I hadn't known she'd ad-libbed it either. My roommie and I recently watched all of the original series. I loved this line when I saw it! ;-)
I did see an interview with Nichelle Nichols where she said she had a whole backstory for Uhura. Best of her class, of course, because those were the only candidates who'd get picked for the Enterprise. But also that she has someone special back home waiting for her. The song she sings, Beyond Antares, where she sings "where my heart is" was meant to suggest that her heart isn't on the ship, that her love is waiting for her. ;-)
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Date: 2017-01-05 12:25 am (UTC)I did see an interview with Nichelle Nichols where she said she had a whole backstory for Uhura. Best of her class, of course, because those were the only candidates who'd get picked for the Enterprise. But also that she has someone special back home waiting for her. The song she sings, Beyond Antares, where she sings "where my heart is" was meant to suggest that her heart isn't on the ship, that her love is waiting for her. ;-)