The Shran Appreciation Consortium Runs From No One - Page 3

Shanndee · June 27 2012, 01:24 AM

I thought I should show our favourite Andorian a little love. He is a bad-ass, but not 24/7:

TiberiusMaximus · June 28 2012, 12:06 AM

Awww

R. Star · June 30 2012, 05:56 AM

And Shran very quickly taught the little girl a racial slur as she called archer "pinkskin" without hesitation. :P

TiberiusMaximus · July 1 2012, 07:02 PM

It's not really a racial slur, is it? Archer sure never took it that way and Shran wasn't actually racist against humans. In time it became more of a nickname for Archer than anything else.

R. Star · July 2 2012, 05:15 AM

TiberiusMaximus wrote:

It's not really a racial slur, is it? Archer sure never took it that way and Shran wasn't actually racist against humans. In time it became more of a nickname for Archer than anything else.

Racial slur? Call a black guy blackskin and see how he takes it.

It is a racial slur. I'll agree it's use affetionately and there is no hatred between the two though.

TiberiusMaximus · July 2 2012, 09:53 PM

R. Star wrote:

TiberiusMaximus wrote:

It's not really a racial slur, is it? Archer sure never took it that way and Shran wasn't actually racist against humans. In time it became more of a nickname for Archer than anything else.

Racial slur? Call a black guy blackskin and see how he takes it.

It is a racial slur. I'll agree it's use affetionately and there is no hatred between the two though.

That's really not the same kind of situation, though.

Shanndee · July 2 2012, 10:38 PM

I must have missed it in the series...but why is Shran's daughter green?

Skywalker · July 2 2012, 10:41 PM

Shanndee wrote:

I must have missed it in the series...but why is Shran's daughter green?

Because she's half (or three-quarters, if you're a Trek Lit reader) Aenar.

Romulus Prime · July 12 2012, 05:52 PM

IMO, he really is the best character depicted on Enterprise. The writers blew it when they decided to make Klingons the first and primary rival antagonists on the show. The Andorians would have offered a much better scenario giving them a chance to make a REAL story arc about a rival race who's at odds with the Vulcans, and trying to end what they see as a military alliance between them and humans. I would love to have seen how long-time enemies go from 100% hostility to eventual allies over time.

Instead, we got:

Klingons again
Future guy
Spongebob Squarepants, the species a.k.a. the Suliban
Dr. Puffer Fish-face
Aliens of the week
Xindi
Detox gel
TOS movie era-looking Romulan BoPs?..and with cloaks?
Time Travel again

...sigh...

REDrake · July 12 2012, 07:44 PM

I was under the impression that Klingons were barely even interested in Earth and that region, at least for Enterprise era. I felt like the only power that Earth came into conflict early on were Romulans. Suliban too, but they were pretty much a product of temporal cold war and I also thought that their mysterious benefactor was actually a Romulan anyway.

Tholians would've made a nice appearance or Gorn, unfortunately they were mostly restricted to mirror universe.

And from little I've seen of DS9, Shran made a pretty good Dominion bad guy.
I regretted not seeing him in mirror universe episodes, but after I recently read Age of the Empress, I understood why.

Desertway · July 17 2012, 08:09 PM

More love for Shran (and Jeffrey Combs). He has more charisma than many Enterprise regulars, and he nails the balance between bad-ass and funny guy.

And he has a very sexy voice.

teacake · July 30 2012, 11:48 AM

Well uhh.. here's a S/C video. That's Shran/Chapel. As in Christine Chapel. Yeah.

jespah · July 31 2012, 04:40 PM

I think that video proves that any pair can be 'shipped.

I await the inevitable Gorn-T'Pol pairing.

Jeff O'Connor · July 31 2012, 05:08 PM

Shran/Chapel, what the, I... I... what the...?

Shanndee · July 31 2012, 08:50 PM

Teacake, I think you broke my brain...

June 27 2012, 01:24 AM	#31
Shanndee Fleet Captain Location: Canada	Re: The Shran Appreciation Consortium Runs From No One I thought I should show our favourite Andorian a little love. He is a bad-ass, but not 24/7: __________________ "Nolite te bastardes carborundorum" Margaret Atwood "Everything will be alright in the end; if it is not alright, it is not the end" Numerous sources

June 28 2012, 12:06 AM	#32
TiberiusMaximus Fleet Captain Location: A ship, a living ship, full of strange alien lifeforms.	Re: The Shran Appreciation Consortium Runs From No One Awww __________________ "Quite possibly, the five Jem'Hadar could turn Data into a collection of four spasming limbs, one helpless torso, and one head that shouts insults at them like the Black Knight from the Monty Python sketch." -Timo Saloniemi

