Desilu had hit a dry patch in the mid 60's and some thought the fabled studio was on its way out. I recall an Interview that Lucille Ball gave to a paper wherein Ms. Ball said she wanted Desilu to be more than a collector of residuals and rentals from others using Desilu stages. The fall of 1966 saw Desilu come roaring back with Mission Impossible on CBS, Star Trek on NBC and Lucille Ball's Lucy Show on CBS. To top it off Lucy also starred in Lucy in London on CBS. (Another series The Long Hunt of April Savage starring Robert Lansing was announced by ABC but pulled by that network soon after the announcement).
Herb Solow Programming Chief at Desilu and Executive in Charge of Production for Mission Impossible gave Bruce Geller the line Producer a wide berth and while the show was enormously expensive, Desilu, Lucille Ball and Herb Solow gave Geller free rein. A brilliant ensemble cast with Steven Hill, Martin Landau, Peter Lupus and Greg Morris with the added flavor of Barbara Bain as the immortal Cinnamon Carter made this show a classic. Lalo Schrfrin created a score that is now considered one of the greatest themes of all time. It is fun to see some of the great Desilu back lots scenes in some of the episodes.
Desilu won Emmy's for Mission Impossible, Star Trek and to top it all off Ms. Ball got an Emmy for best comedic performance!
Bravo Desilu, Lucille Ball, Herb Solow, and Bruce Geller for Mission Impossible
Herb Solow Programming Chief at Desilu and Executive in Charge of Production for Mission Impossible gave Bruce Geller the line Producer a wide berth and while the show was enormously expensive, Desilu, Lucille Ball and Herb Solow gave Geller free rein. A brilliant ensemble cast with Steven Hill, Martin Landau, Peter Lupus and Greg Morris with the added flavor of Barbara Bain as the immortal Cinnamon Carter made this show a classic. Lalo Schrfrin created a score that is now considered one of the greatest themes of all time. It is fun to see some of the great Desilu back lots scenes in some of the episodes.
Desilu won Emmy's for Mission Impossible, Star Trek and to top it all off Ms. Ball got an Emmy for best comedic performance!
Bravo Desilu, Lucille Ball, Herb Solow, and Bruce Geller for Mission Impossible