Lucille Ball and Star Trek

[Sandy G]

Lucy held an AWFUL lot of power, I don't think I'd wanna be the guy who told her a fave program of hers cost too much... I remember TOS being dogged by the Bean Counter Brigade from the very beginning... I'm sure Roddenberry's backside had a pretty major set of calluses on it.. But, it would be interesting to see how much Dinero the Trek franchise has generated for Paramount over the last what, 50 years now ? Lotta fancy cars, ginormous houses & boob jobs have been paid for by that humble "Wagon Train to the Stars" that crapped out, or so they thought, in '69...