I'm still disappointed that SNW Klingons sound like a boy band.

They're supposed to sound like TNG Klingons. Everybody sang in the squeaky range. A variety of voices would have been nice. Ethan Peck's a baritone. More than one note of Spock's big number could have been there.

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knotthatone@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 3y (8 replies)

But it had to be something that the Klingons found very upsetting. If it was opera, they'd just keep rolling with it and having a great time

USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website · 12 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Exactly. Would the Klingons have even noticed if they were breaking out into opera or drinking songs?

riley0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Humor me here, please. Everyone else sang in voices you could expect from their characters. Why was Klingon singing, alone, breaking character?

Jerrimu2@startrek.website · 7 pts · 3y

Comedy

StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website · 3 pts · 3y

The anomaly force people to sing about hidden emotions but it also pushed them to sing in a popular human style.

IonAddis@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 3y
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riley0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 3y

I dunno. I see Klingons as extremely old-school, culturally. They treasure old ways of fighting (bat'leth, qutlutch), worship (Kahless, dark, candle-lit spaces), being (honor bordering on chivalry, belonging to the house of one's father), and singing (manly voices--Michael Dorn even lowered his speaking voice for TNG). For me, hearing Klingon high-pitched voices during a crisis was analogous to hearing "Eek! A mouse!" It was funny, but I'm still experiencing cognitive dissonance.

riley0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Why not? Christine & Nyota had a great time.

USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website · 13 pts · 3y

Because it had to be something they found to be dishonourable enough that their reaction was to want to destroy the subspace fold.

Stormygeddon@startrek.website · 14 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Apparently there is a deleted/alternate scene with more straight forward Klingon Operatic singing that will be included in bonus features.

riley0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 3y (2 replies)

How do I get to bonus features?

StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

The EPs have mentioned in interviews that the alternate version will be a bonus feature on the DVDs/BlueRay/UHD disc sets.

acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 3y

Got it. Piracy.

Richard@startrek.website · 9 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Well it definitely was hilarious but I would also have been open for some quality Klingon opera

riley0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 3y
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riley0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 3y

YES!

Haus@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y

Could a dose of Klingenem help? From 2009: https://youtu.be/LBtj4WoC6XA

AnthoNightShift@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 3y

You haven't enjoyed N'Sync until you've listened to them in their original Klingon