Chekov was added in season two - the faux reason was that someone in-the Soviet Union complained there were no Russians on the Enterprise. The real reason was that Roddenberry wanted to cash in on the cuteness of the day - baby face boys with long hair (yes, the wig days were horrific). I met him one - Koenig - and I also met Takei. Back in the early days conventions were put on by fans, and the dealer room was off somewhere - not the center of attention. I was on an elevator and George Takei got on - talk about a million megawatt smile! I met Koenig and Mark Lenard after the show. They were doing a play in Flagstaff.
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Date: 2016-08-30 12:05 am (UTC)