Klingons, Romulans,The Borg, Cardassians, and Vulcans!

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Bajorans–by far. Think about it, they’re the only warp-using religious culture in all of the ST mythos–and they remain religious even realizing (most of em, the 2nd Kai was a Jerry Falwell stand in) that the “wormhole aliens” are finite beings.

The Klingon religion? “We Klingons got so scary we killed our gods”–but hey still hold out for a quasi-Valhalaa

The antagonism Roddenberry felt towards religion continued with other writers & producers in not showing one human having religious belief–or at least one worth respecting.
 
I always had a soft spot for the Ferengi and their rules of acquisition, so much like us humans! My favourite was Quark - greedy, venal, mean to his brother, but ultimately a good character.
and Morn! what race was he?
 
Loved the Q. Because he was always challenging humans in order to stop them from getting to big for their britches.

My least favorite is the Borg. I “do not” assimilate. I like my individual identity.
 
Lion_of_Narnia said:
The Klingon religion? “We Klingons got so scary we killed our gods”–but hey still hold out for a quasi-Valhalaa
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You mean Stovelkor.

Myself, I’ve pined for a Borg/Dominion war. Or Dominion/Species 8472 war.
 
Lion_of_Narnia said:
Bajorans–by far. Think about it, they’re the only warp-using religious culture in all of the ST mythos–and they remain religious even realizing (most of em, the 2nd Kai was a Jerry Falwell stand in) that the “wormhole aliens” are finite beings.

The Klingon religion? “We Klingons got so scary we killed our gods”–but hey still hold out for a quasi-Valhalaa

The antagonism Roddenberry felt towards religion continued with other writers & producers in not showing one human having religious belief–or at least one worth respecting.
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Have you forgotten the original series episode where the planet had a Roman culture with televised gladiator bouts? The very end of the episode was Uhura telling the bridge crew that she had been monitoring broadcasts where the government tried to make fun of the “sun worshipers” who were the oppressed people on the planet. She said they could not make fun of them because it was not the “sun” in the sky that they worshiped but rather “The Son of God.” They specifically stated that the planet had not only Caeser but Christ also. While not necesarily correct from a Catholic point of view (with Christ popping up on 2 planets), I think it was a positive message about Christians and the characters appeared to state it as truth, not some old myth.
 
I’m all about the Klingons and their strong, scary women! Gotta love those villianous sisters, Lursa and Bettor. I also love Worf, but not those sad Klingons in the original series.
 
jc-servant said:
Have you forgotten the original series episode where the planet had a Roman culture with televised gladiator bouts? The very end of the episode was Uhura telling the bridge crew that she had been monitoring broadcasts where the government tried to make fun of the “sun worshipers” who were the oppressed people on the planet. She said they could not make fun of them because it was not the “sun” in the sky that they worshiped but rather “The Son of God.” They specifically stated that the planet had not only Caeser but Christ also. While not necesarily correct from a Catholic point of view (with Christ popping up on 2 planets), I think it was a positive message about Christians and the characters appeared to state it as truth, not some old myth.
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I did forget that particular nerky “alternate earth in the same galaxy” episode but it was the exception that proves the rule–and if I recall, Roddenberry was well out of the script loop for the third season–and there was less overt antagonism towards religion in Hollywod in the 1960’s than there is today.
 
IIRC, that was one of those bottom of the barrel season three episodes. Budget had been cut and they were forced to use whatever spare sets they could find. Of course, they did that from the beginning but even more so in season three.
 
jc-servant said:
I’m all about the Klingons and their strong, scary women! Gotta love those villianous sisters, Lursa and Bettor. I also love Worf, but not those sad Klingons in the original series.
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I was always intrigued by the episode in which Worf grabs the hand of his future son’s mother’s fist and started smelling her skin. Apparently Klingon mating practices are pretty intense. :eek:

Of course, later on, the writers of the show tried to create the possibility of a relationship between Worf and Troi. But I found myself wondering if she could survive?😛
 
Maybe I shouldn’t admit to this but on occasions in Church when we all read the creed, it just reminds me of the Borg. It’s not a disrespect thing, it’s all the voices talking, as one. 🙂
 
Klingons as portrayed in ST : TNG — still one of my favorite TV series.
 
deb1 said:
I was always intrigued by the episode in which Worf grabs the hand of his future son’s mother’s fist and started smelling her skin. Apparently Klingon mating practices are pretty intense. :eek:

Of course, later on, the writers of the show tried to create the possibility of a relationship between Worf and Troi. But I found myself wondering if she could survive?😛
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Worf married a Trill in DS-9, after a lot of fooling around. The first time they “fooled around,” they both wound up in the infirmary.

DaveBj
 
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Worf married a Trill in DS-9, after a lot of fooling around. The first time they “fooled around,” they both wound up in the infirmary.

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I didn’t watch many of the DS-9 episodes, so I didn’t know that Worf had married anyone.😛
 
Klingons all the way- Ka’plah! Romulans and Vulcans tied for a close second. I’m such a geek. I’ve noticed that Catholics tend to be larger scifi fans than other people 😃
 
In order to get my oldest son to eat his noodles, I used to tell him that they were those wiggling worms that Klingon’s ate. He gobbled them up.😃 I have very strange children.
 
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