What bridge design do you like? - Page 5

NickInABox · June 14 2009, 11:55 PM

It's a frakkin party! I'd love to be on the TUC bridge. Mrowr.

Anwar · June 15 2009, 02:08 AM

What, I'm the only one who liked the bridge from "Yesterday's Enterprise"? It was like Picard had his own throne room!

ialfan · June 15 2009, 05:29 AM

NX-01, NCC-1701 and USS Voyager are my favorite designs,

Tom Riley · June 15 2009, 06:19 AM

Anwar wrote:

What, I'm the only one who liked the bridge from "Yesterday's Enterprise"? It was like Picard had his own throne room!

I liked that one too. It was very similar to the way they bridge was redone in Generations. They both had the center area elevated on steps(although the Yesterday's enterprise version was raised more), they both had extra computer stations at each side(Yesterdays enterprise made it a single free standing computer, and Generations had ones along the wall as well), and the lighting was darker in both. They probably liked the Yesterday's Enterprise version and based the Generations version on it.

Arpy · June 15 2009, 06:45 AM

I liked the streamline of the TNG one, the individualized stations of the TMP one, and the ethereal quality of the white ST:IV one.

Captan_Picard · June 19 2009, 02:47 AM

zdo nobody liked my proposal?

my freind loves the idea for the ship.

DiSiLLUSiON · June 19 2009, 02:53 AM

I like the Prometheus style bridge.

Captan_Picard wrote:

You will have to close your eyes to picture it. Its not simple.

I tried, but then I couldn't read your post anymore.

chardman · June 19 2009, 02:58 AM

TOS original bridge. Pike's bridge, but loose the gooseneck intercom/viewers/whatever. Wouldn't mind the red trim from the Kirk era, but mostly stick with the black and gray of the Pike era, with the larger "smoked" overhead view screens over each station, and the consoles lacking the overly colorful jelly-bean buttons of the Kirk-era bridge.

James Wright · June 19 2009, 05:12 AM

Eh, never cared for the E-D bridge, where were all the chairs?

James

Admiral Buzzkill · June 22 2009, 04:17 PM

James Wright wrote:

Eh, never cared for the E-D bridge, where were all the chairs?

James

They slide in under the stations at the back - we only ever saw the padded backs.

Link

The film crew used to pull them out and sit on them during breaks or while shots were being set up, though.

Bertie · June 22 2009, 06:10 PM

From a purely dramatic standpoint, I think that bridge stations manned by standing persons offered the most potential for the actors — Worf benefited the most from this, but so did Tuvok to an extent and even TOS-Spock (to the extent that his station's horrible ergonomics required him to stand a lot)

So the Voyager bridge with its two standing stations gets high marks on this point.

From a practical standpoint, or at least an in-universe practical standpoint, I'd also go with the Voyager bridge — given the importance of the viewscreen, it makes sense to have as many people as possible facing it. That's a big problem with both the pre-TNG Enterprises and the Defiant — they've got important stations facing away from the viewscreen (and with their backs to the captain, no less).

(Oh, as for the look of the computers, here's another vote for TUC.)

Admiral Buzzkill · June 22 2009, 06:22 PM

Look at the bridges of existing, real-world vessels for examples of how such installations really function, and look at the design of their equipment. Trek bridges function well dramatically and visually, but they don't necessarily make real sense. It is not, for example, terribly consequential that most personnel face the commanding officer or that most of them have visual line-of-sight to big video displays and charts that don't concern their own work.

Jefferies' designs look to have been equally inspired by the dramatic/budgetary demands of the show, probably the look of then-current space stuff like the American space program's Mission Control facilities, and then to some degree by naval control rooms.

Bertie · June 22 2009, 06:32 PM

Dennis wrote:

Look at the bridges of existing, real-world vessels for examples of how such installations really function, and look at the design of their equipment. Trek bridges function well dramatically and visually, but they don't necessarily make real sense. It is not, for example, terribly consequential that most personnel face the commanding officer or that most of them have visual line-of-sight to big video displays and charts that don't concern their own work.

True enough, which is why I said in-universe in the paragraph regarding the viewscreens — they are obviously important to everyone in Trek at all stations; everyone is looking at them frequently and reacting to the information they see there.

