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The Khan Conspiracy – Thursday Trending Topics

Published Fri, 14 Dec 2012 02:42:23 -0600

I still remember how surprised people were that Ricardo Montalbán was in Star Trek II, as he was so closely associated with an extremely popular television role at the time, and also seemed to be everywhere on TV in a well-remembered Chrysler commercial campaign. But Mr. Roarke in Star Trek? He'd become so famous for other reasons that his guest appearance on TOS had been forgotten by most, so to the casual observer, it didn't seem to fit. Diehard fans had to explain it to their friends back then, and perhaps the hardcore fans can explain Khan now for Star Trek Into Darkness too.

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