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Walter Koenig Reprises His Role as Chekov

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-creepy-at-all dept.

hords writes "Walter Koenig returns to the role of Lt. Pavel Chekov in an upcoming episode of Star Trek: New Voyages, a fan made series mentioned earlier on Slashdot. He will be re-imagining the role that made him famous. 'The folks from New Voyages approached and we started kicking around ideas for a Chekov story,' said Koenig. 'It occurred to me that what we were coming up with was what every actor dreams of: a second chance to get it right...it is almost beyond comprehension that this is happening so late in my life! Talk about belated reward!...I didn't believe I could ever again be this excited about performing a part...I guess it isn't so trite after all: perhaps, all good things do come to those who wait.' Amazingly enough they even got D.C. Fontana to write the episode!"

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  1. Re:not dead yet? by ilyaaohell · · Score: 5, Informative

    William Shatner has been getting consistent work for many years now. He's had supporting roles in several very successful films, from Dodgeball to Miss Congeniality. He has won last year's Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor and is currently nominated for another Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his role in Boston Legal, a television show with bigger viewership than the original Star Trek ever got.

    Any questions?

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  2. Re: Legal Ramifications of ST:TNV by some+guy+I+know · · Score: 5, Informative
    what are the legal ramifications of this?
    According to IMDB, none, as long as they don't make a profit.

    Relevant section:
    Trivia: Although this is a "non-official" Star Trek incarnation, Paramount Pictures which owns the name and the rights to Star Trek agreed to allow the producers of New Voyages to make these episodes on the condition that no profit was to be garnered from the show.
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  3. Re:not dead yet? by isorox · · Score: 4, Informative

    Whaa? You crazy. Kirk may have died (twice, IIRC) but William Shatner is doing pretty well with Boston Legal.

    And All Bran adverts in the UK..

  4. Re:Always thought he was underappreciated... by Mike+McCune · · Score: 5, Informative
    >Sounds like there's some bad blood there.

    Read Warped Factors if you want a good account of why Koenig hated Shatner.

    William Shatner managed to make enemies of most of the cast of TOS. While he was friends with Nimoy and Kelly, the rest of the cast hated Shatner. James Doohan refused to speak to Shatner even to the last days of his life.

    BTW - Koenig really is Russian. His grandparents were Russian Jews from Vilna, Lithuania.

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