Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site inuxd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!inuxd!jody From: jody@inuxd.UUCP (JoLinda Ross) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: re:vulcans Message-ID: <789@inuxd.UUCP> Date: Thu, 22-Aug-85 13:54:58 EDT Article-I.D.: inuxd.789 Posted: Thu Aug 22 13:54:58 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 03:52:57 EDT Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Consumer Products, Indianapolis Lines: 24 In artical 4050 of 4143, it was suggested that vulcans should have been black because of the intensity of sun(s) on Vulcan. Using our own planet as a gage, this statement would probably be true. Let us not forget, however, that vulcans are alien and therefore have very different protective agents. I don't want to cause a debate on "the sun protection of vulcans", because there is a much simplier explanation to this. When Gene Roddenberry first created Spock, Gene made the vulcan red. The reason Gene changed Spock to green is that the average home in the mid 60's had only black and white TV sets. Since red shows as black on a black and white TV, Roddenberry was afraid the alieness of Spock would be lost. Because Spock is denying his humanity, Gene thought the wrong message would be interpreted if people thought Spock was black instead of an alien. I heard about this fact on "Showtime" in an interview with Lenord Nimoy in mid august. I hope this helps. Joland floation in space.