174: Fast & Furious Expanded Universe

Lin, Part 1: Better Luck Tomorrow. Running Time: 1 hour 29 minutes 57 seconds Over the course of its history, many artists have left their mark on the Star Trek franchise. Back in 1966, Gene Roddenberry was the first. 50 years later, Star Trek is in the hands of The Fast and the Furious director, Justin Lin. In this episode of Commentary: Trek Stars , John and Mike begin their final series, looking at Justin Lin's career as a feature film director. In Part 1, we are joined by Dennis Castello of Continuing Mission to examine Lin's first film, Better Luck Tomorrow . We discuss the themes of the film, Lin's distinctive style, and how the film is similar to George Lucas' American Graffiti. Then, in a special news segment, we are joined by John Tenuto to discuss addition of Nicholas Meyer to the writing staff of Star Trek 2017. Chapters Better Luck Tomorrow (00:06:00) John Cho (00:25:34) Final Thoughts (00:35:17) Nicholas Meyer (00:38:25) Star Trek VI (00:55:47) Wrap-up (01:16:10) Hosts Mike Schindler and John Mills Guests Dennis Castello and John Tenuto Production Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Will Nguyen (Content Manager)

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174: Fast & Furious Expanded Universe is an episode from Commentary: Trek Stars: The Work of Star Trek Creators Outside of Star Trek by TFM.

This episode is 01:29:50 long.

This episode was published on Mar 4, 2016.

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