While it in fact just a collection of sets, the Enterprise in Star Trek seems like another character. It’s probably because creator Gene Roddenberry wanted that feeling to come across. He wanted the Enterprise to be something special and other writers picked up on that idea and carried it forward in future episodes. This week co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto talk about the Enterprise and how it influenced the entire Star Trek universe. Designer Matt Jefferies wasn’t given much guidance when Roddenberry said he needed a starship. The only guidance he was given was what NOT to do. But…
Month: November 2016
This week on 70s Trek, co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto wrap their look at Star Trek: The Animated Series. It is the only version of Star Trek to win an Emmy, being named the best Children’s Show for the 1974-1975 TV season. The episodes we look at include: “Bem” “The Slaver Weapon” “The Practical Joker” “Eye of the Beholder” “Albatross” “Jihad” “How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth.”
Orions, Vendorians and Tribbles! Oh My! On this episode of 70s Trek, we continue our exploration of Star Trek the Animated Series. Bob Turner and Kelly Casto take a look at eight episodes from the series: “One of Our Planets is Missing,” “More Tribble, More Troubles,” “The Survivor,” “Once Upon a Planet,” “Yesteryear,” “ The Terratin Incident,” “The Ambergris Element” “The Pirates of Orion.”
Star Trek: The Animated Series is often over-looked in the history of Star Trek. But it is noteworthy because it is the moment when Star Trek moved from being a cancelled show to a franchise. Co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto take a look at the Animated Series in this episode of 70s Trek. The show aired from September 1973 to October 1974 and consisted of 22 episodes. Many writers that worked on the original series lent their talents to the Animated Series, which helped the stories be consistent with the live action version. Some were also just good stories. The…