I’m surprised that Number One hasn’t been used more often as a character, with her appearances in tie-ins generally restricted to her time on board Pike’s Enterprise. Identified only as “Number One”, this almost made her the literal “first lady” of Star Trek. She had the recurring role of Christine Chapel throughout the original television show, and appeared in the unaired pilot, The Cage, as Christopher Pike’s first officer. However, she was also involved from the start. Although her actual influence on the television shows was relatively minimal (and she was occasionally prone to protesting various plot developments including the Dominion War on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), she did remain involved in Star Trek until she passed away in 2008. She guest starred on the shows occasionally, continued to lend her voice to the computers and offered the occasional interview to the press. She was married to Gene Roddenberry and remained a part of the franchise after his death. Majel Barrett Roddenberry was the first lady of the Star Trek franchise, in more ways than one. We’ll be supplementing our coverage of the episodes with some additional materials – mainly novels and comics and films. Check back daily to get ready to boldly go. To celebrate the release of Star Trek: Into Darkness this month, we’ll be running through the first season of the classic Star Trek all this month.
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