20 Things You Didn't Know About Star Trek: First Contact
18. It Almost Took Place In Medieval Europe
As soon as writers Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore committed to the idea of a time travel movie, they began tossing around potential settings and settled on one distinct time period - Medieval Europe.
This version of the story, aptly entitled Star Trek: Renaissance, would've revolved around the Borg attempting to prevent the development of modern civilisation in 15th-century Europe.
The Borg's base would've been an ornate castle that had been half-assimilated, there would be swordfight sequences, and Data (Brent Spiner) would end up as Leonardo da Vinci's apprentice.
Ultimately Moore felt that the idea risked becoming too campy the more they dug into the bones of it, and Patrick Stewart refused to wear tights, so the concept was scrapped.
While it does sound a little Bill and Ted all in all, it also could've been a lot of fun.