So, have you ever heard of the television series Star Trek: Phase II? Me neither! Then again I am by no means a trekker or anything even close. I like the original series and I dig all of the movies, that’s about it. However, I felt that this little insight into the Star Trek series that never made it out of the concept phase is interesting. This is usually the behind the scenes stuff that we are normally not allowed to see.
Io9 released this concept art created by artist Mike Minor for the unrealized series. The series was eventually turned into the Star Trek motion picture and some of the scripts were used in The Next Generation.
It is fun to see the direction they were going with this show with concept art showing designs for the bridge, captain's quarters, engineering room, rec room, and what appears to be the cargo hold.
Io9 released this concept art created by artist Mike Minor for the unrealized series. The series was eventually turned into the Star Trek motion picture and some of the scripts were used in The Next Generation.
It is fun to see the direction they were going with this show with concept art showing designs for the bridge, captain's quarters, engineering room, rec room, and what appears to be the cargo hold.
- 5/23/2014
- by Billy Fisher
- GeekTyrant
While "Star Trek" is now a huge, beloved franchise, recently reinvigorated by J.J. Abrams' reboot (and, fingers crossed, next year's sequel to that film), it wasn't always like that. The original 1960s series had low ratings, and only lasted three seasons, and while success in syndication let to a film version being greenlit in the aftermath of "Star Wars," that film, 1979's "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," proved hugely expensive, and less profitable than Paramount had hoped.
Instead, it was the second film, 1982's "Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan," that really cemented its place in pop culture. Made for a quarter of the budget of the original, it won rave reviews, thanks to a faster pace and less reverent approach from non-Trekker director Nicholas Meyer, and earned the all-time biggest opening weekend up to that point, and is still held up as a high watermark for the franchise.
Instead, it was the second film, 1982's "Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan," that really cemented its place in pop culture. Made for a quarter of the budget of the original, it won rave reviews, thanks to a faster pace and less reverent approach from non-Trekker director Nicholas Meyer, and earned the all-time biggest opening weekend up to that point, and is still held up as a high watermark for the franchise.
- 6/4/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
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