Wizard World - Chicago

Rico · August 19, 2010, 05:44:40 AM

I will be at the Wizard World Comic Con in Chicago this coming Saturday (8/21). Rick Peete will also be there. I'm going to try and get lots of pics and hopefully some video too. I had someone contact me via email about setting up a one on one interview with Walter Koenig (Chekov). He has some new projects to discuss which will be fun. Anyway, really looking forward to the con.

billybob476 · August 19, 2010, 06:25:21 AM

Oh wow a Walter Koenig interview would be really cool. Would he be the first cast member you interview for the podcast?

Rico · August 19, 2010, 07:04:57 AM

Quote from: billybob476 on August 19, 2010, 06:25:21 AM
Oh wow a Walter Koenig interview would be really cool. Would he be the first cast member you interview for the podcast?

Officially yeah. I've talked with a number of them at cons. Especially the Enterprise cast who are generally great guys and real open to fans. I still feel bad about what happened to Walter's son but it's good to see he's still out there for the fans and working on some new stuff too.

QuadShot · August 19, 2010, 07:55:38 AM

Holy CRAP! Very cool Rico. Soon you'll be hosting your own syndicated talk show sponsored by the Sci-Fi Channel! Then we can all say, I knew him when...:)

Rico · August 19, 2010, 08:47:07 AM

Quote from: QuadShot on August 19, 2010, 07:55:38 AM
Holy CRAP! Very cool Rico. Soon you'll be hosting your own syndicated talk show sponsored by the Sci-Fi Channel! Then we can all say, I knew him when...:)

LOL! Why am I reminded of the movie "Wayne's World" right now?

"Hello and welcome to Rico's World coming to you from my man-cave!"

Rico · August 19, 2010, 02:14:08 PM

Interview time is set for 2pm on Saturday. :)

Bryancd · August 19, 2010, 02:34:02 PM

Ask him if he recalls meeting me in 1982 at the Roosevelt Hotel NYC STAR TREK Convention. I bet he does. ;)

Blackride · August 19, 2010, 02:45:42 PM

Is Walter sick? He looked very beat at Vegas.

Rico · August 19, 2010, 02:52:26 PM

Quote from: Blackride on August 19, 2010, 02:45:42 PM
Is Walter sick? He looked very beat at Vegas.

Not that I know of. But he isn't that young anymore and he had a very hard time this past year.

Bryancd · August 19, 2010, 03:16:38 PM

You know what I would love to hear from him are his thoughts on the character of Chekov and how he was used in TOS, beyond reaching for a younger deomgraphic, and ST-II and IV. When you think about, Chekov really gets a lot of screen time and stories he is directly involved in vs. say Scotty, Sulu, or Uhura. Besides the big three, he had a number of TOS episodes like "Spectre of the Gun" "The Apple" "Trouble with Tribbles" and a few others which he had a lot of screen time. I think his best movie moments are in IV but I wonder how he felt about II.

Rico · August 19, 2010, 06:00:47 PM

I'll see what I can do on that.

Bryancd · August 19, 2010, 06:04:27 PM

Also, and I don't think I need to tell you this but I am just padding my post count, do you think you should bring up his son's death and offer condolences or just skip that and focus on his career? It was so tragic, may be better to let that one pass and focus him on HIS career.

Rico · August 19, 2010, 06:05:48 PM

Quote from: Bryancd on August 19, 2010, 06:04:27 PM
Also, and I don't think I need to tell you this but I am just padding my post count, do you think you should bring up his son's death and offer condolences or just skip that and focus on his career? It was so tragic, may be better to let that one pass and focus him on HIS career.

I have been asked not to bring that up. I wasn't planning on it anyway.

Bryancd · August 19, 2010, 06:26:29 PM

I figured you would share that position. We really are brothers in TOS. :)

Geekyfanboy · August 20, 2010, 12:30:25 PM

That's AWESOME Rico.. have a great time.. I expect lots of pictures and some cool reports.