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In reply to the discussion: 53 Years Ago Today; Star Trek (TOS) airs for the first time on US TV 🖖 [View all]Stuart G
(38,403 posts)53. I read this little known fact about Star Trek the Original Series. Who financed
Star Trek Original series? Desilu Studios..ok In 1965 who ran Desilu? By then, the two had been divorced..
The ultimate decision I read to finance the first year was made by Lucille Ball. I read she made that decision, and also, I read that Lucille Ball was an outstanding business woman. Are you positive Stuart?.
.. No..I am not sure..., I read it a long time ago. I know Desilu was the studio..but I read that Lucille Ball made the final decision for the first year to get it started.
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53 Years Ago Today; Star Trek (TOS) airs for the first time on US TV 🖖 [View all]
Dennis Donovan
Sep 2019
OP
i went to a few conventions in the 90s... Next Gen pulled me back to star trek
Demovictory9
Sep 2019
#40
We all (6th graders) watched that and were wild about it when the first commercials were aired
jpak
Sep 2019
#4
I believe "Last Battlefield" was indeed the black/white, white/black episode. n/t
Beartracks
Sep 2019
#55
That must've been weird to viewers showing them in a different order than they were made
mr_lebowski
Sep 2019
#8
But Star Trek was filled with fight scenes. The network made Gene add it in it to appeal to that
UniteFightBack
Sep 2019
#15
My all time favorite show is this right here. Maybe it was Star Trek that made me so liberal.
UniteFightBack
Sep 2019
#14
OMG!! I think most remember the SNL ST parody, but this one was off my radar!
Dennis Donovan
Sep 2019
#28
I can still watch the Star Trek nearly every night on the Heroes & Icons channel.
elocs
Sep 2019
#32
I read this little known fact about Star Trek the Original Series. Who financed
Stuart G
Sep 2019
#53