Roads not taken – unmade Science Fiction films & television…
Mad Max: Fury Road was released early last month. Although one of my original rules was not to trace the development of a particular film that is eventually made, I also like to break those rules from time to time. So he’s the exciting adventures of the fourth Mad Max film.
Looking at unmade science fiction, fantasy, horror and superhero films, television shows and episodes.
Gene Roddenberry is best known as the creator of the series Star Trek. However, he had a lot of other ideas and this timeline follows a thread through those ideas, the character of Dylan Hunt and Pax and the shows that they are most connected to.
There are a lot of unmade films, television shows and episodes out there.
Post-apocalyptic Earth and the organisation Pax appeared in 1973’s Genesis II and 1974’s Planet Earth and finally in 1975’s Strange New World.
The first failed PAX pilot by Gene Roddenberry.
BACKGROUND
Although Star Trek had been cancelled in 1969, it had great ratings in syndication and by 1972 was considered a cult hit. Gene Roddenberry was in demand again and created a pilot for Warner Bros & CBS…
