{"id":2667,"date":"2012-11-25T13:28:42","date_gmt":"2012-11-25T17:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/treksinscifi.com\/podcast_notes\/?p=2667"},"modified":"2012-11-25T13:29:44","modified_gmt":"2012-11-25T17:29:44","slug":"podcast-412-close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-1211-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/treksinscifi.com\/podcast_notes\/?p=2667","title":{"rendered":"Podcast # 412 \u2013 &#8220;Close Encounters of the Third Kind&#8221; \u2013 1211.25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.treksinscifi.com\/images\/closeenco2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"535\" height=\"230\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This week I cover a classic Sci-Fi movie from the late 70&#8217;s and one I should have covered a long time ago. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Close_Encounters_of_the_Third_Kind\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Close Encounters of the Third Kind&#8221;<\/a> is classic Spielberg at his best. \u00a0The story of contact with aliens that doesn&#8217;t end up with them trying to wipe us all out. \u00a0I first talk about some movies I have seen lately and things to look forward to this holiday season. \u00a0I also talk about some of the recent TV I&#8217;m enjoying and some Trek news too like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/145553614\/star-trek-renegades\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Star Trek Renegades&#8221;<\/a> and the TNG theater showing coming up on November 29th later this week. \u00a0Then it&#8217;s on to the feature film for this podcast.<\/p>\n<p>I saw &#8220;Close Encounters&#8221; in theaters way back 35 years ago when it was first released. \u00a0This movie along with the first &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; film really made 1977 a banner year for film entertainment. \u00a0The movie itself is a fairly simple story of a couple of ordinary people caught up in an extraordinary event &#8211; making first contact with aliens. \u00a0The casting, effects, look, music, and everything in this movie just work perfectly together. \u00a0I play several clips and give some background on the production. \u00a0It was cool to watch this film again and I still find it to be a terrific movie that still holds up very well to this day. \u00a0I hope everyone enjoys this brief look at this Sci-Fi classic. \u00a0I&#8217;ll be back in two weeks with a look at the TOS episode, &#8220;Operation: Annihilate!&#8221; \u00a0Take care and enjoy the week ahead.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5098\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2667-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/treksinscifi\/www.treksinscifi.com\/podcasts\/TreksinSciFi_412_Close_Encounters.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/treksinscifi\/www.treksinscifi.com\/podcasts\/TreksinSciFi_412_Close_Encounters.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/treksinscifi\/www.treksinscifi.com\/podcasts\/TreksinSciFi_412_Close_Encounters.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/treksinscifi\/www.treksinscifi.com\/podcasts\/TreksinSciFi_412_Close_Encounters.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/treksinscifi.com\/podcast_notes\/?powerpress_pinw=2667-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/treksinscifi\/www.treksinscifi.com\/podcasts\/TreksinSciFi_412_Close_Encounters.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TreksinSciFi_412_Close_Encounters.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/treksinscifi.com\/podcast_notes\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week I cover a classic Sci-Fi movie from the late 70&#8217;s and one I should have covered a long time ago. \u00a0&#8220;Close Encounters of the Third Kind&#8221; 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