Before settling on "Starship Invasions," the filmmakers had to change the title twice to avoid confusion with "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters." Honestly, there was never any danger of that. Hear the whole weird story on today's Sci-Fi 5. <a href="https://podcasts.roddenberry.com/show/sci-fi-5/">Follow Sci-Fi 5</a> for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by John Champion Hosted by Ryan Myers Music by Devin Curry

Before settling on "Starship Invasions," the filmmakers had to change the title twice to avoid confusion with "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters." Honestly, there was never any danger of that. Hear the whole weird story on today's Sci-Fi 5. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by John Champion Hosted by Ryan Myers Music by Devin Curry

Before settling on "Starship Invasions," the filmmakers had to change the title twice to avoid confusion with "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters." Honestly, there was never any danger of that. Hear the whole weird story on today's Sci-Fi 5. <a href="https://podcasts.roddenberry.com/show/sci-fi-5/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Follow Sci-Fi 5</a>&nbsp;for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by John Champion Hosted by Ryan Myers Music by Devin Curry

Starship Invasions - October 14, 1977

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Starship Invasions - October 14, 1977

Starship Invasions - October 14, 1977