Star Trek: 4 Reasons We Need A Klingon Animated Series

By Xavier Santana /

2. The Perfect Mix Of Drama And Action

Everyone knows that good television survives on good drama and action, things the Klingons bring to the table in droves. When they€™re not conquering planets, they€™re grappling with what it means to be honorable, family feuds, feuds between houses, and love. There€™s no worrying about the writers suffocating in Roddenberry€™s box of the ideal future and no character conflict €“ for Klingons, conflict is their gagh and raktajino (or their bread and butter equivalent). Klingon drama usually ends in violence, which has always been a bit underwhelming on the live action shows. Between the limitations of TV fight choreography, the needs of actors/stunt doubles, and the time available to film episodes, even Trek fights with Klingons haven€™t progressed beyond €œshoot a few times, throw unconvincing punches, and use prop weapons€ and it shows. A move to animation gives us a chance to see Klingons doing things you€™d expect aliens with super human strength to do while looking awesome at the same time. After all, with cartoons like Tron: Uprising showcasing how animation can make TV action compete with movie action, animation seems poised to corner the scifi-action market. And what better way to solidify that movement than with Star Trek's first TV show in nearly a decade?