hm, why did they cast quinto and pine and urban in those specific roles...? or anson mount XDYes, fictional characters, not real people, so they don't need to look identical.

apparently that's because the colorizer was colorblindThe Klingon vests from TAS have always looked purple on my tv and monitor screens, not pink.
The TAS tribbles are pink on my screens. The Kzinti uniforms are also pink on my screens. But the Klingon vests are decidedly not pink, but rather the color of grape yogurt.
so they could've kept the original shape, which is the point here. who do you think is trying to fool anyone, and why?It's the original SHAPE with the details and style of the Discoprise. You can't fool anyone.