How much interest is there in "The God Thing" being completed and released?

[Allyn Gibson]

Honestly rather than having a "finished" version by Not Gene, I'd rather have all of the pieces in some nice archival volume.

Same. I want a Christopher Tolkien book, along the lines of the History of Middle-Earth series. Just put it all in there.

 

[Timofnine]

I was watching a video on YouTube and apparently Roddenberry had a book started with elements of what would become the first move called "The God Thing". Walter Koenig also worked on the book. They went back to the idea in the 90s and even did the cover art for the book, but it was still never released (and possibly never completed).

I think this is a cool piece of "lost media" for the Trek Literary community and it would be awesome if someone got what was done already and completed the project. Does anyone have any more info on this unreleased book, and are others here interested in seeing it completed and released?

I used to download Star Trek scripts when I was younger, in particular season 7 Voyager and then early Enterprise, often getting the scripts before the episodes aired. I randomly got a ‘God Thing’ draft script (obviously retyped) thrown into a bundle I downloaded one time. I cannot vouch for its authenticity, but it was cool nonetheless…. I think that the general concept has been stolen by other movies since though.

 

[F. King Daniel]

A quick Google search shows the first 20 pages are available... a couple of sites are even charging for it.

That would be daft. Click
here instead.

 

[David cgc]

A quick Google search shows the first 20 pages are available... a couple of sites are even charging for it.

That would be daft. Click
here instead.

“Earthyear 2231.71”?! Did Gene Roddenberry himself invent the JJ-verse stardate format in 1970-something?

The attack of mass-religiosity seems trite. Ironically, it’s very pop-evangelical-movie, where they’re are only three worldviews, Real True Christianity, foolish ignorants who need to be saved, and willful defiers who need to be punished and humiliated.

I wonder what the deal is with the transporter accident.

 

[Leathco]

A quick Google search shows the first 20 pages are available... a couple of sites are even charging for it.

That would be daft. Click
here instead.

Thanks for this!

 

[Nerys Myk]

. "They were nude of course except for their paragame sandals, and young women that way had a disconcerting way of looking quite different. It disconcerted Kirk that the thought made his own genitals tighten against the metallic mesh which protected male vulnerability during the game."

And people were bent out of shape with Kirk in bed with two women in one of the Abram's films.

 

[mb22]

Same. I want a Christopher Tolkien book, along the lines of the History of Middle-Earth series. Just put it all in there.

I wouldn't mind that for scripts of all Trek productions, both made and unmade.

 

[Zarm]

Yeah, he does seem to be a writer who worked best when he had some good ideas, but also needed someone there to control his bad ones. George Lucas seems to be the same kind of creator, his best stuff was almost always when he was working with someone else.

Creativity thrives on compromise, making do with limitations that force you to refine and be better. Unfortunately, all creators really need 'no men,' people to shoot down the excesses that they lack the clout to enforce when they are young and starting out. In some ways, I think it isn't Roddenberry and Lucas much as fame (and being allowed to go with all their first draft ideas), which can just mess up any creator.

 

[JD]

Oh yeah, I completely agree with you on that one.