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Lucille Ball Suffered Life-Changing Sacrifices For Star Trek
Slashfilm ^ | August 13, 2023 | Witney Seibold

Posted on 08/13/2023 2:55:11 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man

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I had no idea about this about the history of Star Trek. We owe it to Lucy for bringing us Star Trek that's endured to this day.
1 posted on 08/13/2023 2:55:11 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Lucy boldly went where no female Hollywood executive had gone before.


2 posted on 08/13/2023 2:59:25 PM PDT by Round Earther
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To: Macho MAGA Man

“Cushman also wrote for other high-profile shows”

In the article — I fail to see the value in putting this crud in the article. Idiots.


3 posted on 08/13/2023 3:01:39 PM PDT by George from New England
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“… I fail to see the value in putting this crud in the article.”

The content producer is a relative of the previously mentioned crud?


4 posted on 08/13/2023 3:07:10 PM PDT by bigfootbob (Arm Up and Live Free!)
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What’s wrong?
You don’t like sheet that don madder???👻👍


5 posted on 08/13/2023 3:09:25 PM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope. )
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To: Macho MAGA Man

I guess it took landing on the moon for space adventure shows to gain attention..


6 posted on 08/13/2023 3:21:55 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Macho MAGA Man

“We owe it to Lucy for bringing us Star Trek that’s endured to this day.”

Like the Adult themes in the Flintstones, the stories on Star Trek will continue to resonate with people for eternity...as they both deal with how we’re wired.


7 posted on 08/13/2023 3:25:24 PM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Yup. She made a great decision concerning Star Trek and she didn’t even know how big it would get.


8 posted on 08/13/2023 3:33:13 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

I met her as a little kid my mom modeled clothes for her at Bullocks Wilshire she was always a joy to us Imma twin and she always sent us a card and a few bucks up till about 1970


9 posted on 08/13/2023 3:35:06 PM PDT by al baby (Sarcasm )
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I’ve never bet too heated up about Science Fiction, but
Mannix and Mission Impossible were Must See TV in my household. One of the few prime time shows my parents both liked. We watched Mannix on Friday nights, right after Wild, Wild, West and That Girl on a different network.

Lalo Schifrin wrote the theme songs for both Mannix and Mission Impossible. Those themes paved the way for the excited of the episode. In Mannix, it started with a frantic brass section, moving quickly into a commanding trombone solo.
One of Lalo’s American influences was Dizzy Gillespie.


10 posted on 08/13/2023 3:37:18 PM PDT by lee martell
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I suspect that all of the TV networks were seeking shows that would best showcase the emerging color television market, too - I believe either RCA or Zenith actually used a Star Trek still image in a print ad. It's no coincidence that the show made extensive use of primary colors on the set. Even the uniforms were a bit bolder in color, compared with the ones used in the first pilot.

The first episodes that I saw - during the show's original run, - were on a black & white TV. By the time syndication re-runs began, a lot more of the viewing public had color TVs, which added to the surge in popularity.

11 posted on 08/13/2023 3:38:04 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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Would have been if Lucy had made a cameo in an episode.


12 posted on 08/13/2023 3:39:55 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Starve the beast and steal its food!)
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Arrrrgh. It would have great if Lucy had made a cameo.


13 posted on 08/13/2023 3:42:10 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Starve the beast and steal its food!)
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To: Charles Martel

I remember how exciting it was to see color TV shows.


14 posted on 08/13/2023 3:45:58 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14/12 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15/12 - 1030am - Obama team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: lee martell

Mission Impossible was on Sunday night correct?


15 posted on 08/13/2023 3:46:43 PM PDT by Maine Mariner
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It would have to have been a Cameo scene for Lucy.
That was near her peak in national fame. Everyone who watched any TV knew her. She might have played it for laughs and appeared as Red Queen of the Tribbles.


16 posted on 08/13/2023 3:46:46 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Charles Martel

I don’t believe Star Trek ever had any black and white episodes


17 posted on 08/13/2023 3:48:32 PM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare)
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To: Maine Mariner

To be honest, I don’t recall the exact days for all those shows, but we would often watch at least 2 or the 3 on the same evening. I saw more of them during Summer Vacation anyway, when I could stay up later. Those re-run times jumped around.


18 posted on 08/13/2023 3:49:47 PM PDT by lee martell
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I’ve never bet too heated up about Science Fiction, but Mannix and Mission Impossible were Must See TV in my household .

Gawd it seemed Mannix got shot or bashed over the heads every week.

MI has given birth to a long string of hits for Tom Cruise. I preferred Stephen Hill to Peter Graves (aka James Arnese’ brother).

19 posted on 08/13/2023 3:49:50 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man.)
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We watched Mannix on Friday nights, right after Wild, Wild, West and That Girl on a different network.

Poor Donald always frustrated by a chaste Marlo Thomas.

20 posted on 08/13/2023 3:52:28 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man.)
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