Hi, this is Steve. Almost 40 years ago, on December 7th, 1979, I lined up outside the

Cinema 1 in Larksburg, California, with my entire family to see Star Trek the motion picture.

I can remember that the line was long looping out into the parking lot near the freeway

and that we waited for what seemed to my 11 year old brain, like forever.

I remember sitting in the theater barely able to contain myself

as I counted seconds on my black and white time X.

This was, without a doubt, the most important movie premiere since I watched

Christopher Reeve as Superman in the same theater one year earlier. And just like Superman,

something I loved, something I thought of as my own personal guilty pleasure was about

to be put on the big screen.

And that meant that there were other people out there who thought Star Trek was just as important as I did, that it mattered, and that in some

strange way that meant I mattered.

Because the truth is, Star Trek is important to me.

It took me decades to really understand just how important.

I mean, I've never felt the need to dress up as a Klingon or Pharingey.

I haven't read every novel, and there are plenty of folks who can beat me at Star Trek Turvia.

But in terms of the way I look at the world, in terms of core values, Star Trek runs deep,

very deep.

And the reality is, Star Trek The Motion Picture might be flawed as a film, but it is important.

In fact, the more I think about this movie and its place in history, the more important it becomes.

Now, we couldn't possibly discuss a Star Trek movie without one of our favorite guests,

Star Trek expert and fellow Cinephile Scott Mansse who made his first appearance on our show

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