Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 6, Episode 9 - "The Quality of Life"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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🗓️ 16 March 2017

⏱️ 62 minutes

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In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Next Generation," exobots are great for helping out around the workplace: they can float, they make their own tools, they can be programmed for a variety of tasks. They also learn. In fact, they're learning so much that they might actually be alive. 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.
0:05.0	Get your first volume, Countdown for only $4.95,
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0:15.2	mission log a roden berry star track
0:18.0	podcast episode two hundred twenty six the Quality of Life.
0:25.0	Welcome in to Mission Log, a Rotenberry Star Trek podcast. I'm Can Ray, and I'm John
0:36.9	Champion. Each week we watch an episode of Star Trek, taking it apart from
0:41.1	messages, morals, and meanings,
0:43.0	keeping a close eye out for any part of it that might have sprung to life on its own.
0:47.0	This week, the quality of life.
0:50.0	The one where a few deaf punk helmets gain sentience and we ponder an age-old question
0:55.2	If you're mining the surface of a planet why do you do it from orbit?
0:58.5	Seriously I mean that just seems to me correct me if I'm wrong John that just seems like you're creating so many more troubles to get us keep the thing in orbit hey you know what talk to Nero
1:08.0	and just talk to Nero I was gonna say we could ask him but he's well dead in 200 years I don't know how that whole
1:16.1	thing works it's wibly wobbly it's time you want me yeah not sure
1:20.0	John's got trivia coming up in just a moment, but first.
1:23.0	But first, a word from Eagle Moss.
1:26.0	Our friends at Eagle Moss want us to remind you
1:29.0	how cool the official Star Trek graphic novel collection is.
1:33.4	So a couple of weeks ago we talked about the Harlan Ellison
1:36.4	City on the Edge of Forever graphic novel and remember that these are officially
1:41.5	authorized by CBS Studios, the official Star Trek graphic novel
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