Which races would you have liked to see more of in Star Trek?

[Finn]

The fate of that post-industrial civilization (never named IIRC) Reed left behind a communicator, on Enterprise. Surely they'd be warp capable by the TNG era.

Maybe link them to a species that was name-dropped in TOS or TNG era but never seen.

 

[Annorax849]

The fate of that post-industrial civilization (never named IIRC) Reed left behind a communicator, on Enterprise. Surely they'd be warp capable by the TNG era.

Maybe link them to a species that was name-dropped in TOS or TNG era but never seen.

Were they the ones that were spacefaring with colonies by the 32nd century?

 

[Farscape One]

I think those were the ones from "CIVILIZATION".

 

[Finn]

Were they the ones that were spacefaring with colonies by the 32nd century?

No. They weren't post-industrial, and they were named. The race from The Communicator was never named. I checked. They never named the planet or the alien race there.

 

[Annorax849]

I think those were the ones from "CIVILIZATION".

Yeah, just checked it.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Civilization was a neat episode. One of my faves from season 2

 

[Farscape One]

Season 1.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Season 1.

You are correct but it's an episode I liked

 

[TheAdmiralty]

A lot of the one off TOS villains (Gorn, Tholians, Orions) were more interesting than the scaly, aggressive for no reason, Klingon knockoffs we got over and over again in the Berman era.

Also, Tzenkethi and the Breen. Although, I wonder if the more you explain about the Breen, the less it works. Their entire thing is being mysterious people in encounter suits.

Yeah, there's just way too much of a need for exposition these days, "explaining" the Breen would kill it. Like how the Borg were way scarier and cooler on TNG when you didn't really know anything about them.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Yeah, there's just way too much of a need for exposition these days, "explaining" the Breen would kill it. Like how the Borg were way scarier and cooler on TNG when you didn't really know anything about them.

I agree with this knowing what the Breen are like would kill the mystery and anything created now would just be like an ass pull.

The Borg were way more scary in Q Who then later

 

[publiusr]

Would have loved to see more of the Breen.
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They often carry thermal detonators, so I hear

 

[Annorax849]

I will say I do kind of like the theory that the Breen are the Valakians from Enterprise.

 

[XCV330]

I suspect this thread will become a real marathon.





oh and anyway, would be nice to visit the First Federation again

 

[Wingcommanderdarkwolf01]

Caitians and Tholians

 

[somebuddyX]

We did some dog aliens like Lupari from Doctor Who to go have a war with the Caitians.

 

[Finn]

I agree with this knowing what the Breen are like would kill the mystery and anything created now would just be like an ass pull.

The Borg were way more scary in Q Who then later

I"d argue they were more scary at the time the episode aired, but it seems campy, and the danger a bit forced, when I do a rewatch.

 

[FredH]

A lot of the one off TOS villains (Gorn, Tholians, Orions) were more interesting than the scaly, aggressive for no reason, Klingon knockoffs we got over and over again in the Berman era. So nobody who isn’t a one-shot can stay a complete mystery forever.



Yeah, there's just way too much of a need for exposition these days, "explaining" the Breen would kill it. Like how the Borg were way scarier and cooler on TNG when you didn't really know anything about them.

True as far as that goes, but at the end of the day Star Trek is generally about coming to understand the unknown—ideally to defuse conflict with it, but even when not, at least to understand where it’s coming from.

 

[Shawnster]

oh and anyway, would be nice to visit the First Federation again

My head canon is that Trill and Ferenginar were originally part of the First Federation and that First Federation technology enabled the advances we saw implemented in the Galaxy Class.

 

[Nerys Myk]

My head canon is that Trill and Ferenginar were originally part of the First Federation and that First Federation technology enabled the advances we saw implemented in the Galaxy Class.

Interesting choices.

 

[DarKush]

I agree with a lot of the ones, others have listed, but I'll still just give my list:
Tzenkethi, Jarada, Tholians, Kelvans, Sheliak, Vaadwaur, Voth, Kzinti, Breen, Swarm, Conspiracy aliens, Silent Enemy aliens, Schism aliens, Hunters, Remans, Son'a. I'm sure there's more if I sat down and thought harder about it.

Just thought about more I would like to see: Caitians, Edoans/Edosians, Draylaxians, Nausicaans, Aurelians, Brikar, Selay, Anticans, Phylosians, more The Motion Picture, Animated Series, and Kelvin movie species.