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Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

SUPPLEMENTAL: The Nostalgia Factor, Live at STLV

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

Roddenberry Entertainment

Star, Tv & Film, Science, Ethics, Trek, Meaning, Analysis, Fiction, Morals, Arts, Commentary, Performing Arts, Scifi, Messages, Tv Reviews, Roddenberry, Philosophy

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Does nostalgia help or hinder the creative process? Are we, as viewers, swayed too easily by the comfort of familiar stories and characters? John and Norman are joined by special guest James Kerwin live onstage at Creation's 57-Year-Mission Convention in Las Vegas. NOTE: Due to unforeseen technical limitations, the quality of our live audio was severely hindered. We have taken every step possible to improve the quality for your listening, and we apologize for the inconvenience. Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao 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... Join the Conversation: For as little as $1 a month, you can support our show and gain exclusive 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 our 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 Youtube. ! 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:  THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY: - get three months FREE with our special offer! Subscribe and Stay Updated: Never miss an episode! Subscribe on your preferred podcast payer, leave a review, and join Mission Log on the journey of weekly deep dives into the Star Trek universe. Technical Director: Earl Green Produced by Roddenberry Entertainment | All Rights Reserved

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Mission log a rod and vary star trip Mission Log, A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast, Supplemental Number 74, The Nostalgia Factor,

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the one recorded live in Las Vegas. Welcome into another supplemental episode of Mission this show. We do as pretty much everybody knows we get to at least once a year go to a

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big old convention and get on stage and have a conversation sometimes sometimes with ourselves, sometimes with friends, slash guests, and always

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with you, our listening audience. And many of you were there in the room with us at this most recent STLV in Vegas and what was the topic

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de jure Norman?

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So the topic for our conversation at STLV is nostalgia. And nostalgia has a variety of different ways that can be applied

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to our fandoms. And in our panel, we looked at it from what does it do to the overall fandums that we love.

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Yeah, so as all of you hopefully know by now, Mission Log itself is still on a bit of a hiatus while we hue to the rules of the SAG

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after a and WGA strike is currently going on. So now is a very opportune time to present a

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recording like this one where we get to talk about factors in the creative

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development of not just Star Trek but a lot of other franchises that we know and love.

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Now big big caveat to this.

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It is a live show and things happen when you do a live show. Sometimes those are very welcome things that happen.

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Surprises, special guests. We'll talk about our guests here in a moment, but also you sometimes get hit with technical realities that you simply can't plan for.

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And that's just something that's part and parcel of doing life performances where we don't have control of the situation from our own

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