James R Kirk@startrek.website to Star Trek Social Club@startrek.websiteEnglish · edit-222 days agoExamples of roles where actors from Star Trek give better performances than they did on Star Trek?64.media.tumblr.comimagemessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down12
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minus-squareAnchoriteMagus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up73arrow-down1·22 days agoWalter Koenig was a great Chekov, but his role as Bester the PsyCop from Babylon 5 was a more nuanced role that gave him way more to do.
minus-squareTribblesBestFriend@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·22 days agoBester was so great. Great vilain
minus-squareastronaut_sloth@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·22 days agoI came here to say this. I first saw Walter Koenig as Chekov, but I really loved him as Bester. I’ve heard that he lights up when people bring up Bester at conventions and such.
minus-squareAnchoriteMagus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·22 days agoCan confirm. I was an avid 90s Star Trek convention attendee, and got to hear a couple quick Bab5 anecdotes from him years ago.
minus-squarei_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·22 days agoBester still gives me the creeps.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·22 days agoBest character in the entire series. Never before would have imagined Walter making my skin crawl.
Walter Koenig was a great Chekov, but his role as Bester the PsyCop from Babylon 5 was a more nuanced role that gave him way more to do.
Bester was so great. Great vilain
I came here to say this. I first saw Walter Koenig as Chekov, but I really loved him as Bester. I’ve heard that he lights up when people bring up Bester at conventions and such.
Can confirm. I was an avid 90s Star Trek convention attendee, and got to hear a couple quick Bab5 anecdotes from him years ago.
Bester still gives me the creeps.
Best character in the entire series. Never before would have imagined Walter making my skin crawl.