Jerad Formby's 'Hey, Star Trek!' takes on Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
By Captain Pyke | April 22, 2009 - 9:51 pm
In this installment of 'Hey, Star Trek!' Jerad discusses Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the studio and fans reactions to it, as well as Star Wars and it's impact on 'Phase II' and 'The Motion Picture'.
Suddenly, space fever gripped Hollywood by the throat. It was suddenly time for everyone to get their Star Wars rippoffs on and cash in on a new phenomena –cool movies set in space.
That’s when Paramount realized they already had a property with the word ‘Star’ in the title. So they saw dollar signs. I also think they saw this: (source Trekcast.com)
Be sure to read the full blog here.
