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• Young Checkov Cast in Star Trek XI'

  Published: August 8, 2007, 3:07 am

  Tags: Movies, News, Anton Yelchin, James T Kirk, Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek, Star Trek Ix, Walter Koenig, Zachary Quinto

  Russian-born Anton Yelchin is in negotiations to play a young Checkov in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek IX.

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• Abrams Finds His Chekov in Yelchin

  Published: August 8, 2007, 6:32 am

  Tags: Anton Yelchin, Antonyelchin, Jj Abrams, Jjabrams, Pavel Chekov, Pavelchekov, Star Trek, Startrek, Walter Koenig, Walterkoenig

  was played by the ultra-cool Walter Koenig in the original Trek series and the first series of theatrical flicks.For his part, the 18-year-old Anton Yelchin is the offspring of two figure skaters -- and a rather solid young actor. You may remember him from such movies as Hearts in Atlantis, House of D and Alpha Dog, plus he also plays the title

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• The five worst names in the history of television

  Published: October 11, 2007, 6:30 am

  Tags: Bad Names, Badnames, Chekov, Curse Words, Cursewords, Dick Trickle, Dicktrickle, Featured, Goofy, Leave It To Beaver, Leaveittobeaver, Life Goes On, Lifegoeson, Silly Name, Sillyname, Star Trek, Startrek, Walter Koenig, Walterkoenig

  Filed under: OpEd, The Simpsons, Watercooler Talk, TV Squad ListsMy wife gave birth to our first son three months ago, so names have been on my mind recently. A name says a lot about a person: strong names help kids to grow up to be television news personalities or American Ninjas (Wolf Blitzer and Joe Armstrong, respectively). Weak names, on the

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• Boner from Growing Pains heads to court

  Published: March 4, 2008, 3:02 pm

  Tags: Andrew Koenig, Boner, Growing Pains, Rose Bowl Parade, Walter Koenig

  someone kind. Andrew Koenig, who played Boner on Growing Pains* (and is the son of Star Trek's Walter Koenig) was arrested and jailed for 10 hours for stepping in front of a Rose Parade float on New Year's Day. Koenig was protesting the treatment of people in Burma, and the float was a celebration of China and the upcoming summer

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