Star Trek: The God Thing

Star Trek: The God Thing is an early version of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, written by Gene Roddenberry. It is one of several attempts to bring Star Trek to the big screen, when the original series made a cult following.

Plot
The plot is similar to The Motion Picture, but V'ger would have been seen as a God.

Why It Was Cancelled

 * The CEO of Paramount at the time (who is a Catholic) didn't like the idea because of the spiritual connection.

Results

 * Several writers were brought in to rewire the premise to the movie.

Trivia

 * Some of the concept for this film would ended up in Star Trek 5.

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