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From: dwhitney@uok.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Kirk's future in Star Fleet & STI Qu - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 5-Jul-84 11:20:00 EDT
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My source is any one of several magazines which have gone into great detai
about the beleaguered production of Star Trek:TMP.  While Paramount was
wishy-washing Star Trek into oblivion, Gene Roddenberry was busy with a
new show, Genesis II, for which several scripts had already been prepared,
among them Alan Dean Foster's story of a moon-based earth probe regaining
consciousness and looking for its creator on earth.  I believe the title
was going to be "In Thy Image."  When Paramount decided to make a megamovie
and shelved the TV series (and destroying ALL the then-built sets which were
to be used for this new series, including a new bridge, engineering, etc.)
Paramount became frantic for a big-screen story for the return of Trek.
The only script available which was ready for production (and readily adapt-
able to movie) was Alan Dean Fosters aforementioned story.  Foster took
the story, rewrote it to accomodate the Trek format, and voila, you have the
story of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which resembles "The Changeling".  As
I said, "quite by accident."
David Whitney
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