Literary Treks : 369: Kirk's Joker

John and Maria Jose Tenudo: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: The Making of the Classic Film.

Coming off the heals of Star Trek: The Motion Picture it was not a forgone conclusion that there would be a sequel yet since its release in 1982 the mystique around the second Star Trek movie has only grown.

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt welcome John and Maria Jose Tenudo to discuss their new book, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: The Making of the Classic Film. We discuss their Star Trek history, passion, Gene Roddenberry, a new captain, many scripts, an unsung hero, surprises, what to put in the book, never surpassed, favorite part, where to find them online and our final thoughts.

For the news section we discuss the Holo-ween mini series as well as Star Trek #13.

News
Holo-ween Comic Series (00:02:48)
Star Trek #13 (00:07:44)

Feature: John and Maria Jose Tenudo
Star Trek History (00:12:00)
Passion (00:16:58)
Gene Roddenberry (00:21:47)
A New Captain (00:25:36)
Many Scripts (00:28:57)
Unsung Hero (00:32:53)
Surprises (00:37:06)
What to Put in the Book (00:44:00)
Never Surpassed (00:51:07)
Favorite Part (01:08:51)
Where Online (00:14:49)
Final Thoughts (01:17:54)

Hosts
Matthew Rushing and C Bryan Jones

Guest
David Mack

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)