mission Log Podcast website at this link .

Roddenberrys Andromeda & How It Connects To Star Trek

How roddenberry's lost tv pitch connects to star trek, there are hints of roddenberry's future in his sam houston pitch.

Westerns were the dominant TV genre in the 1950s, and it's no surprise Gene Roddenberry pitched a western TV show of his own. Indeed, Star Trek was pitched to NBC as "Wagon Train to the stars" to give TV network executives something familiar to grasp about his science fiction show. For The Man From Texas, Roddenberry saw an outsized historical figure who lived a remarkable life in Sam Houston , and those heroic aspects could have influenced the future Captains of the Starship Enterprise , Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter) and James T. Kirk (William Shatner).

Roddenberry's ambitious ideas for The Man From Texas sound more like a modern serialized TV series.

Gene Roddenberry also delved into the history of Sam Houston, and he envisioned a historical epic about Houston's life that could run for 36 episodes a season and even "ten times" that. Star Trek: The Original Series also dipped into history with the crew of the Starship Enterprise time traveling to the past, meeting historical figures, or even beings from mythology like the Greek god Apollo (Michael Forest). Roddenberry's ambitious ideas for The Man From Texas sound more like a modern serialized TV series, foreshadowing what would come decades later with shows like Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Discovery.

The Gene-ology hosts liken Gene Roddenberry's plan for The Man From Texas to George Lucas' The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles .

Further, Gene Roddenberry's character sketch for Sam Houston's chief army scout in The Man From Texas , Def Smith, contained potential elements of Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy). In the role of Sam Houston's sidekick in the TV series, Smith could be seen as serving a similar function as Captain Kirk's Vulcan First Officer in Star Trek . The Man From Texas was never made, and The Lieutenant (1963-1964) predated Star Trek as the first TV series created by Gene Roddenberry, but Gene-ology offers a fascinating glimpse at Roddenberry's unrealized vision for an ambitious TV series about Sam Houston.

Source: Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast, Roddenberry Archives

Cast Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, William Shatner, George Takei, Leonard Nimoy, Deforest Kelley, James Doohan

Network NBC

Streaming Service(s) Paramount+

Franchise(s) Star Trek

Writers Gene Roddenberry

Showrunner Gene Roddenberry

Where To Watch Paramount+

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Wilson cruz killed it playing star trek: discovery's trill.

Wilson Cruz got to play a different character in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, and he absolutely nailed the performance as an 800-year-old Trill.

Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 3 - "Jinaal"

• Wilson Cruz shines as Dr. Culber possessed by Trill host Jinaal in Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 3.
• Burnham and crew hunt for the Progenitors' treasure in an intergalactic adventure, following clues in the latest episode.
• Cruz based his performance as Jinaal on Jack Palance in City Slickers.

Wilson Cruz's Dr. Hugh Culber gets temporarily possessed by an 800-year-old Trill in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 3, "Jinaal", and Cruz absolutely kills it with his performance. In its fifth and final season, Discovery sends Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew of the USS Discovery on an intergalactic treasure hunt to find the ancient and powerful treasure of the Progenitors. In a story that began in Star Trek: The Next Generation's "The Chase," Burnham and her crew must follow a series of clues that lead to the technology the mysterious Progenitors used to create all humanoid life.

In Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 3 , "Jinaal," written by Kyle Jarrow and Lauren Wilkinson and directed by Andi Armaganian, the USS Discovery travels to Trill to find an 800-year-old symbiote whose original host helped hide the Progenitors' technology. In a variation of the Trill ceremony known as zhian'tara (first introduced in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) , Dr. Hugh Culber allows his body to be inhabited by the consciousness of a Trill host named Jinaal. Written by Kyle Jarrow and Lauren Wilkinson and directed by Andi Armaganian, the third episode of Discovery season 5 reveals more information about the Progentiors' treasure and the six scientists sent to find it.

Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Returning Cast & New Character Guide

Wilson cruz was great as dr. culber posseed by a trill in star trek: discovery, cruz makes jinaal truly feel like an entirely new character..

