I would be glad to answer any further questions about Trek, TOS, NG, DS9, and general universe-type issues. (I only have scanty information--or interest--in Voyager or Enterprise series). There is just SO MUCH information that might possibly be of interest or use to a fan that I don't see where to start unless you ask questions, though.
Like the Vulcan=unemotional thing.
BTW: Romulans: basically resemble Vulcans with less interes in emotional control; they are basically the same race, genetically compatible. The story is that at the time of the philosopher Surak mentioned above, two main factions of vulcan culture split in a big way, and the more militant ones were kicked off the planet (they'd had spaceflight for some generations by then). Those went off an colonized another star system and grew up to become the Romulans, who arearrogant, conquering and militaristic but not especially mean unless you get in their way (which of course the humans do, they way they go galivanting around the galaxy as if they owned it). The ones who stayed home embraced the teachings of Surak and started naming all their boy children things that started with S or ended with K, or both if they were especially pious.
The klingons are more aliens who don't get along with humans and their allies. The early makeup made them look quite a lot like Mongols in movies produced by Ted Turner--bushy eyebrows, bad goatees, 'barbarian' clothes, but basically human-looking. The later makeup gave them big ridged carapace-like foreheads ala Mr. Worf on STTNG (google for pics). In any case, another warlike, conquering culture, though made out to be more overtly hostile and mean--kinda the biker gang of space; they have a code of honor, but it's a rough one, and hard to notice when they're shooting at you.
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Like the Vulcan=unemotional thing.
BTW: Romulans: basically resemble Vulcans with less interes in emotional control; they are basically the same race, genetically compatible. The story is that at the time of the philosopher Surak mentioned above, two main factions of vulcan culture split in a big way, and the more militant ones were kicked off the planet (they'd had spaceflight for some generations by then). Those went off an colonized another star system and grew up to become the Romulans, who arearrogant, conquering and militaristic but not especially mean unless you get in their way (which of course the humans do, they way they go galivanting around the galaxy as if they owned it). The ones who stayed home embraced the teachings of Surak and started naming all their boy children things that started with S or ended with K, or both if they were especially pious.
The klingons are more aliens who don't get along with humans and their allies. The early makeup made them look quite a lot like Mongols in movies produced by Ted Turner--bushy eyebrows, bad goatees, 'barbarian' clothes, but basically human-looking. The later makeup gave them big ridged carapace-like foreheads ala Mr. Worf on STTNG (google for pics). In any case, another warlike, conquering culture, though made out to be more overtly hostile and mean--kinda the biker gang of space; they have a code of honor, but it's a rough one, and hard to notice when they're shooting at you.
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