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I'm still disappointed that SNW Klingons sound like a boy band. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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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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[–] 25 points 3 years ago (8 children)

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

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (3 children)

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

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 3 years ago

    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.

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