There were also repeated attempts to bring a live-action version of Star Trek back to screens. And in a new mini-documentary from OTOY and The Roddenberry Archive, the never-made 1970s reboot series, Star Trek: Phase II, is analyzed and explained with zeal. Why was Star Trek: Phase II never made? Paramount actually felt that they’d missed their window to capitalize on the success of Star Wars, and it was arguably Star Trek that had paved the way for the mainstream success of Star Wars anyway. (George Lucas has acknowledged that Star Trek “softened up the entertainment arena.”)But in July 1977, with Star Wars already in theaters, Star Trek: Phase II was still in pre-production as a TV series.