Do we know who's doing the fx for this show?
Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
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Coming from me, yes it is! :lol
And yep, McQuarrie lives. Or Ken Adam, I'm not sure who followed who with this design, which was apparently done for "Planet of the Titans," the unmade movie that was abandoned for Phase II the TV series and finally TMP the movie.
Even the asteroid drydock seen in the STD teaser comes from McQ. (although Star Trek Enterprise used it first, in Mirror Darkly pt 1).
MrSouthpaw
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I'm thinking using his designs pretty much confirms a show between TOS and TNG.
I wish they'd do a post-VOY/Nemesis Trek.
Re: Star Trek Discovery (2017)
I guess you're right. I'm not familiar with the registration numbers of Star Trek ships, but NCC-1031 sounds older than NCC-1701.
I guess you're right. I'm not familiar with the registration numbers of Star Trek ships, but NCC-1031 sounds older than NCC-1701.
Dunno, but judging from the CG reel, it could be literally any teenager in America with a computer.
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Matt Jefferies, designer of the Enterprise, said that "1701" meant first ship in the 17th series of starship designs. But then we have the anomaly of the USS Constellation, identical to Enterprise, which has the number "NCC-1071."
Matt Jefferies, designer of the Enterprise, said that "1701" meant first ship in the 17th series of starship designs. But then we have the anomaly of the USS Constellation, identical to Enterprise, which has the number "NCC-1071."
Thanks for sharing that. Nerves officially soothed.
So after watching that tease as well as hearing the whole we're not on a network so we're free to push the limits, I feel like we're going to get the BSG version of Trek.
astroboy
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Nexus25 reminding us that the McQuarrieprise appeared in STIII....
http://www.trekpropzone.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18111&st=0&gopid=254227&#entry254227
http://www.trekpropzone.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18111&st=0&gopid=254227&#entry254227
SmilingOtter
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ST 1-6 is my favorite era for Starfleet vessels. I'm not in love with this design, but I certainly don't dislike it as much as I do the reboot Enterprise.
The fact that the show will be in the Prime universe makes me happy enough to give them some slack in the design aesthetic department.
The fact that the show will be in the Prime universe makes me happy enough to give them some slack in the design aesthetic department.
There's some speculation that this might not take place that early on in the Prime Timeline.
Looking at the color of the hull, the design in general compared to everything else we've seen in Star Trek AND the music that plays over the teaser, it's possible that what we are seeing here is a new Starship created by an alliance between the Federation and the Klingons. An alliance where they worked on designing a ship together would be a very new thing for Star Trek and certainly not in a pre-TOS or even immediately after. This could be how the show runners make a Starship that's set potentially post-Nemesis not look too high tech compared to all the other ships.
One detail I pinpointed that puts this further down the timeline are the nacelles. Note how each one has the three bussard collectors. You know what other starship had three bussard collectors in each nacelle? The Enterprise-E. And yes, that detail IS IN THE MOVIES. You can see them in the front most part of the nacelle when you see the Enterprise diagram on the bridge. So this could very well be modern starship design in a very crude starship class.
Looking at the color of the hull, the design in general compared to everything else we've seen in Star Trek AND the music that plays over the teaser, it's possible that what we are seeing here is a new Starship created by an alliance between the Federation and the Klingons. An alliance where they worked on designing a ship together would be a very new thing for Star Trek and certainly not in a pre-TOS or even immediately after. This could be how the show runners make a Starship that's set potentially post-Nemesis not look too high tech compared to all the other ships.
One detail I pinpointed that puts this further down the timeline are the nacelles. Note how each one has the three bussard collectors. You know what other starship had three bussard collectors in each nacelle? The Enterprise-E. And yes, that detail IS IN THE MOVIES. You can see them in the front most part of the nacelle when you see the Enterprise diagram on the bridge. So this could very well be modern starship design in a very crude starship class.
Sheeple
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I agree! The design looked kind of wonky to me at first but it gets better the more I look at it. And does the triangle remind anyone else of the starfleet insignia? Or is that just me?
I agree! The design looked kind of wonky to me at first but it gets better the more I look at it. And does the triangle remind anyone else of the starfleet insignia? Or is that just me?
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