Fun little trick in the Sunday New York Times crossword yesterday: the central theme clue was 'The better of two sci-fi franchises', and regardless of whether you put Star Wars or Star Trek, the crossing clues worked
Back in 1964 a writer & producer named Gene Roddenberry was trying to sell a pilot for his TV show, 'Star Trek' He got turned down several times but someone eventually believed in him. She bought the rights and produced it under her own production company. She was Lucille Ball.