In Another Reality...Star Trek Phase II
The refit Enterprise for Phase II (Eaglemoss model) Star Trek: Phase II was a TV series that went into preproduction in 1977 but was quickly shut down in favor of making a movie, Star Trek: The Motion Picture , instead. But learning about plans for this unproduced show got me wondering: what if it had been made? How would it have been received? And what effect would it have had on the future of Star Trek? Lt. Xon, played by David Gautreaux In Phase II , Spock would have been replaced by a young, full-blooded Vulcan named Xon. This was reportedly due to Leonard Nimoy being either unavailable to play Spock, too expensive, or shut out because Gene Roddenberry was mad at him - take your pick. Could Star Trek succeed without Spock? It's hard for me to imagine the show having as strong a chemistry without him. But maybe Xon would have proven wildly popular. Sure, maybe. From my research, it's apparent that the writers and producers planned to have Xon go on a jour...