James R Kirk@startrek.website to Star Trek Social Club@startrek.websiteEnglish · edit-22 days agoExamples of roles where actors from Star Trek give better performances than they did on Star Trek?64.media.tumblr.comimagemessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down11
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minus-squareAnchoriteMagus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up71·2 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-squareastronaut_sloth@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 day 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-up11·1 day 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-squareTribblesBestFriend@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 days agoBester was so great. Great vilain
minus-squarei_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day agoBester still gives me the creeps.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day 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.
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 was so great. Great vilain
Bester still gives me the creeps.
Best character in the entire series. Never before would have imagined Walter making my skin crawl.