The Fanatic in Space

Star Trek "Balance of Terror" (1966)
dir. Vincent McEveety

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
dir. Nicholas Meyer



we remember Khan as a remake of "Space Seed," but watching "Balance of Terror" again reveals a lot - from the sneak attack to the submarine-style warfare within an anomaly in space, to the fiery no quarter resolution.

The Ending

 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
dir. Irvin Kershner

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
dir. Nicholas Meyer

The Retinal Exam

Day of the Triffids (1962)

dir. Steve Sekely

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

dir. Nicholas Meyer

The King of Khan

King Kong (1933)

dir. Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

dir. Nicholas Meyer

The Docking

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

dir. Stanley Kubrick

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

dir. Nicholas Meyer

The Praxis Wave

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

dir. Nicholas Meyer

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (Special Edition) (1997)

dir. George Lucas