The New Klingons

Discussion in 'Star Trek: Discovery' started by INACTIVEUSS Einstein, May 18, 2017.

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Do you like the design of these new Klingons? What was your gut reaction?

  1. I liked them

    127 vote(s)
    46.4%
  2. I did not like them

    147 vote(s)
    53.6%
  1. Tuskin38

    Tuskin38 Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    It looks very Klingon to me, very martial
     
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  2. Refuge

    Refuge Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Interesting seeing the vote ratio. The 'I did not like them' has really risen.
     
  3. Mach5

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    47.1% is a decent approval rating.
     
  4. dahj

    dahj Vice Admiral Admiral

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    This is what Klingon marital garb should look like according to canon:
    [​IMG]

    ;):D
     
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  5. Tuskin38

    Tuskin38 Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    Well that is a wedding outfit not military gear lol
     
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  6. dahj

    dahj Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Yep. (You had a typo in that previous post ;))
     
  7. cultcross

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  8. Mach5

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    You did say "marital".
     
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  9. Tuskin38

    Tuskin38 Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    Oh, ohhh lmao.

    I'm on my phone

    Fixed it
     
  10. RAMA

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    It's awesome, elegant, expensive looking. Everything the old Klingon uniforms weren't. You've lost any trek production cred. Go sit in the brig.
     
  11. Captain of the USS Averof

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    That particular costume ≠ striking, awesome, elegant, expensive looking, best Klingon uniform.

    But it's not the worst also, so I'll give you that.
     
  12. RAMA

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    thankfully you're not working on the show.
     
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  13. Longinus

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    Get new glasses.
     
  14. Captain of the USS Averof

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    And that's my gripe. I have no problem to lie through my teeth and say they look amazing if they pay me.
     
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  15. KirkusOveractus

    KirkusOveractus Commodore Commodore

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    Their look is subjective. To me, I think the Klingon costumes are really well done! Certainly a step up from spray painting football and hockey goalie pads black and wearing a giant belt around your waist!
     
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  16. Tuskin38

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    What KirkusOveractus said. Eye of the beholder and all that.
     
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  17. Rahul

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    It's a very well execution (for a tv-budget) of a very scrappy idea.
     
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  18. Roald

    Roald Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    I agree with RAMA, this is without a doubt the best designed Klingon costume ever..! It kind of frustrates me that so many here are so negative towards the design decisions... Sometimes, I just hope the people working on DSC aren't looking into what is said on TrekBBS, Trekmovie and other forums, 'cause I fear it would de-motivatie them to pursue their vision.... come on guys, I'm not saying you shouldn't be critical and of course everyone has their own taste, but to call these costumes 'bad cosplay' or anything, that is not fair to the people working so hard to give us new Trek..
     
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  19. KirkusOveractus

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    I'm looking at them from the evolution of how Klingons looked, from the bubble wrap belt buckles and gold lame weave sashes of TOS, through the movies and TNG era.

    From a costuming and detail aspect, these are very well done, IMO. From reading some sites, some of the weaponry the Klingons use as well as parts of their costumes were 3D printed, which is amazing.
     
  20. Serveaux

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    I never looked at the old Klingons and thought "oh, they're supposed to be wearing metal armor." Clearly they wore "leather" jerkins and I wondered whether that was real leather or vinyl. The probable answer is "on TMP, leather, after that vinyl." Fletcher enjoyed his TMP budget. ;)
    Well, the example provided there only looks a thousand times or so more plausible than the Klingon costuming we're used to on Trek.

    The Cardassian outfits were a bit more believable as armor than the Klingons - if we ever see any Cardassians, it's fun to imagine how much farther the new designers can take them.