LOVE the "Iggy Pop Factor" re: again...would have to agree w/you about Nimoy looking great for 80! Shatner...not so good...As for the Cardassians...those uniforms always left me wondering what was worn under them! Tight black shirts perhaps?I think Nimoy was handsome when he was young, but he had very unusual features. People are usually more inclined to call people handsome or beautiful if they have more generic features. Although, I think more peopel wouldbe inclined to call him handsome in his 20s, when his features were somewhat softer. In his mid-30s, his cheekbones got more prominent and his features sharper, which made him look interesting, but less similar to the conventional beauty standards. Also, the bowl haircut was not that helpful.Some of my picks, in no particular order:
Uhura
Kirk
Spock (I actually think he's very handsome. Not sure why lots don't think so.)
Kira Nerys
Chapel
Bev Crusher
Sarek
Zarabeth
There's been a good number of beautiful people on the show.
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Sadly, he aged a bit too early and his looks deteriorated by the time the TOS movies were being made. But, oddly enough, these days he looks great for his age. Another example of the Iggy Pop Syndrome - ages before his time, but then stays the same the next 30 years, and as a result, looks great as an old guy?
BTW Spock's eyebrows were quite awful in the first couple of TOS episodes - fortunately they gave him a much more attractive look soon afterwards:
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In a similar way, Worf's early look was a lot less attractive:
early TNG Worf with his huge forehead:
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Cardassian makeup also cahnged between what it was like when they were first introduced in TNG and what it was like later, and again, I much prefer the later version. The uniform also underwent a change, although it was similarly tight in both cases.![]()
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I'm not sure if I would've realized it was the same actor if I didn't know it already (even his voice sounded a bit different), although Marc Alaimo's physique is quite easily recognizable.
I find Bajoran noses very cute.BTW, anybody besides me think that Nana Visitor and Chase Masterson actually look a lot sexier with the nose ridges than without?
And whether others agree or disagree, I think that there is something about the latter Cardassian makeup (not the early TNG one) that makes every actor look sexier than when they're not wearing it.![]()
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The Boy Who Cried Worf said:This only reminds me of one silly aspect of WOK. How is it that Khan is 60, but all his crew is like 23?![]()
Those are really good picks.A few years late to this thread, but I want to add my few cents. I have no opinion on TOS or ENT yet, since I haven't made it to watching those series. (On S6 of Voyager at the moment.)
TNG: I have a crush on Data. I don't think he's physically beautiful, but I love his character.
Captain Picard is striking.
I don't really like the looks of any of the main females. Famke Janssen as Kamala is, of course, absolutely gorgeous.
DS9: Sisko! I've noticed that the only black person getting any attention on these boards is Uhura. What about the men? I love me some beautiful black men. Though Sisko is a bit heavy, especially towards the end, the usually do a pretty good job hiding it with the uniform.
Bashir has that awkward tiny body, but I still find him really appealing.
KIRA NERYS is my girlfriend. The combination of her personality and her good looks. Yum. I like her short hair much better, though.
Vic Fontaine is beautiful.
I found myself having a crush on Gul Dukat for a few seasons and hating myself for it. Am I the only one?
Jadzia's hair is just way too ugly for me. I can't see past it. And she looks gross in her uniform until they switch to the grey. Poor Terry. I do like her in the TOS costume, though.
Oh, and Vedek Bareil, YES PLEASE! Yum.
VOY:
Seven of Nine. Jeri Ryan is such a versatile actress, and I really love the way she plays Seven. I like that her character is not at all concerned with how beautiful she is. I love her brownish outfit. :-D
Tuvok is very attractive. I love Vulcans, but I think he's got such a pretty face. I actually have a friend who dated Tim Russ for a while.
I think Chakotay has a really appealing boyish grin, but he's too bulky for me and I HATE HOW HE ASPIRATES HEAVILY AT THE ENDS OF PHRASES! Just had to get that out. His character is also so alarmist and Riker-esque. And Riker repulses me.
Harry Kim is so freaking adorable I can't handle it.
And I LOVE Kes with her short hair. WHY DO PEOPLE HATE ON THE SHORT HAIR? I think the long hair was Fugly, capital F. Her voice is so gorgeous.
No, you're not the only one.I found myself having a crush on Gul Dukat for a few seasons and hating myself for it. Am I the only one?
I think Tuvok is very attractive, too. I thought Chakotay was hot when I first saw him, he's a handsome man... but I don't like his grin, it's somehow smug, and his wooden acting put me off very quickly.Tuvok is very attractive. I love Vulcans, but I think he's got such a pretty face. I actually have a friend who dated Tim Russ for a while.
I think Chakotay has a really appealing boyish grin, but he's too bulky for me and I HATE HOW HE ASPIRATES HEAVILY AT THE ENDS OF PHRASES! Just had to get that out. His character is also so alarmist and Riker-esque. And Riker repulses me.
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