70s Trek - Star Trek in the 1970s

17/04/2022

It's finally here! Star Trek The Motion Picture has just been released in 4K Ultra HD! In this new episode of 70s Trek, co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto share their thoughts on this new version of the classic film.

Welcome to the first new 70s Trek episode in 3 years! The release of the 4K, Ultra HD version of Star Trek The Motion Picture, The Director’s Edition, is such big news that co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto felt it deserved a new episode of 70s Trek. Star Trek The Motion Picture was originally r...

12/04/2022

It's finally here! Star Trek The Motion Picture has just been released in 4K Ultra HD! In this new episode of 70s Trek, co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto share their thoughts on this new version of the classic film.

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Welcome to the first new 70s Trek episode in 3 years! The release of the 4K, Ultra HD version of Star Trek The Motion Picture, The Director’s Edition, is such big news that co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto felt it deserved a new episode of 70s Trek. Star Trek The Motion Picture was originally r...

01/04/2022

Journey to Babel is considered one of the best episodes of The Original Series.

Co-hosts Kelly Casto and Bob Turner explore this episode and ask the question, was it the most important Star Trek episode of the 1960s?

The Original Series episode Journey to Babel is considered by many to be one of the best. It featured several "firsts" for the show. Among them was seeing Spock's parents and several alien species that would play a major role in the franchise in the decades to come. Co-hosts Kelly Casto and Bob Turn...

29/03/2022

Journey to Babel is considered one of the best episodes of The Original Series.

Co-hosts Kelly Casto and Bob Turner explore this episode and ask the question, was it the most important Star Trek episode of the 1960s?

The Original Series episode Journey to Babel is considered by many to be one of the best. It featured several "firsts" for the show. Among them was seeing Spock's parents and several alien species that would play a major role in the franchise in the decades to come. Co-hosts Kelly Casto and Bob Turn...

17/03/2022

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Trek fans!

12/03/2022

We don't known much about the new Star Trek show, Strange New Worlds. But Co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto dig deep to tell you as much as they about the newest entry in the franchise.

One of the Star Trek productions coming in 2022 is Strange New Worlds. It will be the story of Captain Pike and the Enterprise crew before Captain Kirk commanded the ship. Since the show hasn’t premiered yet, we don’t know much about it. But co-hosts Kelly Casto and Bob Turner take a look at wha...

01/03/2022

A recent survey of 1000 Star Trek fans revealed that 72% don’t think new Star Trek---Trek produced after 2009---is good or they won’t watch it at all!

We look into it in this episode of The Unofficial Trek Podcast.

In July of 2021, the YouTube channel "The Popcast” posted a video entitled "This is how STRANGE NEW WORLDS will bring OLD TREK and NEW TREK Together!" The video discussed the divide between fans of Old Trek, Star Trek episodes and movies produced between 1966 and 2005, and fans of New Trek th...

13/02/2022

Why are we doing a podcast about James Bond? Because we love the character and we know many of you do, as well! With the recent movie "No Time to Die" it seems like a good time to show some love for agent 007.

With the recent release of the film No Time to Die, James Bond is back in the popular culture again. It’s the 25th Bond film, and co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto thought it might be fun to have a chat about their favorite British spy. What does Bond have to do with Trek, you might ask? Well, t...

11/02/2022

Imagine a structure that completely surrounds a star and people live on the interior surface! It's a concept seen in The Next Generation episode "Relics" and this week Bob Turner and Kelly Casto look into the idea of Dyson Spheres.

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Imagine flying through the galaxy, minding your own business and suddenly you see a structure that is very large. It's so big, in fact, that it surrounds a star! It's a Dyson Sphere! This week we explore the concept of a Dyson Sphere, first seen in the Star Trek universe in the Season 6 episode "Rel...

08/02/2022

The next chapter for Captain Christopher Pike is right around the corner.

At today's Paramount+ virtual Television Critics Association press tour virtual panel for the upcoming Star Trek, the Original Series prequel, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, co-showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers, along with co-series creator Alex Kurtzman, and some of their cast, reve...

05/02/2022

Once upon a time, there were plans to build a hotel in Las Vegas inside a life-sized USS Enterprise. Hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto talk about this project and how it morphed into The Star Trek Experience.

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Imagine driving through downtown Las Vegas and looking up to see a giant, life-sized USS Enterprise. That almost happened in the early 1990s. But the project morphed into something very different and became The Star Trek Experience. Hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto give their "unofficial" take on bo...

05/02/2022

The next chapter for Captain Christopher Pike is right around the corner.

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-connections-to-original-series

At today's Paramount+ virtual Television Critics Association press tour virtual panel for the upcoming Star Trek, the Original Series prequel, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, co-showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers, along with co-series creator Alex Kurtzman, and some of their cast, reve...

11/01/2022

Here's the episode 3 from The Unofficial Trek Podcast entitled, "Did Scott Bakula Kill Star Trek Enterprise?"

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Here's episode 3 from The Unofficial Trek Podcast: A recent article from the website RedShirtsAlwaysDie.com reports that UPN Executives blamed beloved Star Trek Actor Scott Bakula for the bad ratings that the show experienced in its second, third and fourth seasons. Hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto....

04/01/2022

On this epic episode of StarPodTrek, we consider the Star Trek and science contents of Starlog magazine in issues 29 and 30 from 1979.

