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Not even a ridge on their head or anything? (lemmy.world)

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[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 35 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Tbf TOS era male Klingons didn't look too different from humans either

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, but they worked a little harder.

[–] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 34 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"I want the male Klingons in black face"

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You couldn't make Star Trek today!

[–] photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 years ago

They say, standing among at least three currently airing modern Star Trek shows

[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The dirty truth is that almost all sci-fi "aliens" look a hell of a lot like humans.

[–] Zellith@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago

Or humans look a lot like sci fi aliens.

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago

Clint Howard is still the scariest looking alien ever depicted on TV.

[–] JWBananas@startrek.website 7 points 2 years ago

They really didn't give much direction at all on how Klingons should look back then. The actor and makeup artist basically came up with it on the spot.

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Depicting_Klingons

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Pretty much all Star Trek aliens are just human from the mouth downwards.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

They insist that anything else would be uncanny valley