In the mid 2250s Chekov would be in grade school.
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In the mid 2250s Chekov would be in grade school.
Chekov as Wesley on Capt'n Pike's Enterprise?
Cause if that adheres to strick TOS canon, it would be 11 kinds of awesome!
SHUT UP, Chekov!
30-31 when the main plot happens, 27 or so during the bar encounter with Pike that gets him to join Starfleet in the altered timeline.
No. Chekov is barely in his twenties if that.
The actor is what, 18?
I don't think they've messed with relative ages of the characters. Which were never actually established to begin with.
trevanian
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Kirk says he is 34 in THE DEADLY YEARS. I think Chekov was referenced as being 22 in at least a couple shows, which would put them at a dozen years apart. Rounding it down to ten years ... I guess you could say this movie has Kirk at 30 and Chekov at 20, but I don't think the movie's acceptance by fans or mainstream will be swayed by this lil detail one way or the other.
But you've got so much ground to cover in one film, I got no idea why they'd bother with establishing Chekov. I mean, bring him in down the line if you have to, but you could have had Kelso from WNMHGB or the big eyed navigator character from MUDD'S WOMEN and a few others, just some nondescript guy at the helm this time, or a red shirt. I can't imagine Chekov being omitted from the film causing anybody to be upset, so why bother with him, especially since you already have comedy in the form of Scott and McCoy?
Because he is part of the "Main crew" of TOS, at least what most people
remember and in the movies. I never saw him as comical relief, just another
character. And this film seems to be taking all the mains of TOS and putting
them together at once and going from there. I like that, no reason to drag
it out.
remember and in the movies. I never saw him as comical relief, just another
character. And this film seems to be taking all the mains of TOS and putting
them together at once and going from there. I like that, no reason to drag
it out.
trevanian
Rear Admiral
Unless you're Robert Altman on a very good day (and also get to have a three hour runtime), there isn't much point in treating a whole bunch of characters superficially when you can concentrate on a few of them and do them right, especially in the limited time frame of a feature film.
Makes more sense to set up or reset the trek universe and feature the principals in a decent story first, then worry about ancillaries. Then again, I don't have any good feeling that they've done these other things either ...
It's not exactly a huge cast, and Chekov just needs be there
and play his natural role he's always had, they never had a
problem including the old cast in the films before. And having
all the characters together in the same movie isn't anchoring
anything in anyway.
I'm sorry that's a concern.
So where's Mr. Leslie? He was in more episodes than Sulu, fer chrissakes, so if they're bending over backwards to stick Chekov in there, a character that didn't even show up until the second season, why not poor neglected Leslie?
Leslie's there. He just doesn't have any lines.
It's why they pay him the big bucks.
Those aren't bucks ... they're caribou!
No, as a matter of fact, I have no clue what that means, but it cracked me up at quarter to four on a snowy morning, so it stays.
Leslie Mayweather...
Um... I think you're the only one bending over backwards.
It's a simple process of writing him some lines and casting a guy to play him.
The fans are the ones bending over backwards by trying to explain his
presence instead of just accepting the fact he's there.
And what about Lt Kyle?
If there isn't a transporter technician/chief with an australian accent I'm going to put it on my boycott list.
Reason to boycott the new movie #87 - Lack of Australian transporter chief
I hear Abrams and his team have rebooted the transporter chief as a and I quote " a kangaroo like alien from planet Australis IV"
There goes one reason to boycott the movie
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