Star Trek: Phase II
Star Trek: Phase II, also known as Star Trek II, is an unproduced American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as a sequel to , which had run from 1966 to 1969.
The plans for the series were first developed after the failure to create a feature film based on the earlier series during the 1970s, coupled with the proposal for Paramount Television Service as a fourth television network in the United States.
"Phase II" would have been the lead program for the network, being broadcast at 8pm EST on Saturday nights.
Following the announcement that "Star Trek" was returning as a series on June 17, 1977, Roddenberry began recruiting new crewmembers, including Harold Livingston and Robert Goodwin as executive producers.
Other staff returning from "The Original Series" included William Ware Theiss, while Matt Jefferies was hired as a technical advisor and designed an updated version of the USS "Enterprise".
The initial order was for a two-hour pilot episode, followed by 13 episodes.
Leonard Nimoy turned down the offer by Roddenberry to return as Spock as a recurring character, which necessitated the creation of a new Vulcan character named Xon.
David Gautreaux successfully auditioned for the part, but ultimately never portrayed him in the franchise.
There were concerns that William Shatner was too expensive to retain permanently
and so the role of Willard Decker was created as an eventual replacement; although auditions were held, no one was cast during the work on "Phase II".
Persis Khambatta was cast as Ilia, a new character who was not intended as a replacement for a former character; she eventually portrayed the same part in .
With the exception of Nimoy, the other main cast members from "The Original Series" were each signed up to contracts that allowed for them to be paid even if the series was never completed, including Grace Lee Whitney, who was due to return as Janice Rand.
"Phase II" quickly faltered, as in August 1977, Barry Diller, the chief executive officer of Paramount Pictures, decided that "In Thy Image" by Alan Dean Foster (the planned pilot) would be better as a feature film.
Furthermore, the anticipated advertising revenues for the Paramount Television Service meant that it was no longer viable.
In order to prevent any negative publicity of the "cancellation" of the series and the network, however, production continued for a further five months.
It was only by the end of 1977 that work started properly to convert the series into "The Motion Picture".
The existing models were scrapped, and Robert Collins, who had been hired to direct the pilot, was replaced by Robert Wise for the film.
Despite this, the characters of Xon, Decker and Ilia were later influential in the development of characters on , and two of the scripts written for "Phase II" would be re-developed for use in that series.
In January 1995, Paramount launched its own network, the United Paramount Network (UPN), which then launched the  series.
Majel Barrett
Majel Barrett- Roddenberry( born Majel Leigh Hudec; February 23, 1932 – December 18, 2008) was an American actress and producer.
She was best known for her roles as Nurse Christine Chapel in the and Lwaxana Troi on and, as well as for being the voice of most onboard computer interfaces throughout the series.
She became the second wife of" Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry.
As the wife of Roddenberry and given her ongoing relationship with" Star Trek" —participating in some way in every series during her lifetime—she was sometimes referred to as" the First Lady of" Star Trek.
She married Roddenberry in Japan on August 6, 1969, after the cancellation of the original" Star Trek" series.
They had one son together, Eugene" Rod" Roddenberry, Jr., born in 1974.
Rick Berman
Richard Keith Berman( born December 25, 1945) is an American television producer.
He is best known for his work as the executive producer of several of the" Star Trek" television series:,, and, as well as several of the" Star Trek" films, and for ultimately succeeding Gene Roddenberry as head of the" Star Trek" franchise until the cancellation of" Star Trek: Enterprise" in 2005.
BarBara Luna
Barbara Ann Luna( born March 2, 1939), also stylized as BarBara Luna, is an American actress from film, television and musicals.
Notable roles include Makia in" Five Weeks in a Balloon" and Lt. Marlena Moreau in the classic episode.
In 2004 and 2010 she appeared in the first and sixth episodes of, a fan- created show distributed over the Internet( retitled" Star Trek: Phase II" in 2008).
Gene Roddenberry
Eugene Wesley Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American television screenwriter, producer and creator of the , and its first spin-off .
Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles, where his father was a police officer.
Roddenberry flew 89 combat missions in the Army Air Forces during World War II, and worked as a commercial pilot after the war.
Later, he followed in his father's footsteps and joined the Los Angeles Police Department, where he also began to write scripts for television.
As a freelance writer, Roddenberry wrote scripts for "Highway PatrolHave Gun–Will Travel", and other series, before creating and producing his own television series "The Lieutenant.
" In 1964, Roddenberry created "Star Trek", which premiered in 1966 and ran for three seasons before being canceled.
He then worked on other projects, including a string of failed television pilots.
The syndication of "Star Trek" led to its growing popularity; this, in turn, resulted in the "Star Trek" feature films, on which Roddenberry continued to produce and consult.
In 1987, the sequel series  began airing on television in first-run syndication; Roddenberry was heavily involved in the initial development of the series, but took a less active role after the first season due to ill health.
He continued to consult on the series until his death in 1991.
In 1985, he became the first TV writer with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and he was later inducted by both the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.
Years after his death, Roddenberry was one of the first humans to have his ashes carried into earth orbit.
The popularity of the "Star Trek" universe and films has inspired films, books, comic books, video games, and fan films set in the "Star Trek" universe.
Marc Okrand
Marc Okrand( born July 3, 1948) is an American linguist.
His professional work is in Native American languages, and he is well known as the creator of the Klingon language in the" Star Trek" science fiction franchise.
Mike Baron
Mike Baron( born July 1, 1949) is an American comic book writer.
He is the creator of" Badger" and the co-creator of" Nexus" with Steve Rude.
Mel Kampmann
Mel Kampman( died 12 July 2016) was the creator of Action News.
David Alan Mack
David Alan Mack is a writer best known for his freelance" Star Trek" novels.
Mack also has had a" Star Trek" script produced, and worked on a" Star Trek" comic book.
Denise Okuda
Denise Lynn Okuda is a computer, scenic and video supervisor, and a writer known for her work on several" Star Trek" film and television productions, as well as other science fiction television.
She also co-authored the" Star Trek Encyclopedia" and the" Star Trek Chronology".
In a 2016 interview with" Geek Speak Magazine", Okuda explained her connection to" Star TrekI loved the original series as a child.
I had friends who were connected with the show, but I never had a chance to work on it until Herman Zimmerman asked me to work on" Star Trek VI" as a production assistant.
From there, he invited me to be a graphic artist on" Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Okuda currently serves as a consultant to CBS on the project to upgrade to high definition.
She previously served as a producer for visual effects for CBS Paramount's remastered version of the original Star Trek series.
Okuda's credits also include,,, and four" Star Trek" movies.
Working with her husband, Michael, Denise wrote trivia text commentaries for the ten" Star Trek" Special Edition DVD movies, as well as special text commentaries for the" Star Trek" Fan Collection sets.
Her other production credits include the pilot episode of" Threshold" and the TV series version of" The Flash".
Okuda was a cataloguer for the auction of" Star Trek" memorabilia by Christie's auction house in 2006.
She was interviewed on her work for the project in the History Channel documentary.

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