Monroville said:
Ripplin said:
Gaffer Tape said:
I suppose the problem with Klingons would be over which style of Klingons to put in a future movie: the original smooth-headed ones or the more familiar ridge-heads? Most likely the latter, but you know some fans would bitch about that.

Meh, they already explained it too much on "Enterprise." My favorite explanation was from DS9, where Worf just said it's not something they discuss with outsiders. Leaves a lot to the imagination, just like Boba Fett should've been.

Actually, FASA games back in the 1980's came up with a really good explanation which I'm surprised Berman and company didn't lift from it: the reason the Klingons look more human in the 1965 series is that they are human-klingon hybrids created to better interact and infiltrate the Federation. In the FASA game, the Klingons had Human and Romulan "fusions", and the bone-headed Klingons were the "Imperial" pure-bloods. It would have made a great lead-in for the whole "civil war" thing in the NG series...

I still have all my old FASA books. That was a great game, and they did an excellent job creating a very detailed and fleshed out extended universe based on information provided in the original series, animated show, and first few films. Paramount got their knickers in a twist when Next Generation came along, and the background information from the game started to contradict information in new ST:TNG episodes. I clearly remember in the early days of Next Generation, fans at conventions had been quite vocal and critical of Paramount for changing popular lore established in the game's supplements (such as the Klingon's background). And if I remember, this was a major reason FASA lost the license to make the game. That game was quite popular in the mid 1980's, and quite a few if us were upset to see it's production stop.