In 1976, Gene Roddenberry's first attempt to bring Star Trek back was rejected by Paramount. That story, known as The God Thing (see 70s Trek Episode 45), explored the nature of God. It explained that the all powerful was actually a broken robot spaceship that visited Earth multiple times.
This was not a story that Paramount wanted to make, never mind sink millions of dollars into.
So while the studio looked elsewhere for Star Trek movie ideas, Gene decided to ask his assistant, Jon Povil, to give it a try. Tat treatment was known as Star Trek II. This was not Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, but rather referred to the second iteration of Star Trek.
Roddenberry rejected it. But asked Povil to help him with another idea. The two came up with a second treatment in January 1976, also referred to as Star Trek II.
Co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto dive into both of these treatments and tell you the stories that Jon Povil and Gene Roddenberry developed, as well as the history surrounding them.
