Captain’s Logs and Lightsabers - Toying About the Galaxy

Captains' Logs and Lightsabers Episode 7 is finally here after an extra week due to the Easter holiday!  This extra-length episode finds Jonathan and Chris catching up on the massive amounts of news from First Contact Day 2021, the Obi-Wan Series cast announcement, the Bad Batch Trailer, and wait for it...a surprise teaser that came straight from Disney Parks!     The feature discussion for this episode is the final in their trilogy of the influences of Star Wars on Trek in the 1970s and beyond.  For this episode, the boys talk about the real moneymaker when it comes to both Star Trek and Star Wars...the toys!  They discuss the history of how Kenner obtained the Star Wars license and how the company knocked it out of the park with their figures, vehicles, and more!  The conversation then shifts to the more rocky history and questionable decisions made by the many Star Trek toy licensees.  Towards the end of the feature discussion, Chris and Jonathan reminisce about missing a local Pittsburgh-area department store that is now defunct.     00:00:00 Introduction & Welcome 00:02:57 First Contact Day Announcements Intro 00:03:41 Models, Multitools, & Pizza Cutters Oh My! 00:07:25 ReedPop's Star Franchise Monopoly 00:11:19 SW Celebration vs. STLV 00:17:15 Trailer Talk 00:24:49 Obi-Wan Series Cast/Bad Batch Trailer Analysis 00:35:32 Real Lightsabers??/Galactic Starcruiser Hotel 00:42:22 Feature Discussion Introduction 00:43:27 History of Star Wars Toys 00:51:00 Steve Sansweet & ROW 00:53:30 Fall of Kenner & Rise of Hasbro 01:01:40 History of Star Trek Toys 01:05:50 Remco's Folly, AMT Models, Rise of Mego 01:18:47 Playmates Gets it Right!! 01:23:40 Art Asylum/Diamond Select Era 01:31:10 Current State of the Franchises' Toys 01:34:20 Next Episode Teaser/Outro   Hills Department Store Christmas Toys Commercials - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiNa1DDxWAQ   More YouTube Search Results https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=hills+is+where+the+toys+are+commercial    Eat N Park Christmas Tree Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W2IP-BTu30        Contact the Show:  Twitter - @LogsAndLightPod  Facebook - www.facebook.com/LogsAndLightsabersPod   Instagram - @logsandlightsaberspod  Email: [email protected]     Contact the Hosts:  Jonathan - justadisneygeek on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube  Chris - @chrisstough1 or @PghTrekChat on Twitter, Pittsburgh's Trek Chat on YouTube Email [email protected]     Connect with Geek News Now  Twitter - @GNN_Home  Facebook - Geek News Now  Website - www.geeknewsnow.net     Theme Music composed by Chip Craymer.  Find his other work at https://www.soundcloud.com/chipcraymer    www.metallicdicegames.com Promo Code - GNN    www.riptapparel.com Promo Code - GNN10(Daily Tees excluded from promotion)