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Discovery Klingons: Flat or Bumpy?
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I wouldn't mind not seeing any Klingon in any TV show or movie ever again.
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I can understand being tired of a particular "enemy" alien, but I'm not sure they could evoke the time frame they're apparently trying to evoke with no Klingons at all. That said, if their Klingons he's too closely to the TNG model, I don't see how they will evoke the TOS time frame.
We saw Klingons in seven - seven episodes - there are less Klingons in the original show than any other Star Trek (except the animated series.) Over half of these episodes - "Friday's Child", "A Private Little War", "Elaan of Troyius" and "The Savage Curtain" - we see a Klingon, singular.
The sample size of flathead TOS Klingons is therefore extremely small.
Given Nicholas Meyer's involvement, and Fuller speaking positively of the sixth film, I suspect The Undiscovered Country may be a model for Discovery's Klingons more than TNG is, and I think that - the only canon in-depth look at the Klingons we ever get in the 23rd century - is not a bad starting point.
We will never, ever see a klingon with a flat forehead again. Only in case of a joke, like the Tribble episode on DS9. The Enterprise two-parter was an anomaly, where they knew the series was ending, and were allowed to go wild. And in my opinion it was still a mistake to adress the make-up change on-screen.
But don't expect to ever see a TNG-klingon again, either. I highly doubt anyone will take a space-viking race serious anymore. If we see klingons again (and we certainly will), expect them to be re-designed again, maybe closest to the "Into Darkness" klingons in appereance. The look informed by their past appereances, but completely overhauled anyway.
The Undiscovered Country klingons are my absolute favourite portrayal of them ever. Because you could take them seriously. The mix of their warrior code with a strong militaristic organisation made them seem effective. They weren't so much talking about "honour", but instead acting on their (by a military leadership distorted) sense of honour.
I guess if we will ever see klingons again, having them redefined by Nicholas Meyer is one of the best things being able to happen to us Trekkies.
But don't expect to ever see a TNG-klingon again, either. I highly doubt anyone will take a space-viking race serious anymore. If we see klingons again (and we certainly will), expect them to be re-designed again, maybe closest to the "Into Darkness" klingons in appereance. The look informed by their past appereances, but completely overhauled anyway.
The Undiscovered Country klingons are my absolute favourite portrayal of them ever. Because you could take them seriously. The mix of their warrior code with a strong militaristic organisation made them seem effective. They weren't so much talking about "honour", but instead acting on their (by a military leadership distorted) sense of honour.
I guess if we will ever see klingons again, having them redefined by Nicholas Meyer is one of the best things being able to happen to us Trekkies.
I consider the Undiscovered Country Klingons the best portrayal in both their appearance and characterization.
And IMHO the Into Darkness Klingons are the absolute worst in both appearance (with their forehead bling bling) and characterization.
I consider the Undiscovered Country Klingons the best portrayal in both their appearance and characterization.
And IMHO the Into Darkness Klingons are the absolute worst in both appearance (with their forehead bling bling) and characterization.
I don't know. Can't there be some diversity among the Klingons, in customs as well as in how they look?
Meh. Do something new. Make fanboys jump through more hoops trying to reconcile it all.
This poll sucks. I voted "Mixed", but I would have voted "JJ" if it was an option.
Bring on the space bling!
Bring on the space bling!
JJ counts as bumpy
Bumpy implies a lack of bling.
The defining characteristic of JJ is space bling.
The defining characteristic of JJ is space bling.
The Discovery Klingons will be exactly half-bumpy and half-flat. Those who are "bumpy on the right side" consider those who are "flat on the right side" to be inferior and subjugate and persecute them.
The Discovery picks up the last two survivors of war-torn Praxis, who are still committed to destroying each other aboard the ship, and that will set in motion the events of the first season. You heard it here first.
The Discovery picks up the last two survivors of war-torn Praxis, who are still committed to destroying each other aboard the ship, and that will set in motion the events of the first season. You heard it here first.
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It wasn't "blackface" with the darker-complexioned Klingons. The makeup actually had a strong green tone to it.
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