Re: Klingon Question.
GENTLEPEOPLE, PLEASE! Wesson wrote: > excal@excal1705.com (EXCALIBUR ENTERPRISES INC.) wrote: > >On Tue, 07 Apr 1998 16:41:10 -0400, willi <thunderchild@earthling.net> > >wrote: > > > >>>The differences in the Klingons' appearance is explained in one of the Star Trek novels. It was explained as a geographical location which created the different look to the species, which eventually became a political and cultural separation as well. In the book, it was treated as though it were merely the same as the race differences we have on earth between asians, africans and caucasians. I would be happy to go to my storage unit and locate the exact title if anyone is interested in reading about this. ...Alex > >>> > >>> A lovely story but it does not explain Kang, Koloth, and others who > >>> appeared in TOS with smooth human-like skulls and in TNG and DSN with > >>> ridged brows! > >>> > >>> > >> > >>Join us next time and perhaps YOU could help solve a mystery. > > My personal opinion on this matter is that the smooth browed Klingons of the original series > were the result of the same kind of surgical procedure that made a Klingon look > completely human in _Trouble With Tribble_. It was an attempt to lull their human > enemies by appearing more like them that led Klingon warriors to undergo this surgery in > order to appear more human. > > After being recalled from duty involving contact with humans, the warriors such as Kor, > Kang, and Koloth again underwent the surgery to return to their true Klingon selves. > > J'mez Did any of you see the Deep Space 9 episode where Cisco, Dax, Worf, et al went back in time to the Tribble incident? (Had great combined footage with Kirk and Spock...) Do you recall Bashir, O'Brian & Worf sitting in the starbase lounge when some TOS Klingons entered? O'Brian remarked on their looks and Worf replied that it was a great event (which he would not elaborate upon :>( ) that changed the look of the entire species. He said that Klingons did NOT like to talk about it! There is a deeper mystery here, and it probably died with Gene Rodenberry. Peter J