This is why you trekkies freak everybody else out. I’m pretty annoyed by all the speculations about the korean/chinese/japanese “races” in the discussion about John Cho being cast as Sulu. I may not know much about Star Trek but i DO know “Sulu” is NOT a Japanese name. It just so happens that George Takei is Japanese. I’m sick and tired of people ASSUMING how someone who’s Korean/japanese/Chinese would look. First of all, the few chinese people you may have met in your lifetime is not exactly an accurate sample of ALL chinese people in all areas of china. And those people who are into Korean and Japanese pop culture should ALSO know that the people they see in magazines are not exactly an accurate representation of the majority of the population (how many of us look like those people in underwear ads?).

And when people start discussing the “asian races”, I feel like I should give all of you a dose of history along with some cliff notes version of human genetics.

No, I am not a trekkie. I really don’t know anything about most Sci-Fi fandoms. However, I *DO* know science and a little bit about Asia which is why nothing irritates me more than a bunch of ignorant people talking about things they know nothing about.

If you’re speaking of Quinto, yeah; he needs some serious manscaping. Hope all that plucking don’t hurt too bad!

Peace. Live long and prosper.
The Vulcanista }:-|

With regard to the casting, remember that most of the original cast members were theater trained and not geared towards television acting, especially in a new genre as Star Trek was back in the late 60’s. So we’ll have to see for ourselves later if the selection pans out. Let’s give them a chance, guys!

Bah, but I’m speaking strictly in terms of physical resemblance here. (AKA, just bein’ shallow. :P ) If he has all those votes of confidence, from both the casting crew and George Takei himself, then I can certainly expect great things from him. Best of luck, Mr. Cho. :)