The effect was also reversible, which is no doubt to retcon the appearance of Kang, Kor, and Koloth over the years.
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DXMachina - Mar 10, 2005 3:48:24 am PST #184 of 3639
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
le nubian - Mar 10, 2005 4:03:54 am PST #185 of 3639
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I don't understand why the ST people didn't just go with the explanation I had always assumed when Worf had ridges and the old school Klingons did not:
that all Klingons don't look the same and that some Klingons have ridges while some don't.
I mean fuck. Does it have to be that complicated?
§ ita § - Mar 10, 2005 4:05:43 am PST #186 of 3639
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Alien species are more homogenous than Earth species. It's a science fiction rule.
Just like alien planets are more homogenous than most Earth countries.
DXMachina - Mar 10, 2005 4:07:43 am PST #187 of 3639
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Does it have to be that complicated?
No, but the problem was they brought Kang, Kor, and Koloth, all of whom had fought Kirk, to DS9 with ridges. It was a paradox just begging for a retcon.
le nubian - Mar 10, 2005 4:34:34 am PST #188 of 3639
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Hell, it could be a Klingon disease? I mean retcon is fine...but I want it to make some semblance of sense.
§ ita § - Mar 10, 2005 5:14:10 am PST #189 of 3639
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The lack of ridges is caused by a disease. Unfortunately, the cure and the vaccination also eliminate them.
le nubian - Mar 10, 2005 5:31:35 am PST #190 of 3639
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
heh heh. I love it.
sumi - Mar 23, 2005 6:14:44 pm PST #191 of 3639
Art Crawl!!!
Zap2it is confirming the appearance of Jonathan Frakes and Mariana Sirtis on Enterprise as their Next Gen characters.
Wolfram - Mar 23, 2005 6:23:07 pm PST #192 of 3639
Visilurking
Just bring back Patrick Stewart and John de Lancie and they can pretend the whole Enterprise series was one of Picard alternate time jumps from All Good Things....
le nubian - Mar 23, 2005 6:29:48 pm PST #193 of 3639
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
holy shit, sumi.
I gotta see this final episode. Any word on when the date is?