Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series
Dateline -- Paramount Pictures announces the formation of its own television network, with a newStar Trekprogram as its cornerstone. The year is not 1994, but 1977 and the new series titledStar Trek Phase IIwould have reunited almost all ofThe Original Seriescast members. A footnote inStar Trekhistory, few people realize how closeStar Trek Phase IIcame to full-scale production.All of the actors were signed except Leonard Nimoy, whose Spock character would have been replaced by a young Vulcan, Xon. Sets and props were designed and constructed. New models, including a never seen model of theU.S.S. Enterprise, were built. A special effects company was hired, and scripts were written, including a two-hour teleplay that would have been the pilot for the series. But, the plans for the network were canceled, and Paramount decided to shift gears to feature film production, shutting down the television series -- less than two weeks before the beginning of principal photography. The result of this decision wasStar Trek: The Motion Picture.This is the story of the lostStar Trekseries. Including full behind-the-series information on the show that almost-but didn't-happen. Full of never-before-seen color artwork, storyboards, blueprints, technical information and photos:Star Trek Phase IIreveals the vision behind Gene Roddenberry's lost glimpse of the future.