William Shatner on STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN from GREATEST GEEK YEAR EVER: 1982 on CW
23Star Trek star William Shatner talks about the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan star along with director Nicholas Meyer other industry experts as part of the 4-episode docuseries "Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982."
The docuseries debuts on The CW on Saturday, July 8th at 8 PM and repeats on Tuesday, July 11th and airs every Saturday all July long. It is also available on the free CW app.
About the series...
An inside look back at the greatest geek year in cinema ever, 1982, with stars, directors, writers, producers and pop culture historians sharing their insights about such legendary films as E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial, Blade Runner, John Carpenter’s The Thing, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Poltergeist, Creepshow, The Dark Crystal, Tron, Conan The Barbarian, Paul Schrader’s Cat People, and The Road Warrior . But, in addition to honoring the classics, the film revisits such cult films as Megaforce , the megabomb starring Barry Bostwick (“the good guys always win... even in the 80’s”), The Beastmaster, The Sword & The Sorcerer, a low budget Conan cash-in and Liquid Sky , a film about miniature aliens in New York who thrive on heroin and sex.
And, of course, 1982 also gave us what Entertainment Weekly later called the Citizen Kane of teensploitation films: Fast Times at Ridgemont High as well as action classics like First Blood, Rocky III, and 4 8 Hours . Filled with exclusive interviews, rare behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive never-before-seen clips in a fun, lively, no holds barred celebration of the legendary moviegoing year of 1982, Greatest Geek Year Ever will take viewers behind- the-scenes at a time when fandom was in its infancy, featuring eye-opening interviews with genre superstars from in front of and behind the camera, of the biggest and most influential movies ever made.
Among the iconic show business legends interviewed include Ron Howard, Paul Schrader, John Sayles, Amy Heckerling, Henry Winkler, Sean Young, William Shatner, Joanna Cassidy, Keith David, Cameron Crowe, Michael Deeley, Lisa Henson, Dean Devlin, Bruce Campbell, Dee Wallace, Felicia Day, Susan Seidelman, Roger Corman, Barry Bostwick, Marc Singer, Bryan Fuller, Leonard Maltin, Mike Medavoy, and over 100 more stars, directors, writers, producers, critics, executives, and pop culture historians.