Episode 11 - The Undiscovered Country

The final farewell of The Original Series crew is a great summation of all the threads that we've touched on in our previous episodes and which have constituted some of the best parts of the series. The conclusion of the Klingon/Soviet cold war, the gathering of the film series' creative dream team, and the three main characters being front and centre - with Kirk being most central of all - provides a fitting end to the characters and setting that had been running for over 20 years.

Join us for a chat about this classic (possibly science fiction) film, as we bid farewell to these characters (at least in their first iteration).

Notes:

• Nancy Meyers is indeed a romantic-comedy legend. No relation to Nicholas Meyer beyond the last names.
• Plummer and Shatner were said to have a long-standing friendship, but the story of Shatner getting his big break as Plummer's understudy in Henry V is a real one, apparently. 
• Animorphs most certainly did have a TV Series. 
• This was Aidan's original movie box-set, which was actually released in the later 90s: https://images.app.goo.gl/KoaVtRsWrWg3UJPB8 
• Neither of us have acquainted ourselves with any of the definitions of Science Fiction.
  • Though Aidan may regret his stance on the Doctor Who franchise, he otherwise stands by his belief that Science Fiction can be pretty much anything.

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Bicks Log:

• Does Star Trek VI (and similarly themed Star Trek films/episodes) count as Science Fiction, or not?

Credits:

• Intro Music: Chasing Stars by AG Music
• Outro Music: Idle Hands by The Impossibulls