Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 3, Episode 3 - "The Paradise Syndrome"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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🗓️ 12 September 2013

⏱️ 61 minutes

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In the Star Trek: The Original Series episode, "The Paradise Syndrome," amnesia! Ancient technology! Asteroids! Hardly sounds tranquil, but it's everything a forgetful Jim Kirk could ever want. 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 Nerist.com.
0:05.0	Mission Log, A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast, episode 58, The Paradise Syndrome Welcome to another episode of Mission Log, A Rotenberry Star Trek Podcast. I'm John Champion and I'm
0:36.8	K-N. K-N. I'm K-N. I'm K-N, I'm-K-N?
0:45.0	And tell me K-N, are you a God?
0:49.0	Could be?
0:50.0	The funny thing is, I can't remember.
0:54.0	It should come back to me though.
0:55.0	I'll tell you what, uh, while I wait for that, why don't you, um, explain what's going on?
1:01.0	Well, can I can't explain exactly what's going on, but I can explain
1:05.1	that this is Mission Log and we are the show that examines every episode of
1:09.1	Star Trek in order looking for the morals, meanings, and messages.
1:14.0	Oh, that's right.
1:16.0	It's all coming back to me now.
1:18.0	I'm kind of sorry about the people who became important to me all of a sudden
1:21.0	and then I lost all of a sudden but yeah everything else seems pretty good.
1:25.4	Well that's the downside of a Vulcan mine fusion now isn't it?
1:29.2	I guess it might be and it is of course the downside of the Paradise Syndrome. Sadly not mentioned at all in this
1:37.2	episode. It was called the Tahiti Syndrome according to one Leonard, Bones, McCoy.
1:44.0	Paradise Syndrome though, yeah, I mean they sort of explain right in the middle of the show what it is,
1:48.8	but it's that whole thing where...
1:50.4	And you know, I gotta say I'm kind of, I am a victim of this every time I go on vacation.
1:55.2	I actually hate going on vacation because then I come back and it's like, oh look nobody's
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