There is no question in my mind at least, that Nichols got her break in large part for the same reason that Majel Barrett had a career and that was benefiting from the casting couch. It's frankly always amused me how in the world of Trekdom, this unsavory practice tends to get downplayed just...
Strange to watch the first two episodes as I did and then see in the end credits the name of Terry Becker as Associate Producer. He had just finished four years as Chief Sharkey on "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea"!