52 years ago today, 'Star Trek' debuts on NBC

I liked Time Tunnel better.

fuck i'm old

We need Shirtless Kirk to weigh in with his insights.

Best post so far today.

I concur

I was glued to our (black and white) TV with two nerd friends and my little sister. Hooked like a trout at age 15. Now the salt monster and, indeed, the whole show looks pretty cheezy, but back then there'd never been anything like it. Here's to you, salt monster and Gene Roddenberry!

Thank you, Lucille Ball!

Have you ever seen the episode where they teleport to a planet where everything is run by gangsters?
Isn't that here and now?

Gangsters just form gangs. Our gangs have theories. These are worse.

Michelle Obama was part of it; she played the salt vampire in its final form and years later, she played Worf on The Next Generation and that oil-monster that killed Tasha Yar.

In other big 1966 TV news, Batman was introduced and heavily promoted.
Gilligan's Island changed to color.

It took a while for Star Trek to catch on. It was not typical wide-appeal programming.

It may have been cheesy, but a step above Lost in Space.

'Dark Shadows' also debuted in 1966 on June 27th.