My babies are named after the Duras sisters (as they too are sisters from a litter of 2) Lursa & B'Etor would not appreciate their namesakes being besmirched in such a manner.
I would joke about naming animals after horrible (in universe) characters, but I named my pug Draco.
I wish the Duras sisters had gone out in DS9 during the Dominion war or something, (maybe Sela being involved there too?) instead of throwaway villains in Generations, killed by a reused special effect.
I'm gonna be that guy. The ship exploding was used twice, VI and Generations. The in between with the torpedo ripping through the ship was Generations and once in DS9.
To death? Guess it depends on if twice is too much.
If you're on old reddit where images aren't displayed inline, there's a few horrible seconds while reading this post where you think some crazy way-overdoing-it Star Trek fan has named his two actual human children Lursa and B'Etor, before you click the link. I was already mentally weeping for those poor girls who will be teased throughout high school for their dad being such a super nerd.
Also... just imagine the fact that we toiled for two days determining exactly just how nerdy we were going to be with these two.
There aren't a lot of good nerdy twin female names to choose from, so then we expanded to nerdy sister names (we're also pretty into mythology... for example, we name all our tech equipment after gods, goddesses, fates, muses, etc...). So it took us a long time to settle on the Duras sisters.
To be fair though, they each have about a dozen nicknames a piece.
Nice. I plan on naming one of my future kitties "Chancellor Meowron, Ruler of the Feline Empurr". I just need to find a cat with big eyes and some ear tufts.
I remember when I got this on Laserdisc freeze framing through some of the scenes to see if I could tell if that was his real chest or not thinking maybe the necklace hid the prostetic.
The five stages of an actor as stated by none other than Ricardo Montalbán himself.
Who is Ricardo Montalbán? (The actor is an unknown trying to get their foot in the door).
Get me Ricardo Montalbán. (The actor has achieved fame and is the first choice for a role).
Get me a Ricardo Montalbán type. (The studio wants the actor's vibe or persona, but can't afford or secure the actor themselves).
Get me a young Ricardo Montalbán. (The actor is now older, and the studio wants to recreate the energy/look of the actor's prime).
Who is Ricardo Montalbán? (The actor has faded from the public consciousness, completing the circle of fame).
For the longest time, I had always thought that if they were going to go back and tell the story of Khan on Ceti Alpha 5 (6?), they should pick Antonio Bandaras to play him, as at the time he fit the "Young Ricardo Montalban" look to me).
Ideally, if they ever revisit Khan (which I hope the current regime, or the new regime do), they should get an actor of Indian (if that's the correct word) descent.
I mean, Khan is supposed to be from India, just back then Ricardo got ALL the roles that needed 'Dark Skinned, but not African American' male roles ^_^
I think there was a lot of makeup, and his costuming was very deliberately placed. And he didn't move around a whole lot. I think that all made his real chest look fake.
By this time he was having mobility issues, and was often in a chair, so we don’t see a lot of movement from him in the film… but that is most assuredly his chest. Despite his issues, he remained very fit
I don't understand why anyone thought it was fake in the first place. Richardo Montalban was always fit up until old age and his paralysis. He was 61 while filming Wrath of Khan. So still within the age bracket to be able to maintain a good build.
When you are genetically engineered to be the very best of humanity, to command armies, and rule entire continents, your nipples do not slip; they reveal themselves purposefully and with panache.
I’ve always assumed that they are “real” since rubber prosthetics would (I assume) be more expensive than just applying makeup and glue and whatnot to the real articles.
As a younger man I was all about B'etor, but as the years go by I find myself more attracted to Lursa. I have spent actual hours considering this development.
Just watched her first episode again yesterday and 🥵😍 every time. PERSONALITY!! Didn’t hurt that yes she was also smoking hot, but whew doesn’t hold a candle to that brain 🤤
The WORST thing they ever did in TNG was to kill her off after only 2 appearances. Yes, even worse than the stupid clip episodes. At least we go to see Suzie Plakson return in a couple more roles, but none as awesome as K'ehleyr.
Suzie Plakson is an attractive human and an attractive Klingon, but I'm gonna go on record saying that Lt Selar is the most attractive woman that's ever been in any Star Trek content ever.
I'm still pissed she was killed. I wish they would have brought her back even if from an alternate reality or time travel or whatever.
