WI: Star Trek Keeps it's Original Cast

What if The Cage had aired as Star Trek's pilot and the cast we would come to know and love would be Jeffrey Hunter as Captain Pike, Majel Barrett as Number One, John Hoyt as Dr. Boyce, Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock, Peter Duryea as Mr. Tyler, and Laurel Goodwin as Yeoman Colt? How would pop culture be affected?
 
Two thoughts hit me off the bat:

The character of Spock in the pilot was not emotionless. Thus, we'd be missing one of the more interesting and complex portrayals of a character in science fiction history. On the plus side, we'd miss out on the Kirk/Spock slash.

There would be a huge boost to how women are portrayed on television, with Barrett playing a competent, strong, and intelligent commanding officer.

Hunter's a bit of a cipher. It would really depend on what they did with the character of Pike.
 
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