It's time for another episode of Captains' Logs and Lightsabers!  Notable news stories discussed on this episode include LeVar Burton on Jeopardy, Andor and Obi-Wan show news, and filming delays on Star Trek shows due to COVID-19. 

The feature discussion for this episode discusses the similarities and differences between Gene Roddenberry and George Lucas' philosophies in the creation of their franchises. The discussion hits talking points about humanism, religion, mythology, and Joseph Campbell's discovery of the Monomyth. 

We hope you enjoy this deep journey into the minds of our favorite franchises' creators!

 

0:00 Introduction

2:00 Levar Burton Guest Hosts Jeopardy

7:00 Andor Filming Begins

9:15 More Kenobi Casting News

11:25 Filming Delays on Star Trek

12:28 Feature Discussion Introduction

13:25 Gene Roddenberry's Beginnings

15:05 George Lucas' Beginnings

18:58 Star Trek Beginnings/Too Cerebral

22:30 Roddenberry's True Vision With TNG

25:10 Star Wars Inspirations

27:30 Star Trek's Deep Philosophy

32:50 Joseph Campbell and the Monomyth

39:00 Star Wars as the Monomyth

44:15 Gene Roddenberry as Future Visionary

49:00 Roddenberry's Death and Conflict Creeps In

58:35 George Lucas and Religion

1:02:20 Differing Views on Violence

1:05:25 Mythology vs. Allegory

1:10:00 CLL #9 Teaser/Outro

 

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