Why Star Trek Fans Should Really Love Lucy
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Star Trek: TOS was made under Desilu Productions, which was the leading independent TV production company at the time. Desilu co-owner Lucille Ball okayed Star Trek when it was first presented to her, though she thought it was a show about USO performers who visited troops in foreign countries.
Once she was told what Star Trek was actually about, she still went ahead with producing the pilot and overruled the Board of Directors to do it. There was even a rumor that Lucy herself swept up the set during filming on one occasion. One executive said that if not for Lucy, we wouldn’t have Star Trek today.
Ball was certainly an unexpected proponent of the show, but you won’t believe who was also a fan of the show and the profound reason why…
