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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Izzy@startrek.website to c/risa@startrek.website
 

Yep, it's cat.

Are cat people considered canon in the Star Trek universe?

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[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Supposedly the federation is a lot more diverse than humans with weird ears, noses or foreheads. Just that the old shows did not really have the budget and / or ability to make convincing, actually alien looking species. TAS can get around this by being a cartoon, modern shows use plenty of animation.

But even in TNG is a running joke about the cetacean officers that are always off screen of course. But supposedly there is a whole part of the ship under water where intelligent dolphins are doing their duties as crew members.

[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 11 points 1 year ago

And they are finally shown in Lower Decks

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Until ENT, the Andorians were kind of a joke/throwaway faction. Their original costumes were, shall we say, phoning it in. Blue paint, a very obviously antenna headband, some weird poncho things, and that’s kinda it. AFAIK, they weren’t ever shown on-screen at any time between TOS and ENT.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Andorians are shown at least once in TNG... Lal has an Andorian appearance in the running when choosing her non-android avatar.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ok fair. But at the same time… I would not call that an improvement on the TOS rendition.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

Hahaha, definitely not