In the Star Trek aftershow, The Ready Room , hosted by Wil Wheaton, Wilson Cruz said he was "extremely excited" when he learned he would get to play a character other than Dr. Culber. Cruz revealed a little bit about how he imagined the character of Jinaal, saying:

Now that everybody's seen it, I will let you know that in my head, I had like a Jack Palance in City Slickers. You know, this person who was clearly there, having a great time being in the world again, but also knew that he had a mission.

Cruz went on to say that he wanted to make sure Jinaal was "distinct from Culber," and the actor certainly accomplished this. Because Dr. Culber has been struggling with his traumatic experiences, it was great to see Wilson Cruz express real joy as Jinaal. In only a few scenes, Cruz made Jamaal feel like a completely realized character, who was entirely separate from Hugh. From the way he talked and moved to the way he interacted with the world around him, Jinaal felt like someone who was savoring every second he had in this temporary body. From the moment Jinaal opened Culber's eyes, it was clear he was his own character with a big personality.

Star Trek Characters Inhabited By Aliens Is A Star Trek Tradition

It seems like every main star trek character gets possessed at some point..

Dr. Culber is far from the only Star Trek character to be inhabited by another consciousness , as the practice has become something of a Star Trek tradition. From Star Trek: The Original Series through the modern day, nearly every Star Trek show has featured one of the main cast members being possessed or inhabited by an alien presence. The word possession has a negative connotation, and this holds true for many of the possessions in Star Trek, while others are merely alien beings seeking to learn. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, for example, had Trill transfers using the same zhian'tara ceremony used on Dr. Culber, and the villainous Pah-wraiths, whose possessions were much more destructive.

In the most devastating Star Trek possession, a Pah-wraith-possessed Dukat (Marc Alaimo) killed Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax (Terry Ferrell) just after she had decided to have children with her husband, Lt. Commander Worf (Michael Dorn).

Storylines involving alien possession also allow actors to play different characters, which, with Star Trek's talented crop of actors, is always fun to see. On Star Trek: The Next Generation , Brent Spiner got to play numerous characters, as Lt. Commander Data seemed to get possessed or otherwise inhabited more often than most. From dead ancestors to parasites to ancient gods and every kind of non-corporeal alien in between, Star Trek has dipped into the possession well many times, for both good and ill. Thankfully, Jinaal causes no harm to Culber, although the experience does seem to have a profound effect on Star Trek: Discovery's doctor, the full repercussions of which remain to be seen.

New episodes of Star Trek: Discovery stream Thursdays on Paramount+.

Long-lost first model of the USS Enterprise from 'Star Trek' boldly goes home after twisting voyage

The first USS Enterprise has boldly gone back home, solving a decades-long mystery

DALLAS -- The first model of the USS Enterprise — used in the opening credits of the original “Star Trek” television series — has boldly gone back home, returning to creator Gene Roddenberry's son decades after it went missing.

The model's disappearance sometime in the 1970s had become the subject of lore, so it caused a stir when it popped up on eBay last fall. The sellers quickly took it down, and then contacted Dallas-based Heritage Auctions to authenticate it. Last weekend, the auction house facilitated the model's return.

Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry, CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment, said he's thrilled to have the model that had graced the desk of his father, who died in 1991 at age 70.

“This is not going home to adorn my shelves," Roddenberry said. “This is going to get restored and we’re working on ways to get it out so the public can see it and my hope is that it will land in a museum somewhere.”

Heritage's executive vice president, Joe Maddalena, said the auction house was contacted by people who said they'd discovered it a storage unit, and when it was brought into their Beverly Hills office, he and a colleague “instantly knew that it was the real thing.”

They reached out to Roddenberry, who said he appreciates that everyone involved agreed returning the model was the right thing to do. He wouldn't go into details on the agreement reached but said “I felt it important to reward that and show appreciation for that.”

Maddalena said the model vanished in the 1970s after Gene Roddenberry loaned it to makers of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," which was released in 1979.

“No one knew what happened to it," Rod Roddenberry said.

The 3-foot (0.91-meter) model of the USS Enterprise was used in the show's original pilot episode as well as the opening credits of the resulting TV series, and was the prototype for the 11-foot (3-meter) version featured in the series' episodes. The larger model is on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.

