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Doesn't this uniformity in looks emphasize the insectoidy background of the Andorian race? And why *would* there be racial differences on Andor? Just because *we* have?
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Well, there *are* racial differences on Andor... look at the difference between the 'ENT' Andorians, the TOS Andorians, the TMP Andorians, the TVH andorians, and the TNG andorians.. lotta different stuff going on there. Big antennae, skinny antennae, sloping brow, bulbous brow, no brow, forward antennae, back antennae, etc...
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I wouldn't call that Racial Differences .. I would call that --- Facial differences.
Just like, I could have bushy eyebrows, and you don't. I could have big-lips or teeth, and you have thin lips, and moderate teeth. My teeth can be croocked and yours perfect.
I could have a bad complexion and yours flawless. I have a deep voice, you don't.
These are how I see the differences in the Andorians.
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so youve noticed my flawless complexion... why i do declare! *blinks rapidly*
but if we were both descended from different continents on Earth, there would be differences in our bone structure that would trace us back to our specific ancestry, rather than the differences that would arise from our being evolved on the same continent and having different family resemblences
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The promo is online now (http://www.trektoday.com), and there *are* Andorians with brown hair in it . It also speaks of the Andorian Imperial Guard. So, our blue soon-to-be allies seem to live in an Empire. The Andorian Empire... does have a nice fanboy-ish ring to it. There must be a really good reason for these three races to form a federation in ten years.
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Well, although Andor becomes a member of the Federation by the time of TOS and TNG/DS9/VOY, do we know for certain (and, by that I mean canon sources, and not fandom's wet dreams) that they're one of the top-three original founders?
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Weve been through this before.. of course we have no idea who the Federation founders are, so we cant count Andorians among them.
And my nocturnal emissions revolve around NCC-numbers and warp nacelle arrengements, not Andorians (oh i do think about the Earth females though.. the Terran women are quite comely in their own backwards manner)
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Shya, like I couldn't pick out *THAT* voice a couple of rooms away... I loved his performances as Weyoun and also Brunt, but the spot on Voyager was ho-hum, if even tiresome. Hope he gets good lines this time around. My brother was like, "Geez, that guy gets more guest parts than Martok - almost!" lol...
I hope they're not trying to imply that *all* or most Andorians are as short as the Ferengi - that's a deciding factor in why they cast anyone as the latter species, because of their height. I, for one, am still partial to the chick from the short-lived SF Academy comic series... *hehehe*
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I was immensely relieved that the 'updating' of the Andorian makeup was so tastefully done. From the way they kept mentioning that they had changed it, I thought for a while that we might end up with Klingon-syndrome!
Now I see that my fears were unfounded and I am very much looking forward to the episode.
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The Andorian make up is fine, not a problem. What I really what to know is whether we'll see an Andorian SHIP!!! If so, I hope it's more than a simple thrown-together ship of the week. If the Andorians become a major race (like the Cardassians, Romulans, and Klingons), they should invest some effort in creating a memorable iconic design.
BTW, I've only seen the first ep, so can anyone tell me it we've seen any Vulcan ships yet?
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It should be pointed out that, considering how Combs has described his roll ("Andorian terrorist"), it is quite possible that the "Imperial Guard" does not reflect whatever the dominant Andorian government is.
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Ooh, ooh! Let's also note that the robes the Vulcans are wearing appear pretty darned similar to the ones Spock and assorted other Vulcans wore in films III and IV. And possible I, though my memory of that scene is dicier.
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