The original Star Trek ran from 1966-69, but only grew more popular in syndicated reruns during the 1970s. Paramount noticed, and drew up plans for a new series, called Star Trek: Phase II under the supervision of Gene Roddenberry. Sets were built and writers were enlisted. Most of the original Star Trek cast were rehired, with the exception of Leonard Nimoy, and actors were hired to portray new crew members. But one thing led to another, and ultimately Star Trek: Phase II was scrapped in favor of a feature film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, released in 1979. The script for the Phase II pilot was reworked into that of the motion picture. But there were plans for 19 TV episodes, many of them with scripts ready to go. Whatever happened to those stories?
A couple of those scripts were reused in the series Star Trek: The Next Generation, which launched in 1987. Some of the ideas and elements found their way into later Star Trek movies and series. And some make you wish you could have seen them on TV. Woman's World has the synopses and notes from all 19 episodes of Star Trek: Phase II for your intergalactic fantasies of what could have been. -via Damn Interesting
