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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Starbuck: [QB] The Kzinti admittedly suffered from one thing: a low budget. I'll try to source it later, but as I recall, the animators wanted to make them distinct from anything else on the show. Thus, they were given shades of pink and purple as their primary equipment and costume tones because that's pretty much all that was available (ditto for the tribbles, I think - easier and cheaper to paint 'em all pink than have so many different shades); they also lost some distinctive colour patterns in their fur. As with the live-action episodes "The Trouble with Tribbles" and "Arena", "The Slaver Weapon" borrowed from other popular sci-fi. However, unlike the Robert Heinlein and Frederic Brown stories used as the basis for the TOS shows (which were authorised by the writers in question), Larry Niven brought his own creations across. I often think it's a pity he didn't get the chance to produce followup episodes - imagine what Trek would be like with the Kzinti running around, or a ringworld... (and I think one of those exists on the 1980 [i]Star Trek Maps[/i], too!) As I recall, the Kzinti remained strong in fandom, despite the apparent "decanonisation" of TAS, and are still featured in the Starfleet Battles line of gaming products. Can anyone add anything to this..? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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