In early 1964, Herb Solow had just been hired to run television production for Lucille Ball’s struggling Desilu Studios when he met a soft-spoken Texan named Gene Roddenberry. Thus begins the story of the incredible odyssey to make not just a series, but television history. This all-encompasing look at the making of Star Trek offers a wonderful, behind-the-scenes adventure that could have only been written by those who helped make the legend. Photos.