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Desilu to Paramount – Episode 8

Star Trek has these little, unique stories that surround its production.  Little things that happened that didn’t happen on other shows. This week, we’ve got another one of those stories.  But it’s a bigger deal. Desilu The history of Star Trek begins with one of Hollywood’s original power couples: Lucille ball and Desi Arnaz.  The pair purchased the old RKO movie studio in 1957 and wanted to begin producing TV there. Early on, Desi pioneered a three-camera production process at Desilu that soon became the norm for the production of situation comedies.  In fact, Desilu Studios became known for their television…