Sci-Fi Icon Nichelle Nichols Beams Into the Penthouse: August 3
The Mo'Nique Show explores the final frontier.
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The Final Frontier\r - On this evening's episode, The Mo'Nique Show explores outer space with Nichelle Nichols and Leland Melvin. Nichols is best known for her role as Uhura on the original Star Trek series. Melvin is a former football player turned astronaut, who flew two missions into space.\r \r(Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Beam Me Up, Rodney!\r - Nichelle Nichols enters the Penthouse! Despite the original Star Trek series ending decades ago, she still reprises her role as Uhura on occasion, most recently in Star Trek: Of Gods and Men.\r(Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Iconic Woman - Nichols has gone on to become a science-fiction icon, recognized by generations of Star Trek fans. Her interracial kiss with William Shatner in 1968 is still lauded as one of the most groundbreaking moments on television to this day.(Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Plan B: Explore the Universe\r - Leland Melvin makes his way into the Penthouse. He was formerly a professional football player, but his career was cut short due to injury. As he puts it, "I always had the academic side. You always have to have that acadmeic side in case your A-plan doesn't work out. You got the B-plan, which is becoming an astronaut."\r \r(Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Party Don't Stop - The Penthouse Playaz keep the party all night long at the Penthouse. (Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Royalty\r - Mo'Nique was introduced to Goapele's music while she was in Jamaica. Goapele is a part of the Instituting Science Into Schools Project, which encourages students to pursue futures in astronomy and science.\r \r(Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Two Songs in One Night - Goapele enters the stage to perform "Right Here," a new track produced by Drumma Boy. Later on she returns to the stage to perform her hit "Closer."\r \r(Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)