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Podcast: Verbal Diorama
Episode: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Description: Star Trek ran for three seasons on NBC before being cancelled in 1969 due to low ratings. It was after this that the show went into syndication, that its popularity started growing, and it developed a cult following.Due to the original series' popularity in syndication, Paramount Pictures began to consider making a Star Trek film as early as 1972 and by 1975, a film version of Star Trek was announced - Star Trek: Planet of the Titans (although that wasn't the only one!)Star Trek: Planet of the Titans would become the TV series Star Trek Phase...