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Early Saru Design

I'm not too excited to see the Borg. The Breen I could take or leave. Given that the Spore Drive can jump through time -- it already jumped nine months -- I hope it means if we see the Borg, they've left the 23rd Century.

While I've defended the Klingon War and Section 31 on DSC, and I thought the Mirror Universe was fun, I don't feel inclined to defend the Borg and the Breen. This is straight-up 24th Century.
 
I'm not too excited to see the Borg. The Breen I could take or leave. Given that the Spore Drive can jump through time -- it already jumped nine months -- I hope it means if we see the Borg, they've left the 23rd Century.

While I've defended the Klingon War and Section 31 on DSC, and I thought the Mirror Universe was fun, I don't feel inclined to defend the Borg and the Breen. This is straight-up 24th Century.

These were the designers talking personally, not any confirmation that the Borg will be in Discovery.
 
These were the designers talking personally, not any confirmation that the Borg will be in Discovery.

Listening to the interview right now. Yeah, they're answering questions.

Though, in general, I don't think the Borg would be a good fit for DSC... and TNG/VOY covered them well enough.
 
Plus if they're unwilling to show Romulans because of Balance of Terror, they won't do the Borg either.
 
If you're going to revisit old stuff, give us stuff that hasn't been on screen since TOS. Excallibans, the horta, triskellian brains, talosians, the vians... Now that we can retread TOS for new stories, give us more of some of those cool underutilized aliens.

Don't give us fucking space zombies that have been beaten to death in the past thirty years. I'm so turned off by the Borg as adversaries. Part of the reason I'm excited about the reboots and discovery is that we've finally gotten away from the TNG staples like the Borg. I never want them to come back.
 
give us stuff that hasn't been on screen since TOS. Excallibans, the horta, triskellian brains, talosians, the vians... Now that we can retread TOS for new stories, give us more of some of those cool underutilized aliens.
the show still pre-dates TOS, so they really can't do those aliens.
 
i wonder if this is an early sciences uniform with the division color full body instead of just the shoulders.

or a starfleet sweatsuit, because with those sneakers on, he looks like he's going to the gym in the 1980s.
I remember reading somewhere that the final design for the uniform came late in production with all the extra arrowhead emblem panels printed on the side, color matching trousers, etc. It seems now to have gone from understated to (IMO) the somewhat overdone Overbranded Blues the show ultimately got.
 
Don't give us fucking space zombies that have been beaten to death in the past thirty years. I'm so turned off by the Borg as adversaries. Part of the reason I'm excited about the reboots and discovery is that we've finally gotten away from the TNG staples like the Borg. I never want them to come back.
If the Borg never show up again it will be too soon by my reckoning.
 
Oh pooh. I like the Borg - a lot. One of the best creations ever. Not necessary for Discovery though. Besides Discovery would over think them and screw them up.
 
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