Turn It On Again - A Genesis Forum

Koenig had a nice cameo in the last episode of Star Trek Picard, when he voiced the federation president, Anton Chekov (his great grandson probably). Sidenote: The name "Anton" was chosen after Anton Yelchin, who played Chekov in the Kelvin timeline movies, tragically died a couple of years earlier... And Stewart ... when I grew up Picard meant a lot to me. I learned a lot about integrity, courage and character in general watching him. Thanks for those moments!

A tough week for Star Trek fans. Sir Patrick Stewart certainly made it so in TNG creating a completely new type of Captain after Captain Kirk! I had the pleasure of seeing him at the theatre a number of times. He was truly memorable as Shylock in Rupert Gould's amazing Merchant of Venice set in modern day Las Vegas. Of course it was the original Star Trek where we first met Walter Koenig as Chekov. It always seemed that Koenig did not have many opportunities to show off his acting ability, but…

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