The original “Star Trek” television series, which aired in the late 1960s, kicked off an ever-expanding multiverse of cultural phenomena, with TV and movie spinoffs and conventions where a fanbase of zealous and devoted Trekkies can't get enough of memorabilia.

This USS Enterprise model would easily sell for more than $1 million at auction, but really “it’s priceless," Maddalena said.

“It could sell for any amount and I wouldn’t be surprised because of what it is," he said. “It is truly a cultural icon.”

Roddenberry, who was just a young boy when the model went missing, said he has spotty memories of it, “almost a deja vu.” He said it wasn't something he'd thought much about until people began contacting him after it appeared on eBay.

“I don't think I really, fully comprehended at first that this was the first Enterprise ever created,” he said.

He said he has no idea if there was something nefarious behind the disappearance all those decades ago or if it was just mistakenly lost, but it would be interesting to find out more about what happened.

“This piece is incredibly important and it has its own story and this would be a great piece of the story,” Roddenberry said.

Thankfully, he said, the discovery has cleared up one rumor: That it was destroyed because as a young boy, he'd thrown it into a pool.

“Finally I’m vindicated after all these years," he said with a laugh.

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The first model of the USS Enterprise is displayed at Heritage Auctions in Los Angeles on April 13. The model – used in the original “Star Trek” television series – has been returned to Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry, the son of “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry, decades after it went missing in the 1970s. Josh David Jordan/Heritage Auctions via Associated Press

DALLAS — The first model of the USS Enterprise – used in the opening credits of the original “Star Trek” television series – has boldly gone back home, returning to creator Gene Roddenberry’s son decades after it went missing.

The model’s disappearance sometime in the 1970s had become the subject of lore, so it caused a stir when it popped up on eBay last fall. The sellers quickly took it down, then contacted Dallas-based Heritage Auctions to authenticate it. Last weekend, the auction house facilitated the model’s return.

Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry, CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment, said he’s thrilled to have the model that had graced the desk of his father, who died in 1991 at age 70.

“This is not going home to adorn my shelves,” Roddenberry said. “This is going to get restored, and we’re working on ways to get it out so the public can see it, and my hope is that it will land in a museum somewhere.”

Heritage’s executive vice president, Joe Maddalena, said the auction house was contacted by people who said they’d discovered it a storage unit, and when it was brought into their Beverly Hills office, he and a colleague “instantly knew that it was the real thing.”

They reached out to Roddenberry, who said he appreciated that everyone involved agreed returning the model was the right thing to do. He wouldn’t go into details on the agreement reached but said “I felt it important to reward that and show appreciation for that.” Advertisement

Maddalena said the model vanished in the 1970s after Gene Roddenberry loaned it to the makers of “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” which was released in 1979.

“No one knew what happened to it,” Rod Roddenberry said.

The 3-foot model of the USS Enterprise was used in the show’s original pilot episode, as well as the opening credits of the resulting TV series, and was the prototype for the 11-foot version featured in the series’ episodes. The larger model is on display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

The original “Star Trek” television series, which aired in the late 1960s, kicked off an ever-expanding multiverse of cultural phenomena, with TV and movie spinoffs and conventions where a fanbase of zealous and devoted Trekkies can’t get enough of memorabilia.

This USS Enterprise model would easily sell for more than $1 million at auction, but really, “it’s priceless,” Maddalena said.

“It could sell for any amount, and I wouldn’t be surprised because of what it is,” he said. “It is truly a cultural icon.” Advertisement

Roddenberry, who was just a young boy when the model went missing, said he has spotty memories of it, “almost a deja vu.” He said it wasn’t something he’d thought much about until people began contacting him after it appeared on eBay.

“I don’t think I really, fully comprehended at first that this was the first Enterprise ever created,” he said.

He said he had no idea if there was something nefarious behind the disappearance all those decades ago or if it was just mistakenly lost, but it would be interesting to find out more about what happened.

“This piece is incredibly important, and it has its own story, and this would be a great piece of the story,” Roddenberry said.

Thankfully, he said, the discovery has cleared up one rumor: that it was destroyed because, as a young boy, he’d thrown it into a pool.

“Finally, I’m vindicated after all these years,” he said with a laugh.

