Yes, and MLK asked @NichelleIsUhura not to quit b/c she was a role model. Show raised eyebrows w/the first interracial kiss in TV history.
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The "first interracial kiss" is a bit of conflated history. ST actually considered an interracial romance in first season and it was nixed.
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Petula Clark and Harry Belafonte duet on NBC was a far bigger scandal in '68. BBC had TV's first interracial kiss btw.
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"Nothing mixes better than vanilla and chocolate and yet somehow racial harmony eludes us." -- Starfleet Captain Jerry Seinfeld
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Bazinga!
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Watching Nichelle Nichols talk about her meeting with MLK the fan is just one of the best things everhttps://youtu.be/pSq_UIuxba8
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Trekkies have to endure a lot of diffidence, even ridicule; I find them to be exceedingly kind people--we need more kindness in this world.
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It was given the go ahead by a woman studio head, Lucille Ball
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De niño esperaba con ansias cada capítulo. Una serie d culto como pocas.
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U TREKIE??? ME TOO!!!! OMG... En casa los Domingos a la 1 de la tarde almorzando y mi madre gritandome que "esos" eran unos tarados. JAJA
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Trekie y pico, no me perdía un capítulo. Luego tb me hice fan d X-Files y ahora d GOT. Las 3 series d culto culto reculto d la historia.
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X FILES yo tambien. Despues me entero que el que creo XFiles miraba a Night Stalker, una serie que yo miraba tambien. Mi fav es STNG.
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Mi serie favorita fue y será X FILES. Única e irrepetible
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A formative childhood experience for me, and for nany others I'm sure.
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I loved Star Trek TOS when I was growing up and loved the different accents and cultures, I did not see it as weird. Some people do.
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Who knew there were so many Jews in space?
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Mel Brooks?
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Thank you Mr Roddenberry for sharing Bill Shatner with the Universe
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By God, The world is a better place
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