GENE THERAPY: REMEMBERING THE GREAT BIRD w/ ALAN SPENCER
The STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE 40th anniversary celebration continues as the Treksperts are joined by legendary television writer, ALAN SPENCER (creator, SLEDGEHAMMER, BULLET IN THE FACE) as he talks about his long friendship with Gene Roddenberry which began when he was a 15 year old writer on MORK & MINDY in 1978. Alan reminisces on the mad rush to finish STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE in 1979, the friendship between Rod Serling and Gene Roddenberry, his incredible insights into Star Trek in his underappreciated notes and the side of Gene that not many people got to see. Also: reflections on Don Adams, Get Smart! and THE NUDE BOMB in an episode you really don't want to miss as Alan Spencer shares his memories of Gene in a way that only he can in one of our most "fascinating" episodes yet. The human adventure continues on: Twitter: @inglorioustrek Instagram: @inglorioustreksperts Facebook: facebook.com/inglorioustrek Web: inglorioustreksperts.com Make sure to pick up THE FIFTY-YEAR MISSION: THE COMPLETE ORAL HISTORY OF STAR TREK, VOLUME ONE by Edward Gross & Mark A. Altman, now in paperback, wherever you buy books.