70s Trek: Star Trek In The 1970s

In 1975, Gene Roddenberry and Paramount Pictures struck a deal to develop a new Star Trek feature film.  The production was set to begin in July 1976 and the film would have a $50 million budget!  It was the culmination of six years of growing anticipation over bringing the show back. Co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto discuss what led to this deal and what eventually happened.  The treatment, entitled The God Thing, never made it to the big screen.  But while Paramount rejected Roddenberry's treatment, they didn't reject Star Trek and actively sought out ideas for a new script. This first development deal, even though it failed, was the crucial first step in bringing a live-action Star Trek back.  But it was just the first step, and there would be many more over the next four years.