opinion of events; he explained, "no one liked her acting... she was a nice woman, but the reality was, she couldn't act." In his book Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, Solow suggests the network had no problem with the character, but was infuriated when a relatively unknown actress was cast simply because she was having an affair with Roddenberry. Because of NBC's rare order of a second pilot, Roddenberry compromised by eliminating Number One, but aspects of her character—specifically, her cool demeanor and logical nature—were merged into Spock (who does appear in "The Cage") during the regular run of the series. Influence On the series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Commander William Riker is usually (and informally) called "Number One" by Captain Picard, because of his position as first officer on the USS Enterprise. On the series Star Trek: Discovery, set in 2256 (two years after the events of "The Cage"), female Commander Michael Burnham is referred to as "Number One" by Captain Georgiou, because of her position as first officer on the USS Shenzhou. Series creator Bryan Fuller had originally intended only to refer to the character as Number One, in honor of Majel Barrett's character, but the name Burnham was instead revealed during the first episode. In Star Trek: Picard, retired Admiral Picard owns a pit bull called "Number One". Number One was first referred to as "Una" in the non-canonical 2016 novel trilogy Star Trek: Legacies, which was published by Pocket Books to mark the original series's 50th anniversary. Authors Greg Cox, David Mack, Dayton Ward, and Kevin Dilmore gave her a first name because she had a central role in the novels. It has been suggested through several sources that this was done in honor of fellow Star Trek author Una McCormack. The name 'Una' became canon with its use in Star Trek: Discovery's second season finale. Reception Barrett's role as Number One in the first pilot led to her being cast as Nurse Chapel in the original Star Trek television series. Much of "The Cage" pilot footage, including scenes with Barrett as Number One, was incorporated in the 1966 episode "The Menagerie". In 2017, Space.com ranked "The Menagerie" the 3rd best episode of all Star Trek television. "The Cage" was supplied to NBC in 1965, but it was not released on VHS until 1986, and not broadcast until 1988. Accordingly, "The Menagerie" was the