Even though Star Trek Phase II was officially cancelled by Paramount in August 1977 to make The Motion Picture instead, the production team working on the show didn’t know it.
Paramount decided to keep its decision a secret until it had all the business arrangements in order first. So the Phase II team was kept in the dark, purposefully. They continued on as if nothing had ever happened.
Because as far as they knew, it hadn’t!
So the production crew continued to hire actors, redesign the Enterprise and build new sets. Of course, as the crew ramps up for a production that will never happen, the creative team also needed story ideas.
Former Roddenberry assistant and new story editor Jon Povil listened to hundreds of pitches, trying to find just the right stories that fit Star Trek's unique requirements.
On this episode of 70s trek, co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto tell you about the second group of stories that would have made up the first season of Star Trek Phase II.
