{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprecinct13.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fdarkstar-W6qntXl_","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Dark Star (1974)","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/914d94cf-fc19-4650-8dff-f497bc80d026/d14152a6-ab1b-40e9-8912-b69a5ae84970/5pbku_ft.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/ec066ac0-167c-4042-b2ea-676e26fd35aa\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Dark Star (1974)\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"It's the movie that started it all! On the premiere episode of Precinct 13, hosts Chris Oliphant and Nick Rocco Scalia kick off their film-by-film discussion of John Carpenter's body of work with 1974's Dark Star. Made in collaboration with Dan O'Bannon, Carpenter's USC classmate who would go on to co-create the Alien franchise, this sci-fi comedy began its life as a student film and became Carpenter's first theatrically-released feature. With some still-impressive low-budget production design and visual effects, a cast of colorful characters, and a deep roster of young creative talent bringing it all to life, Dark Star is both a fascinating film and a critical step in Carpenter's evolution. Hear all about it, as well as Chris and Nick's vision for this show, on episode one of Precinct 13!"}