#StarTrek 82 (1973) - 8/10
The Infinite Vulcan, written by #WalterKoenig.

1️⃣ A messy-but-enjoyable episode, with a huge level of invention. First, being animation, we get to see aliens that never would have been possible in the live-action version of the show. Secondly, the antagonists have varied and interesting motivations for their actions.

In the "Picard" finale, catch the nice tribute to Anton Yelchin, who played PAVEL Chekov in the Kelvin universe, and sadly died young. The audio transmission was voiced by Walter Koenig, who played the Starfleet President's father in The Original Series.

(Note that there is a famous Russian playwright of the same name, but I doubt that he was the inspiration here.)

#StarTrek #AntonYelchin #WalterKoenig #Picard

& that’s how I came to almost, I said almost, trample Harlan Ellison & snap his spindly bones at a Chicago ComiCon where I saw #WalterKoenig skipping down an aisle w/ a hair covering as part of a panel of that pair + jms

But for me the highlight of that con was discovering xXxenophile CG was finally out. That’s just who I am.

I just learned that Judy Levitt, the wife of Walter Koenig, passed away on Dec. 9, 2022. She was 83.
My condolences go out to her friends and family.

She played a doctor (seen here pushing the kidney patient) in Star Trek IV, an admiral in Star Trek VI.

#SciFi radio noted she was also the mother of writer/actress Danielle Koenig, who is married to comedian Jimmy Pardo.

https://scifi.radio/2022/12/21/rip-judy-levitt-koenig/
#StarTrek #WalterKoenig #MrChekov