Comment on Would have been genius

• radix@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The animated series ended in 1974. This was before my time, so pure speculation, but Star Trek was likely still in the minds of kids of the appropriate age for the toy.

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• FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Was it pre-production for the movie or were they still working on the Star Trek II TV series at that point?

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  • VindictiveJudge@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    They were going through a few different movie scripts at the time. Interestingly, a rejected one was about a black hole that threatened to consume reality, not dissimilar to the prime timeline part of '09.

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    • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      When did they stop work on the TV series?

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      • VindictiveJudge@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Phase 2 production attempts actually only lasted a year or two right before filming on TMP started.

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