The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek Season 1 Episode 3 - Trekking Through the '70s - Phase II and The Motion Picture

Airdate: 2021-Nov-22

Episode summary:

Paramount wanted to launch a fourth network with the new Star Trek series Phase II as its flagship. When the network proved unworkable, Phase II appeared doomed--until Star Wars and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind proved box office hits. Phase II became the 1979 blockbuster Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

About The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek series:

The Center Seat: 55 Years Of Star Trek is a multi-episode documentary series that takes viewers on the definitive in-depth journey behind the scene...Show more >