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