31/12/2021

The hosts of 70s Trek have a new podcast. Bob Turner and Kelly Casto are giving their "unofficial" takes on the wider Star Trek universe with "The Unofficial Trek Podcast." We hope you'll listen and subscribe.

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The co-hosts of 70s Trek, Bob Turner and Kelly Casto, have launched a new show called The Unofficial Trek Podcast.  In this show, hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto give their "unofficial" take on the concepts, the people and the news pertaining to the Star Trek Universe. It's a fascinating....

30/12/2021

Is "Journey to Babel" the most important episode of The Original Series? Co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto give their "unofficial" take on this question in this week's episode of The Unofficial Trek Podcast.

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The Original Series episode Journey to Babel is considered by many to be one of the best. It featured several "firsts" for the show. Among them was seeing Spock's parents and several alien species that would play a major role in the franchise in the decades to come. Co-hosts Kelly Casto and Bob Turn...

26/12/2021

Star Trek & related articles in these exciting Starlogs from 1979, including all the news from The Motion Picture, Susan Sackett, & more!

22/12/2021

The craggy, rocky landscape of Vasquez Rocks has been seen in 10 different episodes and 3 films from the Star Trek franchise. Co-hosts Kelly Casto and Bob Turner of The Unofficial Trek Podcast take a look at this geological wonder.

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It’s a place here on Earth that feels like it's an alien landscape. That’s probably why we’ve seen it used as another world so many times in TV and film.  Including Star Trek. Vasquez Rocks, located just north of Los Angeles, has been used many, many times for “on location” shooting f...

15/12/2021

We don't known much about the new Star Trek show, Strange New Worlds. But Co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto at The Unofficial Trek Podcast dig deep to tell you as much as they about the newest entry in the franchise.

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theunofficialstartrekpodcast/MASTER_EP_08.mp3

One of the Star Trek productions coming in 2022 is Strange New Worlds. It will be the story of Captain Pike and the Enterprise crew before Captain Kirk commanded the ship. Since the show hasn’t premiered yet, we don’t know much about it. But co-hosts Kelly Casto and Bob Turner take a look at wha...

09/12/2021

Recently, there's been a divide amongst Trek fans: Those who favor New Star Trek, and those who don't. We take a look at what's driving it in this episode of The Unofficial Trek Podcast.

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theunofficialstartrekpodcast/MASTER_EP_07.mp3

In July of 2021, the YouTube channel “The Popcast” posted a video entitled "This is how STRANGE NEW WORLDS will bring OLD TREK and NEW TREK Together!" The video discussed the divide between fans of Old Trek and fans of New Trek. The video told us of a recent survey that took place across YouTube...

01/12/2021

With the recent release of the film "No Time to Die," James Bond is back in the popular culture again. Co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto of "The Unofficial Trek Podcast" thought it might be fun to have a chat about their favorite British spy.

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theunofficialstartrekpodcast/TUTP_MASTER_Ep_6a.mp3

With the recent release of the film No Time to Die, James Bond is back in the popular culture again. It’s the 25th Bond film, and co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto thought it might be fun to have a chat about their favorite British spy. What does Bond have to do with Trek, you might ask? Well, t...

29/11/2021

Most Trek fans learned about Dyson Spheres in the TNG episode "Relics." This week, Bob and Kelly at The Unofficial Trek Podcast take a look at this concept to see where it came form and if it is feasible.

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theunofficialstartrekpodcast/TUTP_MASTER_Ep_5.mp3

Imagine flying through the galaxy, minding your own business and suddenly you see a structure that is very large. It's so big, in fact, that it surrounds a star! It's a Dyson Sphere! This week we explore the concept of a Dyson Sphere, first seen in the Star Trek universe in the Season 6 episode "Rel...

16/11/2021

Here's a link to the article we referenced from RedShirtsAlwaysDie.com. Don't get hooked by the title. Scott Bakula is not to blame for Enterprise's cancellation.
https://redshirtsalwaysdie.com/.../upn-blamed-scott.../

UPN thought Scott Bakula was responsible for poor ratings When they were casting for Star Trek: Enterprise, producers Brannon Braga and Rick Berman wanted ...

27/10/2021

This week on The Unofficial Trek Podcast: Hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto look at the Klingon D7 Battle Cruiser. This ship is iconic, like the Klingons themselves. Yet we only see Klingons in six episodes and the Battle Cruiser only shows up in three.

We tell you how the ship came about and the legacy it has created.

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This week, hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto look at the Klingon Battle Cruiser, also known as the Klingon D7 Cruiser. This ship is iconic, like the Klingons themselves. It seems like the warrior race and their ships were all throughout the run of The Original Series. Yet we only see Klingons in six....

20/10/2021

Hey 70s Trek Listeners: Kelly and Bob have a new podcast: The Unofficial Trek Podcast and this is the debut episode. This week, Kelly and Bob talk about William Shatner's ride aboard the Blue Origin spacecraft.

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Welcome to the debut episode of The Unofficial Trek Podcast. In this show, hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto give their "Unofficial" take on the Star Trek universe.  From 2019 through 2019, Bob and Kelly hosted the show 70s Trek. It was a look at the events that brought a cancelled, 1960s TV sho...

14/10/2021

"Captain Kirk" himself, actor William Shatner, makes it to space!

https://www.space.com/william-shatner-sees-earth-from-space-blue-origin-video

"No description can equal this."

08/09/2021

Happy Star Trek Day!!!

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24/08/2021

Star Trekk'in in 1966! 🖖