( Star Trek: Voyager was charged with the same responsibility when UPN launched in 1995 and the brand new Star Trek series would also be used to attract subscribers to CBS’ streaming service, CBS All Access, so some things never change.) This eventually gave way to the Chris Bryant/Allan Scott-penned Star Trek: Planet of the Titans before the idea of a film was scrapped and the idea of Phase II - the apple in the eye of the planned Paramount TV network - was given life. In 1975, after years of pushing for a continuation of the franchise, Roddenberry started work on Star Trek: The God Thing - a project which was to be the first Star Trek film. As detailed in the book, The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Roddenberry passed on this idea due to his belief that the human element that surrounded Spock on the Enterprise and in Star Trek allowed Spock’s unique alien behavior to stand out, and that without that “contrast,” it wouldn’t work. As a complimentary piece, the portrayal of advanced medical procedures, tools, and medications is fascinating and at times riveting, but it’s not immediately clear where the conflict would have come from on a high-tech space hospital show in the ’60s.Īfter the cancellation of TOS, Paramount wanted Roddenberry to produce a spin-off that centered around Spock and the planet Vulcan. And that might have ultimately been the best place for such a concept. Its fifth book, published in 1994, was titled Hopeship. Later, she’d publish the Star Trek-influenced Einai novel series under the name Simon Lang. Science-fiction author Darlene Hartman briefly developed a hospital ship-based Star Trek spin-off with Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry in the ’60s that never came to be.

So, as we all celebrate Star Trek and its illustrious half century of existence and inspiration, lets look back at (and rank) those projects that ultimately failed to boldy go.

From Captain Kirk to Captain Picard and back to Captain Kirk, the Star Trek franchise has thrilled its fans with several awe-inspiring chapters on both television and the big screen, but it’s also worth remembering that there have been numerous unrealized additions to the Star Trek canon.

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