tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post4342725397338659372..comments2024-03-18T15:17:26.003-05:00Comments on l'astronave: Is Turandot a Vulcan?Frescahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-48929426597876604002009-07-22T12:48:34.836-05:002009-07-22T12:48:34.836-05:00I had never heard anyone compare Vulcan/Japan befo...I had never heard anyone compare Vulcan/Japan before until I read Zen priest Brad Watson who says he thinks Vulcans are a kind of American misrepresentation of Zen, and I thought that made a ton of sense, and then the political relationship seems about right too--as you say, allies, but not really entirely sympathetic to each other...<br /><br />The Klingons on TOS seem to me a mishmash of American fears, not just the Soviets. Though they become more clearly the failing USSR in ST VI: The Undiscovered Country.<br /><br />The Romulan commander is one of my most favorite characters ever on ST.Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-28338935822140659182009-07-22T08:58:05.717-05:002009-07-22T08:58:05.717-05:00Oh, fascinating. :D I had heard about the Klingo...Oh, <i>fascinating.</i> :D I had heard about the Klingon=Russian connection, which is pretty obvious in some episodes and less so in others, but had never made the jump to Romulans= Chinese. And I rather like the Vulcans as Japanese! Allies, but not always on the best terms...and with the warlike background that they've renounced...interesting indeed. <br /><br />T'Pring and the Romulan commander are just gorgeous in those shots!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13923745480765984429noreply@blogger.com