The Star Wars movies are back and Star Trek is celebrating 50 years! In commemoration, the panel has broken form for a discussion of these two Science Fiction franchises, including the theory that both occupy the same universe. Eschewing debates about “the biggest space ship” and “can the Enterprise take a hit from the Death Star” this episode concentrates on storytelling, themes and the reason both universes are so beloved.
Whether dealing with the nature of humanity, the realities of sexual relations, or the strange politics the criticisms remain unsparing. In short, the debate receives the same treatment as any topic.
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Show Notes & Links
- Star Wars (film franchise)
- George Lucas
- Star Trek (television and film franchise)
- Gene Roddenberry
- Shadows of the Empire by Steve Perry (No, not that Steve Perry)
- John Milius
- THX 1138 (1971 film) – George Lucas
- Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB (Lucas’ 1967 student film)
- CRM 114 (Stanley Kubrick films)
- American Zoetrope Black Thursday
- Fog City Mavericks (2007 documentary film) – Gary Leva
- Star Trek Discovery (upcoming television series)
- The Rain People (1969 film) – Francis Ford Coppola
- The Kessel Run – Phil Plait article
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982 film) – Nicholas Meyer
- “The White Man’s Burden” by Rudyard Kipling
- Deep Space Nine (DS9)
- Joseph Campbell
- The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
- Hero’s Journey
- The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason by Charles Freeman
- Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth (1988 PBS Documentary) – Bill Moyers
