Re: The New Movies Yay or Nay
Yeah, in general, I think inconsistencies make the various alien races more believable. I mean, look at all the different viewpoints and traditions and styles and fashions you see in just a few blocks of any large city city, let alone all of America or the planet Earth. So why expect all the Klingons or Romulans to look and act alike?
The TV shows have to homogenize things a little, just so that we'll recognize a Romulan or Klingon when they show up, but the more variety the better. And, yes, there's no reason why every Klingon who ever appears on Star Trek has to look and act exactly like John Colicos in "Errand in Mercy" just because he was the first Klingon we saw.
I still remembering being excited the first time we met an elderly Klingon nursemaid on TNG. At last! Evidence that there were Klingons from all walks of life, not just fierce soldiers of the Empire!
I want see bohemian Romulans, conservative Romulans, cranky old Romulans, and young upstart Romulans whose new fashions shock their elders. Sophisticated Romulans, vulgar Romulans, glamorous Romulans, and dry, bureaucratic Romulans. All the types that would typically make up a vast interplanetary empire. Heck, chances are the culture varies from planet to planet and province to province. "I can't stand those Romulans from Sector 35-A. Their accents are atrocious, and they're so stuck-up!"
Plus, we have to remember that Star Trek history spans a century or so, so fashions and politics and attitudes are likely to evolve over time, not remain frozen in stasis.
I mean, nobody would expect 21st century Americans to look and act exactly like 19th Century Americans, so why expect 24th century Romulans to be identical to 23rd century Romulans? Imagine objecting that "Modern Family" is full of continuity errors because the humans in that show don't look and act just like the humans in "Leave It to Beaver."
Yeah, in general, I think inconsistencies make the various alien races more believable. I mean, look at all the different viewpoints and traditions and styles and fashions you see in just a few blocks of any large city city, let alone all of America or the planet Earth. So why expect all the Klingons or Romulans to look and act alike?
The TV shows have to homogenize things a little, just so that we'll recognize a Romulan or Klingon when they show up, but the more variety the better. And, yes, there's no reason why every Klingon who ever appears on Star Trek has to look and act exactly like John Colicos in "Errand in Mercy" just because he was the first Klingon we saw.
I still remembering being excited the first time we met an elderly Klingon nursemaid on TNG. At last! Evidence that there were Klingons from all walks of life, not just fierce soldiers of the Empire!
I want see bohemian Romulans, conservative Romulans, cranky old Romulans, and young upstart Romulans whose new fashions shock their elders. Sophisticated Romulans, vulgar Romulans, glamorous Romulans, and dry, bureaucratic Romulans. All the types that would typically make up a vast interplanetary empire. Heck, chances are the culture varies from planet to planet and province to province. "I can't stand those Romulans from Sector 35-A. Their accents are atrocious, and they're so stuck-up!"
Plus, we have to remember that Star Trek history spans a century or so, so fashions and politics and attitudes are likely to evolve over time, not remain frozen in stasis.
I mean, nobody would expect 21st century Americans to look and act exactly like 19th Century Americans, so why expect 24th century Romulans to be identical to 23rd century Romulans? Imagine objecting that "Modern Family" is full of continuity errors because the humans in that show don't look and act just like the humans in "Leave It to Beaver."
