ryoder 1,590 #1 May 1, 2016 Interesting piece of trivia I never knew about Star Trek: http://www.blastr.com/2013-8-5/little-known-sci-fi-fact-how-star-trek-was-saved-lucille-ball"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,562 #2 May 1, 2016 So you were listening to "Wait Wait don't tell me" too Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarlJoos 0 #3 May 1, 2016 So where can I watch that original Star Trek pilot, "The Cage", that was rejected by the broadcaster? I'd like to see it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #4 May 1, 2016 CarlJoosSo where can I watch that original Star Trek pilot, "The Cage", that was rejected by the broadcaster? I'd like to see it... If you can tolerate a fucked-up aspect ratio: http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/104239/Star_Trek_the_Cage/"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 60 #5 May 2, 2016 I remember coming home as a child, and my parents sending us to our bedrooms, which we had to share with our sibs. Myself, and my older sister, my younger sister, who wasn't old enough to do wrong. My brothers were sent to their room, too. We talked through the wall (heater vent) for about 45 minutes about what we we going to all get punished for. We were all at a loss as to what we had all done wrong. Our parents brought us out and showed us this brand new color TV! Just in time to watch StarTrek. Kind of a mean and cool thing to do to a child.lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 60 #6 May 2, 2016 Well that was a long and convoluted way of saying Star Trek was the first thing I ever saw in color on TV. lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #7 May 2, 2016 I just watched "The Cage" for the first time. I watched it on my iPad, which when set to full screen solved the aspect ratio problem. It was not bad! It even had hot babe, (who was green part of the time), throwing herself at the captain. And a really, really cute redheaded yeoman! "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,090 #8 May 2, 2016 >Interesting piece of trivia I never knew about Star Trek Another useless bit - Martin Luther King saved the show (at least the original cast) after the first year. Nichelle Nichols was thinking about quitting, and Gene Rodenberry asked MLK to talk to her. He did - and she decided he was the one fan she couldn't say no to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niki1 2 #9 May 3, 2016 When I started watching TV, about '54 we had a color TV. It was brown.Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done. Louis D Brandeis Where are we going and why are we in this basket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 333 #10 May 3, 2016 My dad bought a color TV for the moon landings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #11 May 4, 2016 headoverheels My dad bought a color TV for the moon landings. My Dad did too... An RCA model. Then he set up his camera tripod to snap pics of the moon landings when it aired. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
