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Based Lucille Ball (startrek.website)

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[–] charonn0@startrek.website 62 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For the unfamiliar: As the head of Desilu Productions, she was the one responsible for giving TOS a second pilot.

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Vigorously defended by Solow, and despite the fact that Star Trek series was already ordered by NBC, after the second pilot episode, "Where No Man Has Gone Before", had been produced, virtually the entire Desilu Board of Directors voted to cancel Star Trek in February 1966 nevertheless, board member Bernard Weitzman being the sole exception. Yet, as Chairwoman of the Board, Lucille Ball had the power to override her board, and this she did with a mere nod of her head towards Solow. "That was all Star Trek needed," as author Marc Cushman had succinctly put it, "A nod of Lucille Ball." One of the nay-sayers on the board, studio accountant Edwin "Ed" Holly, later conceded, "If it were not for Lucy, there would be no 'Star Trek' today."

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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 year ago

Not only that, unless my memory fails me, it was Lucy who basically funded both pilots with little to no external financial assistance.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They should name entire systems and fleets of ships to her name in the Trek universe

[–] SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What class would the U.S.S. Ball be?

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago

"USS Désirée" would sound better ... this is her middle name ... and it wouldn't matter what class, just make it a memorable ship that everyone references often just to keep everyone reminded of her contributions to Star Trek

[–] jawsua@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

Battleship, for sure