I feel like a boomer whenever I take a picture of my TV screen, but streaming sites make it near impossible to screenshot.

Was watching first contact and....

Walter Koenig played Pavel Chekov for more than half a century, and he played every joke completely straight.

This tribute follows Chekov’s rise through Starfleet: ensign at the Enterprise’s navigation console, security chief, first officer of the Reliant, and a commander on the bridge at Khitomer. He never got his own command, but he was there for nearly every turning point in the original crew’s history. We also look at Bester on Babylon 5 and Koenig’s final return to Star Trek as President Anton Chekov in Picard.

Episodes and films referenced: Amok Time, The Trouble with Tribbles, The Motion Picture, The Wrath of Khan, The Voyage Home, The Undiscovered Country, Generations, Babylon 5 “Mind War,” Picard “The Last Generation.”

What’s your favorite Chekov moment? Tell us in the comments.

TREKMOVIE:

"At New York Comic Con earlier this month, Sandro Rosta (Caleb), Bella Shepard (Genesis), and Karim Diané (Jay-Den) spoke to TV Insider about season 2, and they all had things to say about what to expect for their characters with each agreeing that there are “a lot of twists and turns” for the cadets in season 2.

The first season had a big focus on Caleb Mir, with Captain Ake pulling him out of one prison to atone for putting his mom into a different prison. Going from criminal to cadet put him through a lot. Sandro said things start “pretty good” for Caleb in season 2:

Sandro Rosta: I think for Caleb, season 1 was so much about him finding his place, and now that he’s found it, he’s in a completely different space than he’s ever been in his life. So I think this is like the easiest he’s ever had it in terms of lack of struggle, but yeah, he still goes through stuff.

[...]

Bella Shepard also talked about how Genesis Lythe’s season 2 story picks up on her season 1 arc, which saw her face the pressure of being an admiral’s daughter at the A cademy.

Bella Shepard: For Genesis, we kind of saw her crack a little bit in season 1, and we definitely get to see another side of her in season 2, just more depth to Genesis, more depth to everybody. We really see them become fully developed characters. It’s exciting.

The big reveal from the NYCC panel was about two big guest stars for the season: Oscar nominee Bill Nighy is playing Captain Ake’s father, Nyk Ake, and Rosemarie DeWitt will be Laytha Sadal, the First Lady of Betazed and mother of cadet Tarima.

Regarding Nighy, Bella summed up Nyk Ake as “insane.” Karim agreed, saying he is “so funny,” and Sandro added that the character fits well with the show’s tone and brings “levity” to the characterization. Bella agreed that the character is “intricate.” She and Sandro also talked about the complicated (and centuries-long) relationship with Nyk and his daughter Nahla:

Bella Shepard: We see Nahla kind of turned upside down, being thrown back into her old life. And with the Lanthanites being thousands of years old, it’s a little bit like you can tell there’s A LOT of history with her whole family.

Sandro Rosta: It’s very like Greek god-type vibe. They’re immortal and they have so much history with each other, and it felt very much like that.

Sandro also talked about how he got to work with Rosemarie DeWitt, calling it “a blessing and an honor.” As DeWitt is playing the mother of Caleb’s Betazed girlfriend, it appears things get personal with her around:

Sandro Rosta: She’s so intuitively empathetic and just very down to earth, and makes me feel uncomfortable in a really good way as an actor. She just like sees through you. And she was playing a character that does do that. She’s a Betazoid, so it made a lot of sense, and I loved working with her… Let’s just say that there’s a lot of things said, some hurtful, some misunderstood, and some very… constructive. It’s a very constructive conversation.

[...]"

Full article can be found here (TrekMovie.com):

https://trekmovie.com/archive/

We have just lost another great. You have touched many lives, including my own. May you rest in peace, Walt!

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/walter-koenig-dead-chekov-star-trek-1236931312/

Today sucks. The loss of TOS cast members always affects me deeply. The cast and characters are so warm and iconic, and I'm such as big TOS fan, that their departures always hit harder.

RIP.

Its been reported by his Daughter, Danielle that he passed peacefully last night. George Takei confirmed on Facebook. RIP Walter.

Edit: Confirmed by TMZ

https://www.tmz.com/2026/10/26/walter-koenig-dead/

TREKMOVIE:

"Karim Diané was all over New York Comic Con this year, appearing on the Empire Stage with his Star Trek: SFA costars and producers and also putting in appearances at the Fanhome booth for meet & greets with fans. He was also at the NYC premiere of the new documentary The 60-Year Mission, where I caught up with him on the red carpet. [...]

TREKMOVIE: Star Trek is at a pivot point right now; if you could have a conversation with the next creatives to come in, whoever they may be, what would you tell them is really important to make sure they include in whatever they do with it?

Karim Diané: Include people, that’s the only thing that I hope for Star Trek moving forward. Include real people. People look so different. I look so different from you, I am so different from you, and you are different from me. I hope that we both can continue to see ourselves when we watch this TV show.

Do you think that some of that anger that’s out there did contribute to the cancellation of SFA ?

