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Post by rick on Jul 31, 2022 16:52:27 GMT -5
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Post by erik on Jul 31, 2022 17:54:01 GMT -5
Yes, Nichelle's role as Lt. Uhura was vitally important for ethnic/racial representation on television and, of course, in the movies. Considering that Star Trek wasn't even all that much of a success when it was on network TV (it lasted only three years on NBC, from 1966 to 1969), but then it became a Big Thing once it went into syndication in the mid-1970's, we all got a good idea of how integral she was to the series--and then, of course, the series became a cinematic franchise.
She'll surely be missed, but she will surely be remembered quite well, among "Trekkies" and non-"Trekkies" alike.
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Post by rick on Aug 1, 2022 18:50:05 GMT -5
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