It's the early 70s.  Gene Roddenberry hit it big with Star Trek and is looking to create the next big thing.  He pitches Genesis II to CBS in 1973, who is not interested.  He tinkers with the format a bit, pitches it to ABC as Planet Earth in 1974, and is shut out again.  There was a third pilot with this format pitched a year later and guess what?  Three strikes and you're out.

It's the early 70s. Gene Roddenberry hit it big with Star Trek and is looking to create the next big thing. He pitches Genesis II to CBS in 1973, who is not interested. He tinkers with the format a bit, pitches it to ABC as Planet Earth in 1974, and is shut out again. There was a third pilot with this format pitched a year later and guess what? Three strikes and you're out.

It's the early 70s.&nbsp; Gene Roddenberry hit it big with&nbsp;Star Trek and is looking to create the next big thing.&nbsp; He pitches&nbsp;Genesis II to CBS in 1973, who is not interested.&nbsp; He tinkers with the format a bit, pitches it to ABC as Planet Earth in 1974, and is shut out again.&nbsp; There was a third pilot with this format pitched a year later and guess what?&nbsp; Three strikes and you're out.

Episode 250--Genesis II/Planet Earth

Partially an oral history of obscure TV shows, partially an oral version of MST3K, and partially a thorough episode guide, It Was a Thing on TV is an anthology podcast about obscure, forgotten, and odd TV shows, commercials, televised events, and almost anyone and anything else that was on television.  For the most part, the subjects we cover are from the United States and Canada.  We’re just three guys with a love for television.  New episodes are generally every Monday and Thursday, sometimes more often.

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Partially an oral history of obscure TV shows, partially an oral version of MST3K, and partially a thorough episode guide, It Was a Thing on TV is an anthology podcast about obscure, forgotten, and odd TV shows, commercials, televised events, and almost anyone and anything else that was on television. For the most part, the subjects we cover are from the United States and Canada. We’re just three guys with a love for television. New episodes are generally every Monday and Thursday, sometimes more often.

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