I think that there are multiple factors, and it’s impossible to pinpoint it on one thing. I’m just an actor. I don’t have the answers to that question. That’s probably a better question for Alex Kurtzman.

Everyone has an opinion…

Everyone has an opinion. Everyone’s opinion is going to be different. You know, there’s always three points of view, right? Your opinion, the other person’s opinion, and then the truth. So, who knows? I’m just so glad that I got to be a part of it for two entire seasons. Like that’s insane. I think a lot of people want me to feel negative or some kind of way, and I don’t, honestly. I’m sorry, but I don’t.

I am in Star Trek. Like… Two hours, two entire episodes are literally my mini movies, that is insane. That is so cool. I’m nothing but excited. I’m doing New York Comic Con tomorrow and Saturday on the main stage. People wait their entire life to get on that stage, and I just waltz in in my first major TV show. I’m so excited, and I can’t wait for the second season to drop. It’s gonna be even better than the first. I honestly think.

Is there anything anything you can tell us about it without getting in trouble?

Without getting in trouble, no. But I can say… If anybody was excited by seeing gay things in the first season, ba-by! (laughs) If anybody was upset by gay things in the first season, prepare to be pissed off. (laughs) [...]

There’s been a lot of chatter online on both ends, and they all kind of go in the same bucket, to be honest with you. And I just I’m doing me, and if anybody can feel any kind of inspiration — or not — from that, then that’s none of my business, honestly.

[...]"

Laurie Ulster (TrekMovie.com)

Full article can be found here:

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I was just thinking about the bits of other languages we saw in the original cast movies and wanted to lay them out.

Star Trek II
Of course we have Spock and Saavik's conversation early in the movie, with onscreen translation.

Star Trek III
Lots of Klingon dialogue, also with onscreen translations.

Star Trek IV
Those "Norwegian" whalers were actually speaking Finnish, with thick accents. So it wasn't like they grabbed a few Finns and said Eh, Nordic, close enough. That was a deliberate choice by the makers of the film - not wanting to alienate Norwegians, I suppose.

Star Trek V
There's a line of Vulcan; Spock said it when he met Sybok, and Sybok said it when he encountered the entity on the planet: Qual se tu (Is it you?).

Star Trek VI
Lots of Klingon dialogue, but only some of it gets translated. You hear a lot of shouting aboard Qonos One, for instance, but much of it isn't translated. I wonder if those bits weren't actually derived from Klingon as it was eventually laid out, and were just Klingon-sounding shouts done for the movie.

Cillian O’Sullivan:

"Even from the audition process, I knew that Korby was going to be different… I remember when we were in the room and I was kind of already veering away from making him American. They wanted him — I actually wanted him to be American, and then I wanted him to be English. I actually didn’t want him to be Irish, but then even from his accent being different, it was already going to kind of be my own, and we just kind of had to go from there.

https://trekmovie.com/2026/10/13/interview-cillian-osullivan-on-re-inventing-roger-korby-for-star-trek-strange-new-worlds/

And also, this was a Korby that we hadn’t met before… quite a bit before he had become what he became. So there was a bit of freedom there, and I kind of just had to do my best, honestly — I didn’t actually watch Michael Strong’s version, letting on. I just didn’t want to actually. I didn’t want it in my head because it was already going to be so different.

I mean, I’ve seen it. I’ve been a massive Trekkie, so I’ve seen it. I just didn’t want it fresh in my mind, and I have seen it since. Just as a kind of a thing to myself to go, “Wow, like I was in Star Trek and I played that guy,” you know? But that was it. [...]"

TREKMOVIE: And was there any talk of you being in season 4? Because you had a good arc.

"There’s always talks, but I think part of it is, this is a story about this crew, and you can’t really be expanding the cast too much, especially when it comes to a character that — his story’s in The Original Series. Yes, he’s a he’s a big part of Jess Bush’s character, is a big part of Nurse Chapel’s story, but you’ve got to be careful not to be bringing in too many guest stars and making them too much of the fabric of the show when you’ve got so many other stories to focus on, of a very large cast. So it was definitely a conversation. [...]"

Can you tell us if you’re in season 5 of Strange New Worlds?

"I can’t tell you that. I just can’t tell you that. I’ll be shot! (laughs)"

Full interview (TrekMovie.com):

https://trekmovie.com/2026/10/13/interview-cillian-osullivan-on-re-inventing-roger-korby-for-star-trek-strange-new-worlds/

Not the DSC Harry Mudd, the TOS Harry Mudd. He was my favorite "villain" (if you cam call him that). I, Mudd is one of my two absolute favorite episodes. The other is The Trouble with Tribbles. I cant help it, im a sucker for the funny ones. Mudd could've been the thorn in Kirk's side that Q was to both Picard and Janeway.

Also, side note: Harry and Cyrano should've joined up. Think about the hijinks those two could've gotten up to together. Add in Quark and you'd have yourself a terrific business selling self-sealing stembolts

It's a little unbelievable, I think.

Never opened, either

Do I have karma yet????