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Captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), 2366

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In 2366 , numerous log entries were made on the captain's log for the USS Enterprise -D . ( Star Trek: The Next Generation )

• 2.1 Mission to binary star system
• 2.2 Distress call at Rana IV
• 2.3 Mission to Mintaka III
• 2.4 Mission to Koinonians' homeworld
• 2.5 Mission to Orelious IX
• 2.6 Distress call at Galorndon Core
• 2.7 Mission to Barzan II
• 2.8 Mission to Acamar III
• 2.9 Mission to Nelvana III
• 2.10 Mission to Angosia III
• 2.11 Mission to Rutia IV
• 2.12 Mission to Bre'el IV
• 2.13 Legaran conference
• 2.14 Charting the Hayashi system
• 2.15 Mission to Tanuga IV
• 2.16 Officer Exchange Program
• 2.17 Rendezvous with Lal
• 2.18 Diversion to Lonka Cluster
• 2.19 Mission to Nahmi IV
• 2.20 Mission to Beta Agni II
• 2.21 Trade Agreements Conference
• 2.22 Mission to Zeta Gelis cluster
• 2.23 Borg Invasion

Entrants [ ]

• Captain Jean-Luc Picard . ( TNG : " Evolution ")

Entries [ ]

Mission to binary star system [ ].

• " Captain's Log, Stardate 43125.8. We have entered a spectacular binary star system in the Kavis Alpha sector on a most critical mission of astrophysical research . Our eminent guest, Dr. Paul Stubbs , will attempt to study the decay of neutronium expelled at relativistic speeds from a massive stellar explosion which will occur here in a matter of hours. "
• " Captain's Log, supplemental. Our computer core has clearly been tampered with and yet there is no sign of a breach of security on board. We have engines back and will attempt to complete our mission. But without a reliable computer, Dr. Stubbs' experiment is in serious jeopardy. "
• " Captain's Log, supplemental. Dr. Stubbs has used his influence to have planet Kavis Alpha IV designated the new home of the nanite civilization. Commander Data 's neural network has been vacated. He has been returned to us unharmed and, with the help of the nanites, our computer core has been reconstructed in time for the experiment. " ( TNG : " Evolution ")

Distress call at Rana IV [ ]

• " Captain's Log, Stardate 43152.4. We are cautiously entering the Delta Rana star system three days after receiving a distress call from the Federation colony on its fourth planet . The garbled transmission reported the colony under attack from an unidentified spacecraft. Our mission is one of rescue and, if necessary, confrontation with a hostile force. "
• " Captain's Log, Stardate 43153.7. We are departing the Rana system for Starbase 133 . We leave behind a being of extraordinary power and conscience. I'm not certain if he should be praised or condemned, only that he should be left alone. " ( TNG : " The Survivors ")

Mission to Mintaka III [ ]

• " Captain's Log, Stardate 43173.5. We are en route to Mintaka III where a three-man Federation anthropological field team has been studying the inhabitants. Our mission is to resupply the outpost and repair their malfunctioning reactor . "
• " Captain's Log, supplemental. Dr. Crusher has repaired my injury with her usual skill. Mr. La Forge will supervise the dismantling of the observation post after I make one last visit to Mintaka III. " ( TNG : " Who Watches The Watchers ")

Mission to Koinonians' homeworld [ ]

• " Captain's Log, Stardate 43198.7. The Enterprise remains in standard orbit while we investigate the tragedy which has struck the away team . Lieutenant Marla Aster , ship's archaeologist , has been killed on what should have been a routine mission. Whatever the explanation, it will not bring back a valued and trusted officer. " ( TNG : " The Bonding ")

Mission to Orelious IX [ ]

• " Captain's log, Stardate 43205.6. We have arrived at Orelious IX to chart the battle in which the Menthars and Promellians fought to their mutual extinction. Among the ruins, we have found a relic – a Promellian battle cruiser that has withstood the centuries. " ( TNG : " Booby Trap ")

Distress call at Galorndon Core [ ]

• " Captain's Log, Stardate 43349.2. An unidentified distress signal has led to the discovery of a crashed Romulan vessel on the surface of Galorndon Core , a Federation planet. We have recovered one survivor, but Lieutenant Commander La Forge did not report back with the away team and is still missing. " ( TNG : " The Enemy ")

