Captain’s Logs and Lightsabers - Back to the 70s

Chris takes the lead on the feature discussion this episode as he and Jonathan discuss the influences of Star Wars on bringing back Star Trek.  They discuss the history of Star Trek in the early 1970s before the release of Star Wars in 1977.  The film that forever changed the box office naturally had a huge impact on the Star Trek franchise and shifted the plan that Paramount had for its major science fiction franchise.  All this, and of course all the news stories from the past two weeks on Episode 4 of CLL.   0:00 Intro 01:17 News Introduction 01:40 Billy Campbell / Okona 08:40 THAT Star Wars News Item 10:34 Rian Johnson Trilogy News 19:12 Star Trek Series Now Filming 26:32 Star Wars Hunters 30:35 Kobayashi Maru Game 34:19 Feature Discussion 35:47 Star Trek in the Early 70s 41:25 Star Trek: TAS 43:00 Early Trek Movie Attempts 46:00 Star Trek The Motion Picture 52:00 Merchandising/Toys 54:20 How Star Wars Succeeded in the Gritty 1970s 58:00 Wrap-Up & Outro