10. Without her, there would likely be no Star Trek
If you are a Star Trek fan, you can thank Lucille Ball for the fact that you even know what it is. When CBS chose not to pick up Star Trek, Lucy stepped in and produced the pilot episode any way. Rejected again by NBC, the Peacock network decided they wanted a second pilot that featured William Shatner as Captain Kirk. It was that pilot that got Star Trek on TV in 1966. Star Trek is one of the crowning achievements of Desilu productions and went on to be one of the most popular series in television history.
