"[Richard Arnold] gave a cryptic hint about the uniform Jolene Blalock will wear on the show: "T'Pol's uniform outdoes even Seven's for it makes Seven of Nine's catsuit uniform look like a moo-moo compared to the new Vulcan female's."
So what they're really saying here is: "Never mind that she's a Vulcan and isn't supposed to look "sexy", and never mind that Vulcans are supposed to be intellectual giants. Let's parade our sexy, sultry Vulcan female co-star around in a uniform that even Madonna would be ashamed of wearing, so that our target audience of teenage males will tune in every Wednesday night in masturbatory readiness." Jesus H. Christ. Why don't they just have her be nude?
Sorry for the rant. This might just be a made-up rumor, but once I read it, I just had to post. (Maybe I should have put this in the Flameboard )
[ June 16, 2001: Message edited by: Dukhat ]
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Richard Arnold doesn't know dick about the current happenings on the set... he hasn't been involved on the show for years.
So either he heard from some old connection of his and there is truth in this or heard from some crappy internet source the same as any of us, in which case there may be none.
Let's wait and see.
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I found a pic of Jolene Blalock, very hot looking girl.
Although I do find it sad that Star Trek has degraded to needing models in skimpy revealing outfits to keep ratings up. TNG worked fine without a Seven of Nine-type character. Ok, sure Troi wore a couple revealing dresses in the beginning. Which I find odd that she as a lieutenant commander, eventually a full commander, didn't wear a Starfleet uniform until the 5th(?) season. At first I thought she was a civilian counselor.
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Troi first wore standard uniform due to Captain Jellico's protests in 'Chain of Command' in season 6. But I don't think there's anything wrong with the 'babe factor', it's widespread in all TV. You name one mainstream sci-fi show today which doesn't have a 'babe'. Granted they may not all be wearing skin tight suits, but shows such as these follow this trend:
X-Files - Scully B5 - Ivanova Lexx - Zev Stargate - Carter Farscape - (a few - don't know their names) Andromeda - (ditto) First Wave - Jordan Buffy - Sarah Micelle Geller (and others) Darl Angel (I forget her name - only watched in a couple of times)
But Trek itself has always used this as a ratings pulling device. Uhura in the short skirts, Troi with her cleavage, Dax - just plain beautiful, and Seven - need I say more.
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Hmm, classy, though I can't see her fitting into the role of a serious Vulcan, but in truth i can't really pre-judge and make a abitrary statement like that just because of these pictures here. But aren't there some rules against posting these sort of pictures on this forum....? (got any more... lol)
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There's nothing wrong with a little cheesecake (Why yes, I'd love another slice...) Wowzers! I dunno, my original reaction to 7of9 was that she wouldn't be a good character and that (following the trend of about 79% of Hollywood) the actress playing her would be merely beautiful and nothing more. (*cough*Denise Richards*cough*) But actually it soon became evident that I really liked the 7of9 character, and that while Jeri Ryan isn't Meryl Streep or anything she did do a very good job with that character. The fact that she looked like that in a catsuit didn't hurt either.
As for TNG not needing any cheesecake, I do seem to remember a certain tectical officer seducing Data in the 3rd ep. TOS? Like, every other episode had some other hottie strutting around in a miniskirt, and don't even get me started on the green girls. I only ever find this sort of thing offensive if there is no other aspect to the characters aside from cheesecake.
Sexist? I dunno. I seem to remember more than a few episodes where a certain Captain had his tunic either torn or removed completely. A surprising number of my female friends had a thing for Spock. What can I tell you? The ladies love the Spock.
So up with Vulcan Hotties. Down with lame late night cable pretexts for showing scantily clad women. Cheesecake is only bad if you haven't had dinner first.
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*finds his argument crumbling after looking at Fitz's pics*
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No you're not. As I said the last time those pictures were posted, they don't really make her look attractive at all, in my opinion.
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Sex sells. We had those super short skirts in the Original Series (as stated by Dax when visiting that era)... I think there was LESS sex appeal in Voyager then there was in TOS. Being a non-married 18 year old male, I welcome a hot looking woman on the show. This does not deside weather or not I'm gonna watch the show.
People who watch the show just for the t&a need to learn about something called porn.
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Well, after reading Berman's interview in TV Guide, I'm pleased to say that the "Vulcan sex kitten" outfit was just a nasty old rumor. T'Pol will be wearing a standard Vulcan military uniform.
Richard Arnold, wherever you are, you are a dumbass.
-------------------- "A film made in 2008 isn't going to look like a TV series from 1966 if it wants to make any money. As long as the characters act the same way, and the spirit of the story remains the same then it's "real" Star Trek. Everything else is window dressing." -StCoop
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