Gene-ology 80 - Warrior: The Story of Sam Houston
Gene-ology: A Mission Log Look into Gene Roddenberry’s Works
Release Date: 10/06/2025
Gene-ology 96 - Queen Anne Killer Unidentified
Gene-ology: A Mission Log Look into Gene Roddenberry’s Works
Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. It features Lee Marvin in front of a high-tech viewscreen, but this is no starship - Gene-ology opens its investigation into a very unusual foray into "true crime" with Gene Roddenberry adapting the particulars of a notorious Seattle murder case into dramatic form. It's also a career milestone for Gene: the last script he would write for a show that he didn't also create. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores...
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Gene-ology 95 - Run Away Home
Gene-ology: A Mission Log Look into Gene Roddenberry’s Works
Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. With his own show just months away from launching, Gene Roddenberry racks up one last rodeo, so to speak - his final script for a TV western, and a fairly prestigious one at that, with famous faces and a message or two along for the ride with The Virginian. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early television scripts, including his lesser-known works before Star Trek using the Mission Log...
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Gene-ology 94 - V Victor 5
Gene-ology: A Mission Log Look into Gene Roddenberry’s Works
Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. 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. Gene Roddenberry collaborated on a single episode of the anthology series G.E. True in 1962, and it's a half-hour powderkeg of true-crime dramatic tension. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early television...
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Gene-ology 93 - The Rydecker Case
Gene-ology: A Mission Log Look into Gene Roddenberry’s Works
Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. There are 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. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early television scripts, including his lesser-known works before Star Trek ...
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Gene-ology 92 - A Distant Thunder
Gene-ology: A Mission Log Look into Gene Roddenberry’s Works
Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. Is this the best television script Gene Roddenberry wrote prior to creating Star Trek? Gene's singular episode of the popular medical drama Dr. Kildare is a powerful story full of rich characters and raw emotions - the bedrock of great television drama. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early television scripts, including his lesser-known works before Star Trek using the Mission Log format...
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Gene-ology 91 - To Wear A Badge
Gene-ology: A Mission Log Look into Gene Roddenberry’s Works
Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. Target: The Corruptors! was a short-lived crime drama that unfolded from the perspective of an ace newspaper reporter. Gene turned in a single script that was significantly altered prior to broadcast, resulting in him receiving only a story credit. Find out what happens in both versions of "To Wear A Badge". Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early television scripts, including his...
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Gene-ology 90 - A.P.O. 923
Gene-ology: A Mission Log Look into Gene Roddenberry’s Works
Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. Gene steps up to the pilot plate once again with a script closer to home than any of his westerns: a script about World War II with a former pilot who served in World War II. Despite writing what he knew, "A.P.O. 923" somehow fell short. You can watch the A.P.O. 923 pilot, recovered and preserved by Jeff "Sabucat" Joseph . Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early television scripts,...
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Gene-ology 89 - Defiance County
Gene-ology: A Mission Log Look into Gene Roddenberry’s Works
Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. In many ways presaging the likes of Matlock, Gene Roddenberry's unsold pilot script "Defiance County" not only pits a small-town prosecutor against his entire home town, but it also set up a showdown between Gene and one of his writing mentors. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early television scripts, including his lesser-known works before Star Trek using the Mission Log format...
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Gene-ology 88 - The Savages
Gene-ology: A Mission Log Look into Gene Roddenberry’s Works
Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. Gene Roddenberry wrote more episodes of Have Gun - Will Travel than the people who created the show, and his streak ends here, just weeks away from the end of the show. Paladin knows quite a bit about art, and he knows what he likes, but does he like settling an old grudge between "The Savages"? Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early television scripts, including his lesser-known works...
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Gene-ology 87 - Cage At McNaab
Gene-ology: A Mission Log Look into Gene Roddenberry’s Works
Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. Tricked into a job that supposedly involves representing an innocent man from hanging at McNaab Prison, Paladin finds that he's traded places with the condemned, and everyone's so eager for an execution to no one hears his explanation that he's the wrong man in the "Cage At McNaab", Gene Roddenberry's penultimate episode of Have Gun - Will Travel. Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas About Gene-ology Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early...
info_outlineWelcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry.
When we last investigated Gene's scripts for a historically-based western about Sam Houston, we had no idea if it had been filmed. Now we know that it was - and we've seen it! How does "Warrior: The Story of Sam Houston" differ from the "Destiny and the Raven" script? And would it have made a good series?
Hosted by Earl Green & Ashley Thomas
You can see "Warrior: The Story of Sam Houston" on YouTube, special thanks to Sabucat Productions.
About Gene-ology
Gene-ology explores Gene Roddenberry's early television scripts, including his lesser-known works before Star Trek using the Mission Log format popularized by Roddenberry Podcasts. We analyze the themes, writing style, and cultural impact of his scripts, and we even unearth stories from the Roddenberry archives that were never produced. Join us as we trace the roots of Gene's creative genius.
In This Episode
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A breakdown of key moments and themes in "Warrior: The Story of Sam Houston."
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Exploring Gene Roddenberry’s evolving style and storytelling.
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How this episode ties into the broader TV landscape of the time and reflects the early seeds of Roddenberry's visionary work.
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Guest stars and unique production elements that bring this episode to life.
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Gene-ology is produced by Roddenberry Entertainment. Executive producer Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry. Visit https://Podcasts.Roddenberry.com for more great content. Edited by Earl Green.