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Desi was such a natural father! I love him for that! And, that’s mostly why I can’t stand to see him get old, because I can feel what his kids must have been feeling—-that the world wasn’t just about to lose a great man, but that two lucky kids were about to lose a dear dad.
I love you, Desi!
Even if you are a non-Treki, like myself, there was no way you could be on the internet yesterday and not know about Star Trek’s 45th anniversary! As one of my Facebook friend’s statuses informed me, Google was in on the party in its usually unique way, with a special Google sign, designed just for the occasion:
Needless to say, my friend was bowled over by excitement, after she saw the fun graphic honoring one of her very favorite shows. And, although I am not a Treki (Star Trek fan) myself, I must admit that this anniversary means a lot to me, too, thanks to a little bit of history calledDesilu!
In case some of you aren’t aware, Desilu was the name of the television production company ran by Desi Arnaz (company president) and his wife, TV comedian, Lucille Ball (vice-president). And, according to A Book by Desi Arnaz as-well as several other sources, the company was, at its peak, the biggest, most active TV production studio in the world, producing more programs and more episodes than any other company! So, it should come as little surprise that it was this very same, successful studio that first brought Star Trek into people’s homes 45 years ago!
That’s right, I may not be aStar Trekfan per se, but I am a Lucy-Desi fan, all the way! So, I am very proud of them for helping to launch such timeless programs asStar Trekall those years ago. And, even though the studio was eventually sold to Paramount, at which time it was renamedParamount Television Studios, the history ofStar Trekand other shows pioneered there will keep the memory of its original incarnation alive.
So, as you think ofStar Trekon its 45th anniversary, don’t forget to rememberDesilutoo—-the place where it all began.
Happy 45th, Star Trek fans!
Desi Arnazwas quite possibly the best wheeler-dealer, clever-minded business man there could be! If he could build a TV-empire almost from scratch, imagine what he could have done for this country! I know many folks look down their noses at any connection being made between show-business and politics, but truth be known, they are both born of the same instinctual cloth.
He would have been 95 today!
I will always love I Love Lucy——the first show I ever really cared about! My first ever favorite show! Long before DVDs and box-sets were released, I used to record it every night, on the old Classic Nick at Nite 1985-1998line-up! I was one lucky kid! Nothing made me smile like Lucy! And, when we lost our cable (before I started recording), I used to cry, I missed
