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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timelord: [QB] I'd like to start a discussion of areas in the writing of Star Trek where opportunities were missed to tell a really good story, or perhaps to improve on the story that was told originally. This isn't intended as criticsm, just an opportunity for others to sound off about how "they woulda done it." For me, this biggest missed opportunity was the chance to explain once and for all why TOS and post-TOS Klingons look different. We all know the real reasons, but why couldn't some really clever writer address this point? DS9 made it worse by bringing back three TOS-era Klingons who somehow mutated from one form to the other [i]with no explanation whatsoever.[/i] Then the "Trials and Tribbleations" episode happened and all we got was a curt, "It's a long story" reply from Worf. I always thought that there could be two distinct races of Klingons, one more human in appearance, the other more "feral", larger and more aggressive. Perhaps there was a power struggle sometime after TOS and the more human Klingon species was segregated, outcast, or similarly dishonored. A great TNG or DS9 story could have been crafted dealing with outcast Klingons escaping from confinement on a penal planet and searching for a new world and a chance to regain their honor and place in the galaxy. Perhaps they would be pursued by their captors or have some dispute where the Enterprise would become involved. How would Worf react? For all his honor and humanity, would he have to come to grips with his own deeply ingrained feelings of racial superiority? Perhaps he would be forced to work with the leader of the refugees to fend off a mutual threat and the two would begin to gain respect for each other as Klingons. I originally came up with this idea during the last season of TNG. It was too late to send a spec script and after the DS9 thing happened, I gave up on it. I wanted to bring Kor or Kang back as they were and through a major conflict/battle have them die with honor, possibly saving Worf in the process. I wanted to create a powerful story that was topical, allowed a really great classic Trek character to fulfill a destiny, and provide a conclusive answer to the "Klingon question." How about everyone else? :p [/QB][/QUOTE]
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