The next "Cadet" Pavel Chekov

[Nerys Myk]

I would like Chekov to appear as a semi-regular along the lines of Sam Kirk but I would prefer them to salvage Rand. After comparing the way Star Trek 09 treated female characters like Chapel, Rand, Number One, ant T'Pau

Well none of them were in Star Trek 09.

 

[Greg Cox]

I get what you mean, but I think that should not apply to EVERY reboot of Chekov out there. It should only apply to the Abrams produced movies that should've had Anton play Chekov. To recast THAT Chekov would feel disrespectful. To cast a young pre TOS-ish Chekov set in the "prime universe" isn't disrespectful one bit. Its not the same universe already established under Abrams.

That's pretty much where I am. I don't think the character needs to be retired forever, but maybe don't recast him in the Kelvin movies specifically. Nor do I think they should kill off Yeltsin's version of the character. Just mention that he's been transferred to the Reliant and leave it at that.

(Although this concern may be academic at this point.)

Now that some time has passed, another Chekov in another iteration of TOS does not strike me as inappropriate or disrespectful.

(A comparison occurs to me. Hollywood didn't retire Superman after George Reeves' shocking, violent death in 1959, but, then again, they did wait nearly twenty years to recast him in live-action.)

 

[Pauln6]

Well none of them were in Star Trek 09.

Technically, Chapel was in the background, but they implied, in Star Trek Into Darkness, that Kirk banged her and couldn't remember her name so she transferred to a frontier war zone where she was happier or something or nothing. I thought it was a very disrespectful way to treat Majel's character given that she had just died.

The others got off lightly! In the comic, they based Rand on a background actor from the bridge.

Apparently, when asked why Abrams hadn't included Chapel or Rand, he said he couldn't think of anything for them to do!

If they want to recast Chekov in the Kelvinverse, the thing to do is transfer him to the Reliant but feature his younger brother, who is the same age as TOS Chekov. He would effectively be the alternate version of TOS Chekov but not named Pavel.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

In this reality, Piotr exists?

 

[Nerys Myk]

Technically, Chapel was in the background, but they implied, in Star Trek Into Darkness, that Kirk banged her and couldn't remember her name so she transferred to a frontier war zone where she was happier or something or nothing. I thought it was a very disrespectful way to treat Majel's character given that she had just died.

It's funny that the person people think is Chapel has the most Rand-like hair.


Maybe Rand went into medicine in the K-verse.

 

[fireproof78]

Technically, Chapel was in the background, but they implied, in Star Trek Into Darkness, that Kirk banged her and couldn't remember her name so she transferred to a frontier war zone where she was happier or something or nothing.

Just to the frontier, like Bashir.

CAROL: Yes, you do. I'm a friend of Christine Chapel's.
KIRK: Christine, yes. How is she?
CAROL: She transferred to the outer frontier to be a nurse. She's much happier now.
KIRK: That's good.
CAROL: You have no idea who I'm talking about, do you?

 

[Firebird]

Apparently, when asked why Abrams hadn't included Chapel or Rand, he said he couldn't think of anything for them to do!

That's a fair comment from Abrams, though. There's enough story for the main characters, why bother rehashing every other minor character from TOS?

 

[korblborp]

tbf, TOS also couldn't seem to figure out exactly what to do with either of them either.