Why did Sarek marry a human?
It's well known that Kirk and Spock were lovers for a while.
It's also pretty well known that the producers have been keen to keep their affair secret, so why didn't we see them kiss or make love onscreen? And if they had, would the entire series have been derailed? The answer is probably yes. The reason we didn't see them kiss or make love is because it never occurred to me that such a thing was going to happen until very late in the production. I knew that it was one of the main themes of the show, and I tried to work with that. But I don't think I really was able to do that at all, and certainly not for the scenes where they were kissing or making love.
I felt that I was there to tell the story of these two people, and I never thought that their story was going to end with them having a nice relationship. So I was always trying to make them into people that were still in the process of growing up. I always knew they were both going to be changed by their experiences in the series, but I never thought that they'd end up being in a stable relationship. I wanted them to be free spirits who had the same kind of passion, but perhaps different outlooks on life.
So that's why it never occurred to me to try to kiss or make love to each other. If I had thought of it, it would have seemed like cheap melodrama and completely out of place. I never really thought of it that way, but that was the feeling I had.
Would the series have been ruined if Kirk and Spock had kissed onscreen? To me, it just wouldn't have been Star Trek at all. And it wouldn't have been as good a series as it was.
The story I wanted to tell about Kirk and Spock was about how they changed. Kirk went from being a young person full of naive enthusiasm to a man whose confidence and sense of purpose had changed. And Spock went from a young person full of excitement and passion to a man who was more open, more willing to sacrifice. I wanted to show how they had to grow up and change, and how their lives affected one another.
What is Sarek's full name in Star Trek?
I always wondered that.
He's not named after anyone.
It would be very interesting if the names were chosen by Shakespeare or Shakespeare-like authorship. His name is a pun on a line in Hamlet. "Sire, such men are whiles 'crowned;' but they soon find their coronets rotten: and their laurel-pluckt from 'their brows so. Saucy'" (Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 3). "Sarek" literally means "the noble one" in the Vulcan language. However, it was meant to be a pun of the Shakespearean phrase, so it became an appellation for him. The story goes that Gene Roddenberry himself created that pun. It was based on an off-screen conversation he had with a Vulcan scholar who was studying Shakespeare. You might also be interested in the Star Trek Wiki article on Vulcan Names and Manners. And while we're on the topic, who are the Vulcan names based on? I am curious. "His name is a pun on a line in Hamlet. "Sire, such men are whiles 'crowned;' but they saucy'" (Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 3)." This doesn't explain the name's origin in Klingon, as Sarek is in no way a pun. Klingons do not have to learn foreign languages and many, perhaps most, Klingons. Know little to no English. They don't need to make puns for themselves.
You might want to check out: "Sire, such men are whiles 'crowned;' but they soon find their coronets rotten: and their laurel-pluckt from 'their brows so saucy'" (Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 3). This is actually incorrect. The Vulcans are known for making puns, especially for their own names, and using Shakespeare as a model. The word "sire" has been used in some instances in modern Klingon to mean "king". "Kot'Ral" translates as "king of the world".
What was Spock's mother's name?
Uh, let's see.
Mmm. Well, I know his mother's name. You're not telling me? Well, I didn't know she had one.] What was your mother's name? KHRAAAAAAAANNNGG! Spock! SPOCK: You could've warned me, you knew I didn't know she had one. How do you know that? Well, Spock, I have ears. But why'd you put it on? SPOCK: Well, it's so much more comfortable. Why'd you put it on? (singing) But why'd you put it on? Well, to show how much more comfortable it is. It was a gift. I'm gonna go. Well, let me know when you figure out what happened. Good luck.
Who is Sarek's wife in the next generation?
How was Worf able to have children after he joined the Borg?
What is Worf's lineage? Who was Sarek's brother and what happened to him? Do you want to hear about it? If not, skip ahead. But seriously. We have a lot of questions about this subject, and it's time for you all to talk about them. So let's get going.
I remember reading that part of the reason that Q felt it was necessary to kill Kirk was so he could have Kirk's son as his first apprentice. Was that actually an issue on any series or did it come out in TNG: The Next Generation novelization? That seems like a great way to establish Q as Kirk's killer.
The episode "Brothers" from TNG 4x14 is what answers this. In that episode Q explains that it was his intention all along that the child be raised to become However, he also explains that he wasn't willing to take that risk. So the reason he couldn't do it was because he needed Kirk to die for the plot twist (spoilers ahead).
What prompted the creation of this show, and why make it Klingon if the first one was meant to be a science fiction/fantasy show? Was it meant to be more in the spirit of Star Trek, or Star Wars, etc., or a combination of both? Both. The creator, Michael Piller, was a huge fan of the original TV series and the first two movies. He worked on a number of TOS episodes in the later stages of the show's run, so it's not surprising that he'd write a story like "A Matter of Honor".
But what set him apart from his colleagues was his love for fantasy and the ability to mix fantasy and science fiction in clever ways. A quick example of this is the final confrontation with Worf in the episode "Q Who" (TNG 4x07). It's a fantasy scene that makes sense (it even has a talking sword!), but the scene is set up by Worf's appearance with his helmet on (the Klingon equivalent of a crown) and his sword.
I think we can safely conclude that Worf was created as more of an interesting character and less of a comic relief/token. At least, that's the way I see him portrayed.
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