Why Walter Quinig (temporarily) Star Trek resigned: the original series

The “Star Trek” crew was not completed until the exciting Pavel Chekov adding at the beginning of the second season of the show. Lieutenant Chicov was not a reverse point for young people only for Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and a more associated leader (Leonard Nimoy), but he also collected the multicultural bridge crew in the chain. It is worth noting that Chikov was Russian and proud of his Russian heritage. The original “Star Trek” was produced in the late 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, so it was the Russian character a bold step. Actor Walter Koenig Chicov played with APLomb, easily joining the group. In fact, he felt he was always there.

Quinig has always been practical and realistic in his career. He spoke frankly that he was appointed to attract a younger audience, and many fans have noticed his similarity with Davi Jones, the then stable series “The Monkees”. In the interviews, Koenig said he enjoyed his time working on “Star Trek” (Even if Satner raises his nerves) But he also understood that he was just disturbed and that he might dry at any time. He was happy to return to the privilege over the years, but he was completely happy with any other work.

Examples of this, even Koenig left the series to work on another project during the third season of “Star Trek” in 1968. It is not that Koenig did not take “Star Trek” seriously, but it took it seriously like any other acting function. This is: the role will play in front of him to the maximum of his capabilities, but he will also move to a better project if he introduces himself. Appear Podcast “Seventh Base” To talk about the classic “Star Trek” episode “The Trouble with Tribbles”, Koenig confirmed that, in fact, he left “Star Trek” for several weeks so that he could appear in a play with Jackie Coogan.

“Seventh Base”, by the way, it is a “Star Trek” review series that it hosted by Cirroc Lofton, who played Jake Cisco on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”, “ In addition to “Star Trek Into Darkness”, the additional film director and fans of Ryan T. Husk. They are moving regularly in the individual “Star Trek” episodes and securing the emergence of a guest from many actors who worked on the “Star Trek” privilege. Thus, when it is time to discuss A famous episode like “Problem with Tribbles”, “ It was necessary for them to speak with a member of the original “Star Trek” crew. Fortunately, Koenig was a game.

He talked about the episode, but he also discussed where his career was in the late 1960s and how he was still excited to take on multiple jobs, if they are presented. Looking at “Star Trek” was not terribly common when he was initially broadcast, the actor was not, at the time, he felt that it was not wise to leave it a little. Instead, when presenting a stage of a myth’s legend, Koenig jumped at this opportunity. As it put it:

“Star Trek” left in the third season. I left the show. No one thought it would be captured anyway, so no one really cared. I left for a month and I was not a play outside Chicago with Jackie Cogan, and the old Charlie Chaplin band, and this was a fun, and I did not support some of it in the show. Dignity.

He was on the stage with the star of “The Kid” from Chaplin better than being a supporter in the failed science fiction series, so Koenig took the job. The play was entitled “Make Mide”, and one can Look for old programs connected. Koenig eventually returned and finished the series, but it appears to be on stage, it was apparently, the functional path was the most satisfied at the time.