768 Subj : Re: Rumor thread To : alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise From : rgorman Date : Fri Sep 23 2005 00:55:54 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:06:18 -0700, Wandering Wastrel wrote: >In article , >merry_piper_YOUR@COATyahoo.com says... > >> I always sort of saw the Klingons as having inferior weaponry but in >> superior quantities. > >And greater ruthlessness. I always had the impression the Feds could have >kicked the Klingon's butts anytime they wanted to (though at a very high >cost) -- especially in "Undiscovered Country". In TOS it probably would >have been a tough battle since the Klingon's were a "take no prisoners" >sort of species and the Feds tended to be more "touchy-feely". But in the >end I think the Feds would have prevailed. > >> Had TPTB wanted a race with superior technology feeding tech to the >> Terrans little by little, the Andorians would have been a perfect >> choice. We know next to nothing about them as far as canon goes, so >> B&B could have had free reign. The Vulcans would not have intervened >> because it would not be logical to allow an immature race such as the >> Terrans to have "too much too quickly." > >The only justification for Vulcan behavior in ENT was the influence >Romulans were exerting on central command. It could be argued that >Romulus wanted to keep Earth weak and out of the game, so they had their >Vulcan agents issue orders to that effect. And I guess it could be argued >that the more sensible Vulcans were off meditating somewhere while all >this was going on. It was perfectly sensible for the Vulcans not to welcome Archer into larger space. The man is a moron. Just about every episode of Enterprise confirmed that the humans weren't fit to play in the majors. . 0