Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 6, Episode 12 - "Ship in a Bottle"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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🗓️ 30 March 2017

⏱️ 65 minutes

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In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Ship in a Bottle," he's suave, dangerous, brilliant and Data's favorite holodeck challenge. He also happens to have consciousness, and he wants a life out there in the real universe. Moriarty is back! 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 Graphic Novel Collection.
0:05.2	Get your first volume, countdown for only $4.95 when you sign up today at Eagle Moss.com
0:13.0	Mission Log.
0:15.0	Mission Log.
0:17.0	A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast
0:20.0	Episode 228.
0:22.0	Ship in a Bottle.
0:24.0	Welcome to another episode of Mission Log, a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast. I'm Ken Ray.
0:37.0	And I'm John Champion each week on Mission Log. We watch an episode of Star Trek, taking it apart from messages, morals, and
0:43.9	meetings and seeing whether the whole thing stands the test of time.
0:47.4	This week ship in a bottle, the one with Professor Moriarty. I'm sorry the other one with Professor Moriarty. I'm sorry, the other one with Professor Moriarty.
0:55.0	Les Krombit's more Countess in this one.
0:59.0	Not so much rocking the enterprise as taking it over.
1:02.0	Or is he? John's got trivia coming up in just a
1:06.1	moment but first. But first a word from our friends at Eagle Moss with the
1:10.8	official Star Trek graphic novel collection.
1:14.0	Ken, I was trying to think of a way to put this and why I like this so much.
1:18.0	You might remember that I did a show where I talked about DVDs and Blu-rays.
1:23.6	And the thing that I loved about collecting
1:26.1	DVDs and Blu-rays was all the special features,
1:29.0	all the bonus content, the commentaries,
1:31.0	the behind-the-scenes stuff. And it dawned on me that this collection from
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