0:00 Discovering he was cast as Chekov while getting measured
⭐️0:40 The good, the bad, the ugly between him and the rest of the TOS cast (specifically Shatner and Nimoy)
11:30 Being born in Russia, with parents being communists (as they knew communism to be)
⭐️12:30 Whether Chekov’s fanbase in the 60s cared about the politics of his being a Russian character
⭐️14:37 His favorite episode to act in, and why (and the story screw-up in the script)
⭐️16:55 His time on Babylon 5 / role as Alfred Bester
⭐️18:07 Story of his being cast on Babylon 5 (disrupted by a heart attack and quadruple bypass)
⭐️24:12 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
⭐️25:55 Intervening to change the timing of Spock’s death in The Wrath of Khan
⭐️27:30 Back to Chekov’s role in The Wrath of Khan
⭐️28:39 How he felt about being hired to be the eye candy/teen idol, and original plans for Chekov in the third season
31:30 Growing up in a first-generation Russian immigrant family / as a “Red Diaper Baby,” and his parents’ positions on communism (as they knew and had experienced it)
37:00 His time on Babylon 5 - tweaking lines with J. Michael Straczynski and his character
⭐️38:40 His Columbo episode with William Shatner and Peter Falk
⭐️41:20 His tense guest appearance on William Shatner’s show (Shatner’s Raw Nerve, S3 E12; 2011)
📚45:30 His books (Warped Factors: A Neurotic’s Guide to the Universe & Beaming Up and Getting Off: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek - https://www.amazon.com/Beaming-Up-Get... )