So Where'd They Go?
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There are more differences than that. Remember, blood transfusions from Vulcans don't work on Romulans.
They could have developed a strain of virus from the strain of the schisim that took place between them that displaced the Romulans or the Vulcans for that matter. Would you like living with true telepaths. It must have been either the cause of the wars or caused them to war as their planet was turned upside down and nobody's thoughts were safe.
Nope - the issue in "The Enemy" wasn't species intercompatibility, but that of individuals, inside and across species. Most Romulans might have been incompatible with the poor patient, too...
Remember that Crusher was searching for donors from all species. Apparently, compatibility across species was the least of their worries. It was just bad luck that none of the Vulcans aboard were compatible, and that Worf was.
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I guess I look at it this way. If there were another series set in the DQ, or at least had a portion of its characters and storyline located there, would we likely see episodes featuring the Kazon? I'm not suggesting here that the Kazon were as relevant, successful, or influential as the Andorians, Tholians. or possibly the Tellarites. I'm simply saying that if the writers for certain series didn't feel that some races, even those that had had a significant seat at the Federation table, weren't germane to their story ideas, than they wouldn't be likely to be compelled from above to include them otherwise.
As has been suggested, they might not be considered for plotlines because of the location of their spheres of influence or being able to justify such absences because of a historical decline in their primacy. What would seem more likely to me in say TNG, might have been the desire to introduce new races whose identifying attributes were similar enough in character to those earlier referenced ones, that the latter's presence or mention at all was pretty much rendered superfluous.
As we know, continuity certainly varied between series, but unless there was a compelling idea of a challenging new development or intriguing back story involving one of the "old ones", I don't see an elemental illogic in their absence for extended periods of time. The galaxy is large and viewers' attention spans, even back in the day, could be unforgivingly short.
As has been suggested, they might not be considered for plotlines because of the location of their spheres of influence or being able to justify such absences because of a historical decline in their primacy. What would seem more likely to me in say TNG, might have been the desire to introduce new races whose identifying attributes were similar enough in character to those earlier referenced ones, that the latter's presence or mention at all was pretty much rendered superfluous.
As we know, continuity certainly varied between series, but unless there was a compelling idea of a challenging new development or intriguing back story involving one of the "old ones", I don't see an elemental illogic in their absence for extended periods of time. The galaxy is large and viewers' attention spans, even back in the day, could be unforgivingly short.
I like to think that all the cool aliens what cropped up when budget allowed (TMP, STVI and the reboot) were always there in the background, but just off-camera. Ditto all the classic aliens that were never seen again, and modern ones that should have been there all along (Remans)
Re the Kazon, if for story purposes our heroes once again found themselves in Kazon territory, though I found them terribly unimaginative, I'm the kind of guy who would want them re-imagined rather than dropped entirely.
Besides, how many WWII dramas include visits from Roman Legionaries just cause the writer wanted to write for Roman Legionaries?
I like the idea of the less seen aliens being just off screen BTW. It's what I think when I'm watching a show. I'm sure there were Deltans and Denobulans and non-humanoids too in the corridors of Picard's Enterprise. As I'm sure there were transport and hospital ships and whatnot in those Dominion War battles on DS9.
Besides, how many WWII dramas include visits from Roman Legionaries just cause the writer wanted to write for Roman Legionaries?
I like the idea of the less seen aliens being just off screen BTW. It's what I think when I'm watching a show. I'm sure there were Deltans and Denobulans and non-humanoids too in the corridors of Picard's Enterprise. As I'm sure there were transport and hospital ships and whatnot in those Dominion War battles on DS9.
It was the late Robert Justman who proposed a Klingon soldier on the Enterprise as a visual symbol of how much things had changed since TOS. Roddenberry liked the idea, and so Worf was born...
As far as the OP, I just go with the "space is big" idea and that not all aliens we've seen are always wherever our heroes are. There could be other ships--aside from those called Enterprise--that are having run-ins with seldom-seen aliens elsewhere in the galaxy.
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