Re: Trek Remastered: The Apple

Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>"Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>nebusj-@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Joseph Nebus) wrote:

>>>>So is Chekov pulling everyone's legs with his Garden of Eden line?

>>>No, I've always believed Chekove was actually that stupid.

>>There was no reason to make the character a Russian ethnic. They chose
>>to make him a Russian ethnic so they could use a running gag about
>>Russian claims to the origin of western civilization.

>I've never read that.  I've read that he was kitbashed for 2 reasons; 
>the network wanted somebody that looked like Davy Jones,

Sure. I've read the same thing about why Walter Koenig was cast.

>and there were complaints the Russians had a space program so why didn't
>the Enterprise have any Russians?

That makes sense.

Still, the op****tunity to do the running gag was irresistable. That the
character breaks the fourth wall is my interpretation.