2026 First Contact Day Special - Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (317)

First Contact Day has come around again. It's only 37 years until the big day and to celebrate we cover the middle of the loose trilogy; Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. The conversation covers missed operatic opportunities, the film's influence on the franchise and civilian costuming in Star Trek.FeaturingCraig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Film Stories podcast networkAngus Ballantine can be found on this very site and over on SoundCloud.Show NotesTV ReviewsCraig’s reviews of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 1Craig’s review of Star Trek: DiscoveryCraig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Prodigy season 1Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: PicardMovie ReviewsCraig’s review of Star Trek: BeyondCraig’s review of Star Trek: Section 31PodcastsStar Trek: Starfleet Academy season 1Star Trek: The Motion PictureStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"Space Seed" and Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanStar Trek IV: The Voyage HomeStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryStar Trek: GenerationsStar Trek: First ContactStar Trek: InsurrectionStar Trek: NemesisStar Trek (2009)Star Trek Into DarknessStar Trek BeyondStar Trek: Discovery first episodesStar Trek: Discovery season 1 – part 1 and part 2Star Trek: Discovery season 2 – part 1 and part 2Star Trek: Discovery season 3Star Trek: Discovery season 4Star Trek: Discovery first episodesStar Trek: Discovery season 1 – part 1 and part 2Star Trek: Discovery season 2 – part 1 and part 2Star Trek: Discovery season 3Star Trek: Discovery season 4Star Trek: Discovery season 5Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3Star Trek: Picard season 1Star Trek: Picard season 2Star Trek: Picard season 3MiscSFDebris' website where you can find his reviewsMusicCaptain_Meatshield’s cover of the “First Contact” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation“ theme and his YouTube channelIf you enjoyed what you heard here, please subscribe to Kneel Before Pod. If you have any feedback then we’d love to hear it. You can find us on Facebook ,Twitter and BlueSky. We can also be found on TikTok. You can also make yourself known in the comments section below or you can join us on Discord