Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 5, Episode 13 - "The Masterpiece Society"

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🗓️ 6 October 2016

⏱️ 82 minutes

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In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Masterpiece Society," the colonists on Moab IV live in perfect balance with their world. They have to - they were genetically bred to do so. When a stellar core fragment threatens to upset that delicate ecosystem, the Enterprise offers to help, but will their presence do more harm than good? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log, a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode at a time. Each week, Mission Log examines a single episode of Star Trek, diving into its ethical subtext, metaphors, and cultural significance. From the show's most iconic moments to its hidden gems, we analyze what makes Star Trek one of the greatest science fiction sagas of all time. In this Episode of Mission Log we'll... Recap the story and analyze key moments. Discuss the moral dilemmas presented. Debate whether the episode holds up and if the messages are still relevant. Join the Conversation: What are your thoughts on this episode? Share your take on the ethical questions and themes explored, and let us know how it fits into the broader Star Trek narrative. We'd love to hear from you! For as little as $1 a month, you can gain access to our Mission Log Discord Community! There, we continue the discussion with dedicated channels and a weekly video chat with the hosts. Become a member of our Patreon today! Want to share your thoughts on an upcoming episode? Email us at for a chance to be featured during the episode. Follow us on Social Media: X INSTAGRAM THREADS FACEBOOK Did you know Roddenberry Podcasts is on YouTube? Find the video versions of your favorite shows like Mission Log: Prodigy, Mission Log: The Orville, as well as exclusive content only available on YouTube. Subscribe now! Our shows are part of the Roddenberry Entertainment family. For more great shows and to learn how we live the legacy of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, follow us here: RODDENBERRY PODCASTS https://www.instagram.com/RoddenberryPodcasts RODDENBERRY ENTERTAINMENT https://x.com/roddenberry RODDENBERRY FOUNDATION https://x.com/RoddenberryFdn Subscribe and Stay Updated: Never miss an episode! Subscribe on your preferred podcast player, leave a review, and join Mission Log on the journey of weekly deep dives into the Star Trek universe. Produced by Roddenberry Entertainment | All Rights Reserved

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0:00.0	This episode of Mission Log is brought to you by the official Star Trek Starships collection.
0:04.5	Get the Enterprise D for only $4.95 when you sign up today at ST-HIFEN Starships.
0:12.1	com slash Mission Log.
0:16.0	Mission Log, a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast.
0:20.4	Episode 205, The Masterpiece Society.
0:24.0	Welcome into another episode of Mission Log, A Roddenberry Star Trek podcast. I'm John
0:35.7	Champion.
0:36.7	And I'm Can Ray.
0:37.7	Each week on Mission Log, we watch an episode of Star Trek, being all like, what?
0:42.1	And, huh? And asking whether we'll be asking those same
0:44.9	questions forever and ever. This week the masterpiece society the one where
0:50.6	everything is going fine for the people of Moab 4 until the enterprise shows up.
0:56.0	Or maybe it was the runaway stellar corps that was going to wreck everything.
1:00.0	It's kind of hard to say.
1:01.0	Yeah, it is indeed.
1:02.0	But here are the questions can the people of
1:03.8	Moab for be saved can Deanna find love among the colonists and should any of
1:09.3	those things actually happen we'll talk about that later.
1:13.0	Coming up trivia tied to the masterpiece society, but first, we want to remind you about the official
1:18.8	Star Trek Starship's collection. Have you started building your armada yet? There's really no building involved, you know.
1:26.2	What happens is twice a month you get a new ship from the Star Trek universe.
1:29.6	Klingon, Vulcan, Federation, of course.
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