After the critical and fan acclaim won by The Wrath of Khan, Paramount’s new heading for the Trek franchise was clear: Harve Bennett was the captain now. Original Trek creator Gene Roddenberry had even less power than he did before, and a sequel to Kahn was quickly assembled, this time with actor Leonard Nimoy in the director’s chair, much to the chagrin of the franchise’s star, William Shatner.

Those Klingon bastards are at it again just as Kirk, Bones, Scotty, Uhura, Sulu and Chekhov embark on their most perilous journey yet; Stealing the starship Enterprise. It’s 1984’s STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK.

Nick and Scott reunite with old friend Norman Mitchell in a FRANCHISOGRAPHY about the limits of loyalty and the cost of leadership.

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