Star Trek: The Original, Season 2, Episode 6 - "The Doomsday Machine"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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🗓️ 4 April 2013

⏱️ 53 minutes

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In the Star Trek: The Original Series episode, "The Doomsday Machine," the Enterprise encounters an obsessed commodore and a planet eating device in a cornucopia of destruction. 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 while supporting our show. 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: Did you know Roddenberry Podcasts is on YOUTUBE? Find the video versions of your favorite shows like , , as well as exclusive content only available on Youtube. ! Our shows are part of the Roddeberry 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: 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	Now entering Nerstist.com.
0:05.0	Mission Log, A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast, Episode 35, The Doomsday Machine. 5. The Doomsday Machine Looking into the fiery gaping maw that is Star Trek. You've reached Mission Log.
0:32.6	A Rodinberry Star Trek podcast.
0:34.6	I'm John Champion.
0:35.6	And I'm Commodore Kanray.
0:38.1	Although I'm not feeling good about that.
0:40.1	Each week we point our high energy beam at another episode, break it down into rubble, and see what's left, and we use that as fuel to tell us what are the morals, messages, and meanings hidden within the stories.
0:52.0	This week we're talking about the Dunes Day machine and Ken, you didn't like that I gave you a promotion,
0:56.0	your Commodore dude.
0:57.0	Commodores are jerks.
0:58.0	To a man, well, Commodore Mendez, was it Mendez?
1:01.0	Yeah, he was okay. He was okay, but generally speaking,
1:05.3	at least in the first couple of seasons of Star Trek,
1:07.9	Commodores and ambassadors, total jerks.
1:11.3	Deckers, I would call them.
1:14.0	We have a listener.
1:15.0	I can't remember who exactly, who pointed out that maybe because Kirk is constantly doing things
1:20.8	like breaking the prime directive directive that maybe he needs a
1:24.4	chirr bureaucrat every now and then maybe he needs the odd ambassador or
1:28.9	Commodore to come on and say like hey Kirk why don't you you know tone it down a little you know I wonder if
1:34.4	it's actually the opposite I wonder if to sort of you know keep morale up on a
1:39.0	ship every now and then they have to bring on somebody who is worse than the captain.
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