In a msg on , Lenny Murphy of 2:2490/5170
writes to All:
 LM> James T. Kirk was originally going to be called Robert M. April 
 LM> according to the first outline of the show.
Nope.  Another character was being developed, with a far different 
personality.
 LM> The original conception of Mr. Spock was someone of a heavy 
 LM> lidden an satanic visage with a red complexion.
Done before anyone was cast.
 LM> The Original Series broke television barriers by casting a 
 LM> multi-racial crew with Sulu (Asian), Uhura (black), Chekov (Russian), 
Nope.  Chekhov was not a part of the original cast...he was added in later 
.
 LM> Some of the most valuable Star Trek paraphernalia are water pistols and 
Nope.  The valuable one is the Star Trek Tracer Pistol, which shot small 
disks made of a flourescent colored plastic.  No water pistols were made to 
my knowledge.
 LM> There is a model of the Starship Enterprise on display at the 
 LM> Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.
Not "a model"...*THE* model.  The one from the original series.  Seen it for 
myself, with my own three eyes.
 LM> Majel Barret (Mrs Roddenberry), Nurse Chapel on The Original 
 LM> Series also plays Lwaxana Troi (Deanna's mother) on The Next 
 LM> Generation.
Missed some.  She was also "Number One", from the original pilot, under her 
"real" name of 'Emily Hudec'.  Later changed to 'M. Leigh Hudek'.  Also, she 
is the only actor to appear in *all* the series of Trek.
 LM> Collectively, Star Trek has generated close to $2 billion in 
 LM> revenue.
Try US$71.3 billion, worldwide sales since 1966.  In 21 years, the annual 
income from Trek has been (averaged) about US$3.6 billion.  This is all 
licensees for toys, books, and other revenue.
 LM> The first U.S. Space Shuttle, the "Enterprise," was given its 
 LM> name after NASA received 400,000 requests from Star Trek fans. 
Nope.  The first _test_ shuttle was named Enterprise.  No _space_ shuttle has 
ever been named Enterprise.
The UseNet sources are mostly accurate, but some myths are perpetuated by 
people dragging out old files and posting them, even if they are years out of 
date or wildly inaccurate.
-zf-  Moolf.
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