Mission to Barzan II [ ]

• " Captain's Log, Stardate 43385.6. We're orbiting Barzan II, which is entertaining bid for control of what appears to be a stable wormhole which could provide a permanent shortcut to the distant Gamma Quadrant. " ( TNG : " The Price ")

Mission to Acamar III [ ]

• " Captain's Log, Stardate 43421.9. In an effort to put an end to the Gatherer raids, we have come to the Acamar system to enlist the aid of Marouk , the Sovereign of Acamar III . " ( TNG : " The Vengeance Factor ")

Mission to Nelvana III [ ]

• " Captain's Log, Stardate 43462.5. We have beamed aboard an apparent Romulan defector who claims to be a low-ranking logistics officer with extraordinary information about a secret offensive. "
• " Captain's Log, Stardate 43463.7. We are holding a position at the Neutral Zone border proximate to Nelvana III . If our guest is telling the truth, there are 21 hours left before the Romulan base becomes functional. " ( TNG : " The Defector ")

Mission to Angosia III [ ]

• " Captain's Log, Stardate 43489.2. We have arrived at Angosia III , a planet that has expressed a strong desire for membership in the Federation. Prime Minister Nayrok has taken Commander Riker and me on a tour of the capital city. " ( TNG : " The Hunted ")

Mission to Rutia IV [ ]

• " Captain's log, Stardate 43510.7. The Enterprise has put in at Rutia IV to deliver medical supplies following an outbreak of violent protests . Although non-aligned, the planet has enjoyed a long trading relationship with the Federation. Now, a generation of peace has ended with terrorist attacks by Ansata separatists who are demanding autonomy and self-determination for their homeland on the western continent. Recreational shore leave has been prohibited and all away teams have been instructed to beam down armed. " ( TNG : " The High Ground ")

Mission to Bre'el IV [ ]

• " Captain's log, Stardate 43539.1. We have moved into orbit around Bre'el IV. With the assistance of the planet's emergency control center, we are investigating a catastrophic threat to the population from a descending asteroidal moon. "
• " Captain's log, supplemental. We are no closer to finding a solution to the deteriorating orbit of the Bre'el moon, but with the arrival of Q we now have a good idea of the cause. "
• " Captain's log, supplemental. We have sustained light damage from an attack by an alien species known as the Calamarain . They apparently have a grievance with Q – no doubt one of many lifeforms that do. " ( TNG : " Deja Q ")

Legaran conference [ ]

• " Captain's Log, Stardate 43917.4. The Enterprise has been given the singular honor of hosting the first meeting between the Federation and a mysterious race known as the Legarans . We are in orbit around Vulcan preparing to welcome aboard Federation ambassador Sarek and his wife, Perrin , who like his first wife , is from Earth . "
• " Captain's Log, supplemental. In three hours time, we are scheduled to meet with the Legaran delegation. However, it is now all too evident that Ambassador Sarek is in no condition to proceed with the conference. " ( TNG : " Sarek ")

Charting the Hayashi system [ ]

• " Captain's Log, Stardate 43779.3. The Enterprise is preparing detailed exospheric charts of the Hayashi system . Although tedious, this endeavor is the first step towards planet colonization. "
• " Captain's Log, supplemental. Traveling at high warp we are still several days from rendezvous with the mysterious entity Starfleet has christened " Tin Man ". My immediate concern is with Tam Elbrun . Starfleet considers his unique abilities crucial to our mission, yet he seems to me unstable. "
• " Captain's Log, supplemental. A confrontation between the Romulan warbird and "Tin Man" is imminent. I have no alternative but to rely on the telepathic abilities of Tam Elbrun. "
• " Captain's Log, supplemental. With all main systems at least temporarily restored, we are proceeding to Starbase 152 for inspection and additional repairs. We have had no further encounter with the Romulans. As for the whereabouts of "Tin Man" and Tam Elbrun, we can only speculate. " ( TNG : " Tin Man ")

Mission to Tanuga IV [ ]

