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Most disappointing species in Star Trek ?
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Seconded.
24th Century Vulcans would be my choice, since the race didn't really get much of development in the 24th Century spin-offs that I can remember right now.
Yeah, they basically became either serial killers or stiff baseball players.
Yeah, they basically became either serial killers or stiff baseball players.
Of the 24th Century Vulcans portrayed I think Tuvok is the only one that I liked, but the again I didn't see much of him because he was on a show I hated
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My vote would have to be the Ferengi on TNG. Not on DS9. On TNG.
Although, it was cool to see them menacing in early-TNG in the 1st season episodes "The Last Outpost" and "The Battle," they were just generally too silly to take seriously as major adversaries.
Although, it was cool to see them menacing in early-TNG in the 1st season episodes "The Last Outpost" and "The Battle," they were just generally too silly to take seriously as major adversaries.
Read KRAD's "A Burning House". This novel shows the everyday Klingon society.
Seconded.
I just finished reading it last month and it was great. There were some interesting developments with Klingon farmers that I especially enjoyed.
However, on screen I would have liked some more development from Klingons who weren't in the Defense Force and didn't yearn to be warriors. Those Klingons would still be wholly important and valuable to the society, as well.
When I saw this thread title I also first thought of the Ferengi, although they were 'redeemed' they never have truly escaped the comic relief role -- hence used as such in the later DS9 eps as well.
It would have been interesting to see "Yankee traders" turned into truly dangerous villains, but perhaps that description was off--perhaps "Corporatists" or something would be more ominous. A species that would seek to dominate through economic means--perhaps even 'buying off' or part of the Federation.
Read KRAD's "A Burning House". This novel shows the everyday Klingon society.
Seconded.
I just finished reading it last month and it was great. There were some interesting developments with Klingon farmers that I especially enjoyed.
However, on screen I would have liked some more development from Klingons who weren't in the Defense Force and didn't yearn to be warriors. Those Klingons would still be wholly important and valuable to the society, as well.
B'elanna, anyone?
and Neelix was Talaxian. (yea, I suppose there was a joke about Denobulans or whatever...) I always thought of Talaxians as uglier versions of humans.
Were those blue antennaed people of TOS called Andorian? I didn't like them.
No, they were called Aenar.
Yeah, they basically became either serial killers or stiff baseball players.
That all were one offs, but the race as a whole was very much on the backburner in the 24th Century. We had several episodes in the 24th Century spin-offs that took place on the Earth or the Klingon homeworld, even a few on Romulus and Ferenginar, but none showing the Vulcan of this timeframe IIRC.
Personally, I cant stand Bjorans.
They are either whiney or just annoying, and their spirituality seems to bug me too.
oh, and they always have a chip on their shoulder
They are either whiney or just annoying, and their spirituality seems to bug me too.
oh, and they always have a chip on their shoulder
Out of all of these I found Species 8472 the most disappointing. There were only a handful of episodes dedicated to them, all of which were very enjoyable, and I wish we could have seen more of them, especially when they were supposed to be more powerful and dangerous than the Borg, and moreover you consider the disproportionate amount of episodes dedicated to the Borg, time travel and holodeck malfunctions! Although I guess one does have to bring into account that CGI was more expensive in the late 90s than today.
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The Ferengi hands down. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE what DS9 did with them, but they were supoosed to be the new big threat for the federation and they turned out to be nothing more than silly little trolls.Their failure to live up to this status is the reason the Borg were introduced.
I hate the species who called "the void" home in Voyager. The ones who couldnt speak and communicated via sound. They were useless and had no purpose.
I agree.
B'elanna? Whats wrong with her I like her.
Ugh, the Breen. Not only missed potential, but they just became annoying with all the "ooh, what do they really look like?" mystery and never really revealing anything about them. They were brought into DS9's final chapter as if they were wildly interesting and important and ended up contributing nothing.
Well, they did contribute a smoking ruin where Starfleet Command used to be!
The Breen were more a case of untapped potential. The Klingons unified because in the end-they were all Klingon and what ever their clan differences they fought together for their Empire(the legend of Kahless might have been a unifying myth). The Ferengi...ended up being what DS9 needed-foils. I thought the Cardies were in need of further cultural revelation but they made great Orwellian/Nazi bastards. The Vulcans remained what they always were-the representatives of the non-animal part of our brains. I think they were explored enough overall. Let's talk about the real disappointing race:
The Humans.
After "overcoming" the bad parts of human nature to establish an enlightened society-
Parts of the military and government conspire with alien governments to assassinate their own leader.
One captain goes mad when he thinks he's found the fountain of youth and murders thousands.
Another tries to provoke a war between the Federation and Cardassia 'cause he "doesn't trust" the Cardies
Another turns to guerrilla warfare to protest a decision the government made regarding a peace treaty
Another turns his crew over to fight in a gladiatorial arena cause he admires the society he's encountered
Another ignores policy, regulations and common sense so he can get revenge on a "cloud monster" that killed his own commander years before
Another fakes critical evidence in order to draw a whole society into a war they want nothing to do with
Another use terror tactics in an interrogation to learn what he needs to know(the same one stole a friendly alien's warp core, citing necessity as his only excuse)
And don't even get me started on the lower ranks and civilians amongst the humans
Lest we forget,
One Admiral opted to violate a major treaty to get what he wanted
Another tried a coup d'etat on Earth, effectively trying to turn it into a police state
AND there is an entire Black Ops organization that's been around for hundreds of years ignoring the law and killing/manipulating/altering anyone they thought they needed to to further their aims.
Very disappointing, Humanity!