Anticitizen · June 22 2009, 06:43 PM

Hmm... are we allowed to nominate the Battlestar Galactica operations center?

Admiral Buzzkill · June 22 2009, 06:58 PM

Anticitizen wrote:

Hmm... are we allowed to nominate the Battlestar Galactica operations center?

We should be. That would probably run second to the TOS bridge, for me. Then maybe the ST V bridge, just for style.

June 14 2009, 11:55 PM	#61
NickInABox Captain Location: The not-so-Great-anymore White North	Re: What bridge design do you like? It's a frakkin party! I'd love to be on the TUC bridge. Mrowr. __________________ Goodbye, goodbye I'm going to leave you now, and here's the reason why: I sleep with the window open, you like to keep it closed So goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

June 15 2009, 02:08 AM	#62
Anwar Vice Admiral Location: Regina, SK, Canada	Re: What bridge design do you like? What, I'm the only one who liked the bridge from "Yesterday's Enterprise"? It was like Picard had his own throne room!

June 15 2009, 05:29 AM	#63
ialfan Fleet Captain	Re: What bridge design do you like? NX-01, NCC-1701 and USS Voyager are my favorite designs,

June 15 2009, 06:45 AM	#65
Arpy Rear Admiral	Re: What bridge design do you like? I liked the streamline of the TNG one, the individualized stations of the TMP one, and the ethereal quality of the white ST:IV one.

June 19 2009, 02:47 AM	#66
Captan_Picard Lieutenant Junior Grade	Re: What bridge design do you like? zdo nobody liked my proposal? my freind loves the idea for the ship. __________________ Where are we? Where no bum has gone before...!!!

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June 19 2009, 02:58 AM	#68
chardman Vice Admiral Location: The densely wooded mountains of Indianapolis	Re: What bridge design do you like? TOS original bridge. Pike's bridge, but loose the gooseneck intercom/viewers/whatever. Wouldn't mind the red trim from the Kirk era, but mostly stick with the black and gray of the Pike era, with the larger "smoked" overhead view screens over each station, and the consoles lacking the overly colorful jelly-bean buttons of the Kirk-era bridge. __________________ "Two things that Teabaggers hate: being called 'racist', and black people." - Bill Maher "Prying the guns from their cold dead hands sounds swell." - Me

June 19 2009, 05:12 AM	#69
James Wright Commodore- Starship Captain Location: Church Hill, Tennessee	Re: What bridge design do you like? Eh, never cared for the E-D bridge, where were all the chairs? James __________________ Starship Captain

June 22 2009, 06:10 PM	#71
Bertie Lieutenant Commander	Re: What bridge design do you like? From a purely dramatic standpoint, I think that bridge stations manned by standing persons offered the most potential for the actors — Worf benefited the most from this, but so did Tuvok to an extent and even TOS-Spock (to the extent that his station's horrible ergonomics required him to stand a lot) So the Voyager bridge with its two standing stations gets high marks on this point. From a practical standpoint, or at least an in-universe practical standpoint, I'd also go with the Voyager bridge — given the importance of the viewscreen, it makes sense to have as many people as possible facing it. That's a big problem with both the pre-TNG Enterprises and the Defiant — they've got important stations facing away from the viewscreen (and with their backs to the captain, no less). (Oh, as for the look of the computers, here's another vote for TUC.)

June 22 2009, 06:22 PM	#72
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: What bridge design do you like? Look at the bridges of existing, real-world vessels for examples of how such installations really function, and look at the design of their equipment. Trek bridges function well dramatically and visually, but they don't necessarily make real sense. It is not, for example, terribly consequential that most personnel face the commanding officer or that most of them have visual line-of-sight to big video displays and charts that don't concern their own work. Jefferies' designs look to have been equally inspired by the dramatic/budgetary demands of the show, probably the look of then-current space stuff like the American space program's Mission Control facilities, and then to some degree by naval control rooms. __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.

June 22 2009, 06:43 PM	#74
Anticitizen Fleet Captain Location: Black Mesa Research Facility	Re: What bridge design do you like? Hmm... are we allowed to nominate the Battlestar Galactica operations center?