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Episode 7. The Transporter.

Welcome to Mission Log Genealogy. I'm Norman Lau, and I'm Earl Green.

Every week we're examining the early TV writing of Gene Rottenberry, who went on to create, well, chances are if you are listening to this, you already know what he went on to create.

As always, since we're also part the Mission Log family of podcasts, we're looking for the deeper meanings and messages Gene may have woven into even his earliest works.

And so far, we haven't been disappointed.

So far, we've been examining Gene's scripts for 1950s police dramas, but this show is very different.

Not only is it an idea that never made it to the screen, but of all the things we have found in the Rottenberry Archive, this appears to be Gene Rottenberry's earliest attempt at science fiction for TV.

And Earl will make some trivia miraculously appear in a moment, but first, here's how you can reach us.

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And now, here is Earl Green with this week's non-virtual trivia.

We have left the present day and the world of Mr. District Attorney behind, and the transporter is probably not new to you if you've read Gene's authorized posthumous biography Star Trek creator.

It was a pitch to another Ziv syndicated television series, Science Fiction Theater, which does require a little bit of introduction.

Science Fiction Theater was one of American TV's earliest sci-fi anthology series, produced by Ziv Television Programs, who also produced Mr. District Attorney.

The only other show of its kind before it premiered was ABC's Tales of Tomorrow, which ran for two seasons beginning in 1951.

And by the way, you can learn more about Tales of Tomorrow from the August 3rd 2021 edition of sci-fi-5 at podcast.rattenberry.com.

What made Science Fiction Theater different was not just that it was syndicated, but its first season was filmed in glorious color.

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