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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jul 23, 2016 18:01:54 GMT -5
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Jul 23, 2016 18:05:50 GMT -5
They did not think that abbreviation through.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jul 23, 2016 18:20:13 GMT -5
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Post by xtremehorseman on Jul 23, 2016 20:15:55 GMT -5
They did not think that abbreviation through. Hopefully STD doesn't turn out as the TNA of the Star Trek universe.
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Post by Hit Girl on Jul 27, 2016 8:16:12 GMT -5
It's funny they've gone with the McQuarrie design from Phase II, considering that the film reboot concept itself was basically Harve Bennett's idea from 1990.
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Jul 27, 2016 15:01:49 GMT -5
Can't wait to catch me some of that S.T.D!!
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Post by Burst on Jul 27, 2016 15:08:00 GMT -5
From the aesthetic of the ship and the low registration number, this first series at least appears that it'll be set in between Enterprise and TOS.
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Post by prettynami on Jul 27, 2016 15:13:31 GMT -5
I quite like the design of the ship, looks very retro like something from pulp sci-fi of the 50s or 60s. From below it looks very Klingon. I really like the more complex with grooves and what not saucer section. Thumbs up! Certainly looks better than the "Enterprise" Enterprise.
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Post by BorneAgain on Jul 27, 2016 18:12:04 GMT -5
It's funny they've gone with the McQuarrie design from Phase II, considering that the film reboot concept itself was basically Harve Bennett's idea from 1990. Meaning that if the film franchise goes off the rail again, the only way to save it is using yet another old unused Star Trek idea: "Coming this summer, watch as the crew of the Enterprise save history... by causing the JFK assassination."
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Post by Larryhausen on Jul 27, 2016 18:18:13 GMT -5
Might be cool to have a young crew member on the bridge every now and then named Ensign Pike.
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Post by CMWaters on Jul 27, 2016 18:24:46 GMT -5
Was it confirmed yet which time period this would be in?
The ship looks good, but I don't know if I would buy it as a Post-Nemesis ship.
Could see it being between Enterprise and TOS, but the use of the Delta Shield would sorta mess with that (given in TOS timeline each ship had its own patch, the Enterprise's being that)
Between Trek VI and TNG could be possible...though why that style of ship didn't make it to the 24th Century when the Excelsior class did..
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2016 20:47:51 GMT -5
Was it confirmed yet which time period this would be in? The ship looks good, but I don't know if I would buy it as a Post-Nemesis ship. Could see it being between Enterprise and TOS, but the use of the Delta Shield would sorta mess with that (given in TOS timeline each ship had its own patch, the Enterprise's being that) Between Trek VI and TNG could be possible...though why that style of ship didn't make it to the 24th Century when the Excelsior class did.. The rumor I've seen making the rounds is between 6 and TNG. Personally I say they should do a hundred years or so after TNG / DS9 / Voyager, but doesn't seem likely. Somewhat ironic that a series about looking toward the future in recent years keeps moving backwards.
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Post by sternrogers01 on Aug 28, 2016 15:35:57 GMT -5
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Aug 28, 2016 15:48:30 GMT -5
Wow, that's interesting. Meyer's ability to get the characters, and the character side of the series, is almost unsurpassed.
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 28, 2016 16:04:20 GMT -5
Along with his great vision of Trek in STII and VI, Meyer will always have my respect for basically telling Roddenberry to shut up and stop offering terrible ideas.
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Aug 28, 2016 16:12:03 GMT -5
Along with his great vision of Trek in STII and VI, Meyer will always have my respect for basically telling Roddenberry to shut up and stop offering terrible ideas. I've never heard that before, can you elaborate?
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Aug 28, 2016 17:04:37 GMT -5
Along with his great vision of Trek in STII and VI, Meyer will always have my respect for basically telling Roddenberry to shut up and stop offering terrible ideas. I've never heard that before, can you elaborate?
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Aug 28, 2016 17:46:51 GMT -5
I've never heard that before, can you elaborate? Ah, that makes sense. I knew all about Rodenberry's later ideas, I just never knew he and Meyer were in conflict. Have to say, I support Meyer on that argument. As much as I love and respect the late great Roddenberry, and can understand the intentions behind his ideas, I disagree whole heartedly with them. DS9 always said it best, when Sisko describes the out of touch thinking on a place as serene as Earth. It's easy to be a saint in paradise. And admittedly it is interesting to think about, what would we be like in a world with replicators, free of want? But while it's interesting to think about, it can also turn your characters into holier than thou condescending pricks. Basically a whole cast of Kai Winn' s.
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Post by BorneAgain on Aug 28, 2016 17:52:02 GMT -5
From 81 and on Meyer and Harve Bennett basically treated Roddenberry's demands and statements on the Trek films as suggestions they could humor him with at best, and complaints they could freely ignore at worst. And between Gene being kicked upstairs as well as the critical drubbing TMP got vs. WOK's critical success, few people in the franchise were inclined to side with him.
Really, Gene suffered from buying into his own hype as the Trek visionary (which ignores how much input people like Gene L Coon, Robert Justman, DC Fontana, and Herb Solow had) and forgetting that TOS was not the conflict free, perfectly evolved human utopia he began to think it was.
Bridge officers on the 60s show displayed prejudice, Kirk was chastised for his desire for war with the Klingons by the Organians, and Starfleet resorted to deception and espionage to get its hands on a Romulan cloaking device. The smug and self righteous "Earth is a paradise with humans who have progressed beyond grief and conflict" is largely an invention of Roddenberry in the 70s and 80s, eventually finding its way into early TNG before his health problems forced him off the show and allowed the show to actually improve.
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Aug 28, 2016 17:57:20 GMT -5
From 81 and on Meyer and Harve Bennett basically treated Roddenberry's demands and statements on the Trek films as suggestions they could humor him with at best, and complaints they could freely ignore at worst. And between Gene being kicked upstairs as well as the critical drubbing TMP got vs. WOK's critical success, few people in the franchise were inclined to side with him. Really Gene, suffered from buying into his own hype as There was also the first season of TNG, which was very hands on from Roddenberry. EDIT: Whoops, you mentioned TNG after I posted.
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