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Walter Koenig as Ensign Pavel Chekov

The young Russian navigator Pavel Chekov was added to “Star Trek” in its second season as a way to attract more young female fans to the show, following the success of the pop-idol show “The Monkees,” with Chekov even sporting a hairstyle similar to that group's Davy Jones. That Chekov was a Russian was no mistake either, a symbol of the nation with which the United States was competing in the 1960s Space Race.

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  • Jul 22nd 2010 1:09PM

    bkjense  said...

    I still like Scott Bakula as Cpt. Jonathan Archer best!!!!

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