June 30 2012, 05:56 AM	#33
R. Star Commodore Location: Terra 3	Re: The Shran Appreciation Consortium Runs From No One And Shran very quickly taught the little girl a racial slur as she called archer "pinkskin" without hesitation. :P __________________ "I was never a Star Trek fan." J.J. Abrams

July 1 2012, 07:02 PM	#34
TiberiusMaximus Fleet Captain Location: A ship, a living ship, full of strange alien lifeforms.	Re: The Shran Appreciation Consortium Runs From No One It's not really a racial slur, is it? Archer sure never took it that way and Shran wasn't actually racist against humans. In time it became more of a nickname for Archer than anything else. __________________ "Quite possibly, the five Jem'Hadar could turn Data into a collection of four spasming limbs, one helpless torso, and one head that shouts insults at them like the Black Knight from the Monty Python sketch." -Timo Saloniemi

July 2 2012, 10:38 PM	#37
Shanndee Fleet Captain Location: Canada	Re: The Shran Appreciation Consortium Runs From No One I must have missed it in the series...but why is Shran's daughter green? __________________ "Nolite te bastardes carborundorum" Margaret Atwood "Everything will be alright in the end; if it is not alright, it is not the end" Numerous sources

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July 12 2012, 05:52 PM	#39
Romulus Prime Lieutenant Commander Location: The broken state of California	Re: The Shran Appreciation Consortium Runs From No One IMO, he really is the best character depicted on Enterprise. The writers blew it when they decided to make Klingons the first and primary rival antagonists on the show. The Andorians would have offered a much better scenario giving them a chance to make a REAL story arc about a rival race who's at odds with the Vulcans, and trying to end what they see as a military alliance between them and humans. I would love to have seen how long-time enemies go from 100% hostility to eventual allies over time. Instead, we got: Klingons again Future guy Spongebob Squarepants, the species a.k.a. the Suliban Dr. Puffer Fish-face Aliens of the week Xindi Detox gel TOS movie era-looking Romulan BoPs?..and with cloaks? Time Travel again ...sigh... __________________ Centurion: "...power is danger." Romulan Commander: "Danger and I are old companions." - TOS episode Balance of Terror "Living in your dreams is like living in exile." - Calyx, A Stitch in Time "Shame on you, Barack Obama!" - Hillary Clinton "It's the economy, stupid." - Bill Clinton

July 12 2012, 07:44 PM	#40
REDrake Lieutenant Location: Bucharest, Romania	Re: The Shran Appreciation Consortium Runs From No One I was under the impression that Klingons were barely even interested in Earth and that region, at least for Enterprise era. I felt like the only power that Earth came into conflict early on were Romulans. Suliban too, but they were pretty much a product of temporal cold war and I also thought that their mysterious benefactor was actually a Romulan anyway. Tholians would've made a nice appearance or Gorn, unfortunately they were mostly restricted to mirror universe. And from little I've seen of DS9, Shran made a pretty good Dominion bad guy. I regretted not seeing him in mirror universe episodes, but after I recently read Age of the Empress, I understood why.

July 17 2012, 08:09 PM	#41
Desertway Ensign	Re: The Shran Appreciation Consortium Runs From No One More love for Shran (and Jeffrey Combs). He has more charisma than many Enterprise regulars, and he nails the balance between bad-ass and funny guy. And he has a very sexy voice.

July 30 2012, 11:48 AM	#42
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: The Shran Appreciation Consortium Runs From No One Well uhh.. here's a S/C video. That's Shran/Chapel. As in Christine Chapel. Yeah. __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

July 31 2012, 04:40 PM	#43
jespah Commodore Location: Boston, the Gateway to the Galaxy	Re: The Shran Appreciation Consortium Runs From No One I think that video proves that any pair can be 'shipped. I await the inevitable Gorn-T'Pol pairing. __________________ Honk if you love silence http://www.jespah.com (includes fanfiction with most ratings). TU Publishing Adult Trek Anthology

July 31 2012, 05:08 PM	#44
Jeff O'Connor Commodore Location: Tampa, FL	Re: The Shran Appreciation Consortium Runs From No One Shran/Chapel, what the, I... I... what the...? __________________ Star Trek 1966-

July 31 2012, 08:50 PM	#45
Shanndee Fleet Captain Location: Canada	Re: The Shran Appreciation Consortium Runs From No One Teacake, I think you broke my brain... __________________ "Nolite te bastardes carborundorum" Margaret Atwood "Everything will be alright in the end; if it is not alright, it is not the end" Numerous sources