Episode 130 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan


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Nov 11 2024 167 mins  

On the second episode of this mission we are going to talk about the first 2 Star Trek Original Series movies, Star Trek The Motion Picture and Star Trek The Wrath of Khan.



Star Trek The Motion Picture
Release: 1979
Director: Robert Wise
Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Stephen Collins, Persis Khambatta



Star Trek The Wrath of Khan
Release: 1982
Director: Nicolas Meyer
Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Kirstie Alley, Bibi Besch, Merritt Butrick, Paul Winfield, Ricardo Montalban



What is an AU?



An astronomical unit (AU) is the average distance between the earth and our sun which is 14,959,7871km (~9295546miles). So 82 AU across is more than twice as big as our solar system.



The Robot Sean Couldn’t Remember



It is from the episode “The Changeling”, S2E3 from the original Series, and it is called Nomad.



The Rec Room



This shows up in “The Practical Joker”, S2E3 of Star Trek The Animated Series.