I just loved that scene where the Monkey picked up the bone, studied for a little while, banged it on some other bones, saw that it was destructive, THEN GOT AN IDEA!!!111.

Then they went out and PILLAGED the other baboons, took their water hole and FEASTED on some MEAT> aaalahhaa.

Wow, out of one cult and into the next.

My personal favorite was First Contact, with Wrath of Khan running a very close second.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind also came out in '77 and was another Sci Fi pic that did well and is mentioned by Shatner as another influence in pushing for a film vs TV version. And Hollywood is just full of people who try to put forth something if it proves to be hot.

But Star Trek was coming back one way or another, and there would have eventually been a motion picture. But no doubt the success of sci fi movies in the late 70's helped the studio jack up the budget to get the film version made...

I fear that even clicking on this thread will mean a girl won't touch my penis for a month.

Doesnt that already happen anyways?? LOL

Actually, without Star Wars, there would have been no "Battle Beyond the Stars" and about 50 other low budget Sci-Fi movies in the late 70's, early 80's.....

I think the more appropriate question is "Would there have ever been a Star Wars if it weren't for the original Star Trek series?".

Growing up watch TOS

Star Wars was the after thought.

Star Trek did it all on it's own
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You're missing the point. None of that has anything do with 1979.

Absolutely. George was inspired by the classic serials of his childhood, including Buck Rogers.

Wasn't there plenty of sci fi in the 70s?
-Battlestar Galactica tv series.
-Soylent Green.
-A Clockwork Orange
-Logan's Run

No.

Oh, ok. Thanks for clearing that up.
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Look, I loved both the Star Trek series/movies and the Star Wars movies. But for anyone to insinuate that the Star Trek movies rode the coat tails of Star Wars is just idiotic. As a sci fi fan, I'm just glad both were allowed to be created. I've enjoyed them all.