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It's a Gene-ology first - a Wrangler script written by someone other than Gene himself.  Does future Star Trek writer George Slavin's "Affair At The Trading Post" fit in with Pitcairn's world... and does it still feel like a Gene Roddenberry show? Listen here: http://sites.libsyn.com/499568/gene-ology-61-affair-at-the-trading-post Read the full article

Gene-ology tackles a tense adventure for the 1960 series Wrangler, where one man has decided that "A Time For Hanging" is now - and won't listen to any voices of reason, tackling multiple meaty topics in a single show in a very Gene Roddenberry way. http://sites.libsyn.com/499568/gene-ology-60-a-time-for-hanging Read the full article

You've heard the story behind the making of the first series created by Gene Roddenberry. Now Gene-ology gives you the storyline of Wrangler's first episode, and meet the show's recurring hero, Pitcairn.  Was he boldly going where Paladin had gone before? https://wp.me/p4SdLq-bSP Read the full article

No new video today, but in its place, here's the complete listing of all 700+ (!!) Phosphor Dot Fossils videos since 2018, all nicely organized by system/hardware platform. Phosphor Dot Fossils and theLogBook.com's other video series will return in February! https://www.thelogbook.com/pdf-on-youtube/ Read the full article

Trust me, the Koosh here knows... we're ALL going to need it. Next orbit around the sun's gonna be a doozy. Buckle up! Read the full article

He may not be as talkative on the #Commodore64, but the Wizard of Wor is still just as challenging, and it's the latest addition to Phosphor Dot Fossils. https://youtu.be/59ytsvNN9cg Read the full article

It's apparently a snow day on the Planet of Zoom, and Twiki is still nowhere in sight. But some of the usual obstacles are. But not all of them. Phosphor Dot Fossils goes into orbit around Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom on the Apple II. https://youtu.be/r_kIWF6WrCE Read the full article

This concludes our broadcast day for this year. Thanks to everyone who has taken theLogBook's latest video series on board - there's more to come in 2025! Feel free to check out the episodes to date here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1Acy4zZ4Sfh_wBd_TsQspXdSXWIxPBPo You can help support theLogBook's future video, podcast and written output here: https://www.patreon.com/thelogbook Read the full article

We're taking the day off, but enjoy this gem from the vault: It's the Phosphor Dot Fossils holiday special! Can Christmas Carol fend off the Ghost of Christmas Presents in this delightful Intellivision homebrew? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGkcfSgTrsY Read the full article

Here's hoping YOU get to unbox some stuff tomorrow. Voyages of Shelf Discovery will return in 2025! In the meantime, feel free to catch up on the back catalog here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1Acy4zZ4Sfjv5fqmTA5MjOVvhzSDJ5Ix You can help support theLogBook's future video, podcast and written output here: https://www.patreon.com/thelogbook Read the full article

Gene Roddenberry created a series that run on NBC in 1960 and faded from memory. But the tapes still exist. John Champion and Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry have seen them. They stop by Gene-ology for a deep dive into Wrangler. http://sites.libsyn.com/499568/gene-ology-58-wrangler Read the full article

Listen here, you clowns. Defying gravity is no laughing matter. Failing to defy gravity? Well that's just fatal. The early #Atari2600 title Circus Atari gets a fresh look in the latest Phosphor Dot Fossils. https://youtu.be/k0mCaKvf0u8 Read the full article

Nerissa is here for two things: cuddles, and to offer her expert opinion in one of January's episodes of the Gene-ology podcast. Speaking of Gene-ology, we've got a really cool one dropping tomorrow, one which kind of rewrites the TV history books. Stay tuned! And always be nice to your podcats. Read the full article

Ms. Pac-Man is back with a mostly faithful port to the #Commodore64 in the latest edition of Phosphor Dot Fossils. https://youtu.be/QQQbFSPA4rg Read the full article

Does replacing Q*Bert with a soap bubble mean the soap bubble will curse less? Maybe. But what about the player? Boing! for the #Atari2600 gets the Phosphor Dot Fossils test drive. https://youtu.be/MCAO3_j0iMk Read the full article

Today it seems like a relic compared to the endless bounty of emulation. But let's give some Phosphor Dot Fossils appreciation (and context) to the first volume of Namco Museum on the original #Playstation, for it contained multitudes. https://youtu.be/FJoA9WwcXCc Read the full article

Norman rejoins Earl and Ashley for another look back at Paladin's adventures in five further Gene Roddenberry-written episodes of Have Gun - Will Travel.  The Les Girls/Mudd's Women debate continues, and much more! http://sites.libsyn.com/499568/have-more-hot-takes-will-still-travel Read the full article