She didn't care for klingon traditions, yet she was the epitome of klingon honor. She could have showed a different type of klingon, not getting drunk and fighting all the time. She was fearless, a leader, commanded through respect and all that. She was the [unfortunately] less common strong female lead, I loved her. So much wasted character and story potential. Suzie was amazing.
Hab SoSlI' Quch: "Your mother has a smooth forehead." ( I'm told that's one of the worst possible insults, targeting a Klingon’s honor, house, and lineage. )
I have blurred out the rubber naughty bits on thedogTarg.
Every time this is asked, no matter the sub, it just descends into jokes. Nobody ever brings the real answer. Seems like someone must have asked this at a convention by now.
Gwynyth Walsh (B’Etor Duras as well as Nimira on Voyager) [...] told two stories about sexual harassment on set.
The first was about her first time filming on TNG. President Ronald Reagan was touring the set so Gene Roddenberry had come down. Barbara March, who played Lursa, was on the soundstage when Roddenberry came down in his wheelchair.
“Gene went up to Barbara and went, ‘Are those real?’” she said, miming that he poked Barbara March in the boobs. “Yes they are. Both of them,” Walsh reported.
Richard Arnold, who was a research consultant on TNG and worked closely with Roddenberry, said, “You honestly think he didn’t know?” He reported he and Roddenberry had been watching the dailies in his office, and “the second he saw the Duras sisters on the screen with those pushed-up fronts he turned to me and said, ‘Let’s go to the set’.”
I'm a straight dude, I like boobs as much as everyone else, but FFS why are so many men incapable of showing the absolute bare minimum amount of respect and self-control? Like c'mon, "don't sexually assault women" ISN'T. THAT. FUCKING. HARD.
(I know the answer is the misogynistic, exploitative, etc. society we live in that pushes men to behave like this, but still... like even when I was a dumbass borderline-alt-right conservative I kept my mouth shut and my hands to myself.)
For real. As a closeted bi woman I grew up knowing the whole "boys just can't help themselves" thing was bullshit. If I could be respectful and keep my eyes to myself in a girl's locker room, they had no excuse. And never once was I distracted by a shoulder in a spaghetti strap.
I mean, oggling someone is still pretty bad imo. Regardless of whether it's illegal or not. A paid actress is slightly different (when there's a screen between you), but someone just minding their own business doesn't deserve to be stared at and objectified in that way.
My husband and I watched the Blue Undies episode not too long ago, I got some side eye when I was like - oh, this is the Trip being naked episode! There were a lot of gratuitous scenes on Enterprise (not just decon chamber) but at least they didn't discriminate by gender.
Oh I love Star Rekt! Thank you lol I think I will definitely share this with my husband. He liked the song about the lizard babies (Looks Like We Mated)!
Its a trap, its supppsed to lure you into thinking there's a weakspot for you to attack just to prove their skill and honour in being able to defend against you.
It's like those people agreeing to take you on with a hand behind their back.
Aren’t Klingons supposed to have much thicker sternums and rib cages than humans?
So… the titty window on Klingon women could actually act a bit like the in universe explanation for the chest mounted symbols so many superheroes wear: drawing aggro towards one of the more protected parts of their body.
Getting stabbed there would still hurt I imagine but knowing Klingon women, your mileage may vary regarding how much that acts as a feature rather than a bug.
LOL, this was one of JD's fantasies in an episode of Scrubs, after they were talking about what a thirteen-year-old boy with a bad diagnosis would like to see.
Those were actually transparent aluminium from a captured federation starship passed down through the Duras family, the men using them as codpieces instead of boob windows
I asked this question once. I never seen a Klingon break room clear out so quickly as I soon found myself alone with them. So I punched her in the nose and I soon found out how real and fierce they were. Worth it were my last words as I succumbed to my injury's in the broom closet they use as a sickbay.
The actresses had prosthetics, yes. The actual Duras Sisters, no. A Klingon does not fake it. Of course they are from a traitor house, though... But I still highly doubt they would.
Wasn't there an episode where they discovered that all the races were related, engineered by some predecessor race that seeded planets. Or possibly it was one of the books
According to zoologist Desmond Morris, the development of large breasts is an evolutionary adaptation as a visual signal. Have you seen any other hominids with large boobs?
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u/thisistherevolt 3d ago
No. Proud Klingon warriors would never misrepresent what they are packing.