Walter Koenig
As Chekov in the original series, Walter Koenig was brought in to give the show some teen-appeal. Some say this was because of his resemblance to one of the Monkees. His role was groundbreaking, as the political climate at the time of TOS was.. well, a wee bit anti-Commie.

Styrofoam Rocks
  What did you know about Star Trek when you auditioned for the part?

An Actor is an Actor is an Actor
  Were you looking forward to appearing in the show?

Slavic Accent
  They decided they wanted a Russian, when did you find out about that?

Hey Hey!
  When did you find out they were looking for somebody like Davey Jones out of the Monkeys?

Nervous Novice
  What were you told about the character of Checkov?

Multicultural Multiverse
  Can you describe the mix of characters in the crew.

Making it Truthful
  Was the moral a major thing in script readings?

Verboten
  Did you feel when there was a script that dealt with race relations or war issues, it was unusual in television at that time?

Myopic Perspective
  Do you think the studio knew what they had?

Come Back
  Was there always talk of a return before the first feature film was made?

Unprecedented
  What was it like working together?

Less Pages
  What�s the difference in acting in the films?

Projections
  How much did you come in contact with any of the science input? How much were you aware you were getting real science advice?

A Place to Go
  Were you very impressed by the ideas like the transporter, warp speed, exciting stuff to work with?

Mother of Invention
  Bob Justman said a lot of these ideas came out of necessity. Was it these ideas were coming out of economy?

Technobabble
  Did you have particularly technical lines and were they much harder to learn than normal dialogue, did you enjoy learning those parts?

Top Tips
  Patrick told us he used to write it on the inside of his fingers.

Make Up
  Your character was safe from the painful experiences like Nimoy had with his ears, but how important was Freddie Phillips role in the first series?

Spandex
  Can you remember first seeing your costume, did you like it?

Attractive Ladies
  The women got to wear lots of mini skirts with holes in, any problems with that?

Institutional Vision
  The design of the Enterprise has remained pretty much the same. What is it about that shape that�s so appealing and survived so long?

Storytelling and Sports Teams
  It�s a journey, a band of people: what are all those elements that come together that make it so special?

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