• " Captain's Log, Stardate 43610.4. After completing a delivery of dicosilium to the Tanuga IV research station , our away team is receiving an update from Doctor Nel Apgar on his efforts to create Krieger waves , a potentially valuable new power source. "
• " Captain's log, supplemental. Commander Riker has informed me that Doctor Apgar was the only one aboard the space station when it exploded. We remain in orbit investigating the accident… " ( TNG : " A Matter of Perspective ")

Officer Exchange Program [ ]

• " Captain's Log, Stardate 43685.2. As part of an exchange program , we're taking aboard a Klingon officer to return the recent visit of Commander Riker to the cruiser Pagh . " ( TNG : " Sins of The Father ")

Rendezvous with Lal [ ]

• " Captain's Log stardate 43657.0 While Commander Riker is away on personal leave the Enterprise has traveled to sector 396 to begin charting the Selebi asteroid belt
• " Captain's log, supplemental. I have just been advised of a highly unusual project undertaken by Commander Data. "
• " Captain's log, supplemental. We are holding position pending the arrival of Admiral Haftel from Starfleet Research . Commander Data is completing his final neural transfers to the android he has named Lal ; which I have learned in the language Hindi means beloved. " ( TNG : " The Offspring ")

Diversion to Lonka Cluster [ ]

• " Captain's log, stardate 43714.1. We have finally succeeded in eradicating the Phyrox plague on Cor Caroli V and will soon be preparing to leave orbit and proceed to our next mission – a rendezvous with the USS Hood to assist in their terraforming efforts on Browder IV. " ( TNG : " Allegiance ")

Mission to Nahmi IV [ ]

• " Captain's log, 43807.4. We're taking on a load of special tissue samples donated by the Mikulaks for shipment to Nahmi IV . The samples could prove vital to the containment of an outbreak of Correllium fever on that world. " ( TNG : " Hollow Pursuits ")

Mission to Beta Agni II [ ]

• " Captain's log, 43872.2. In order to neutralize a sudden contamination of the water supply at the Federation colony on Beta Agni II , we are procuring 108 kilos of hytritium from the Zibalian trader, Kivas Fajo . Because pure hytritium is too unstable for our transporters, Lieutenant Commander Data has been shuttling the material to the Enterprise . "
• " Captain's log, supplemental. As the result of a yet unexplained shuttle explosion, Lieutenant Commander Data has been lost. " ( TNG : " The Most Toys ")

Trade Agreements Conference [ ]

• " Captain's log, stardate 43930.7. The Enterprise has been in attendance at the biennial Trade Agreements Conference on Betazed . For the first time, the Ferengi are present and I have reluctantly consented to their boarding the Enterprise for the closing reception. " ( TNG : " Ménage à Troi ")

Mission to Zeta Gelis cluster [ ]

• " Captain's log, stardate 43957.2. We are charting an unexplored star system within the Zeta Gelis cluster . This routine assignment has made for a refreshingly quiet time aboard the Enterprise . "
• " Captain's log, stardate 43960.6. Our mission to map the Zeta Gelis star cluster is proceeding on schedule. Meanwhile, Dr. Crusher reports that the recovery of the patient she has named John Doe continues at a remarkable pace. " ( TNG : " Transfigurations ")

Borg Invasion [ ]

• " Captain's log, Stardate 43989.1. The Enterprise has arrived at Jouret IV in response to a distress signal from one of the Federation 's outermost colonies . "
• " Captain's log, Stardate 43992.6. Admiral Hanson and Lieutenant Commander Elizabeth Shelby of Starfleet Tactical have arrived to review the disappearance of New Providence colony. No sign remains of the nine hundred inhabitants. "
• " Captain's log, Stardate 43993.5. With confirmation of the Borg 's presence in Federation space, Admiral Hanson has returned to Starbase 324 to discuss strategy with Starfleet Command . Lieutenant Commander Shelby remains on board to continue tactical preparations. "
• " Captain's log, Stardate 43996.2. The Enterprise remains concealed in the dust cloud. And, to my surprise, the Borg have maintained their position waiting for us to come out of hiding. I have no explanation for their special interest in me or this ship. We continue to prepare our defenses for the inevitable confrontation but, I must admit, on this night I contemplate the possibility that no defense may be adequate against this enemy. " ( TNG : " The Best of Both Worlds "; PIC : " The Next Generation ")
• 1 Abdullah bin al-Hussein