Pretty sure it wasn't.
Vic has mentioned they were building the medical lab, but since he's mentioned it that can't be the spoiler.
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Vic has mentioned they were building the medical lab, but since he's mentioned it that can't be the spoiler.
Interesting idea. I was thinking in terms of a set, but I could be wrong.
Maybe an alien like a Gorn or Horta?
In the podcast Vic mentions a sense of closure for the series as well as tear inducing scenes that leave the characters where they are found in TMP. That really sounds like a shout out to something no one would have any idea about a decade before TMP would even exist. That goes against the idea they've repeated often about avoiding references to other productions. On this point they seem to have lost sight of their stated aproach.
At about 34:30 of the podcast Vic says there is an element to the story of Ep. 6 not seen in any other production outside of TOS. It is something seen in several episodes of TOS, but not seen before in any fan production. He also states Ep. 6 is action oriented and that he will be releasing stills from the episode as teasers beyond the two he has already released (Kirk looking beat up on the bridge and Spock firing a phaser).
So it's something seen more than once throughout the series yet not seen in a fan production. And he specifically qualifies that by saying it's not the Engineering set which he also says hasn't been recreated to the same extent in a fan production.
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Sorry, maybe I spoke prematurely. „Mentioned“? How do you mention a set?
I had hoped that maybe the planet set already had been done in secret, without any construction videos and held back as a surprise for the episode. Then again, they also recently said that they can only build one set at a time and it hasn’t been that long ago that engineering was finished?
I probably should keep my mouth shut anyway, as I don’t know many of the other productions and what they have or haven’t achieved yet.
Thinking about this shows of the era generally didn't have endings with a sense of finality, but it wasn't totally unknown. And it was something we started seeing more of in the '70s.
The Fugitive had a series' ending. M*A*S*H, All In The Family and Mary Tyler Moore also had endings although that was later about a decade after TOS.
If TOS had gone five years then it would have ended in 1971 when the series' ending idea might have started taking root.
It would be interesting to know if GR ever had any vague ideas about how the series might end if it managed to have gone five years.
The Fugitive had a series' ending. M*A*S*H, All In The Family and Mary Tyler Moore also had endings although that was later about a decade after TOS.
If TOS had gone five years then it would have ended in 1971 when the series' ending idea might have started taking root.
It would be interesting to know if GR ever had any vague ideas about how the series might end if it managed to have gone five years.
I hope it's two Kirks.
STC keeps saying it's the first fan series to build a full Engineering set, but that confuses me. Didn't NV/P2 manage to complete theirs a few months earlier?
Personally, I'm not fussed about the fact that TOS in its time almost certainly would not have done a series finale. They also wouldn't have done an episode set entirely in an alternate universe, but "Fairest of Them All" was brilliant. I'll be happy as long as it's a great story and made in the style and spirit of TOS.
When Vic says it will set the stage for TMP, I doubt he means the episode will end with: "Spock, I wish you luck on that mountain top! McCoy, retiring? Try growing a beard. Chekhov, I'd like you to meet Will Decker!" The "tear jerker" aspect could very well just be that the mission is ending and perhaps Kirk is promoted, leaving the ship. And it's not beyond reason that CBS could've ended the show with Kirk's promotion and disemarkment.
Don't know what the story would be. But I imagine that the last image would be of the Enterprise sailing into the black, fade out.
I hope it's two Kirks.
STC keeps saying it's the first fan series to build a full Engineering set, but that confuses me. Didn't NV/P2 manage to complete theirs a few months earlier?
Personally, I'm not fussed about the fact that TOS in its time almost certainly would not have done a series finale. They also wouldn't have done an episode set entirely in an alternate universe, but "Fairest of Them All" was brilliant. I'll be happy as long as it's a great story and made in the style and spirit of TOS.
That's pretty much where I'm at, too. It's all about spirit and style. I don't rigidly hold to the notion that it can't have any elements the show wouldn't have had in 1968. I just want it to "feel" like the original and not have blatant references like the Klingon Ridges Virus, "Archer mapped this area 20 years ago," and Old Scotty Reminisces.
By the way, that's not a shot at NV. I actually like that we have two very distinct products.
Yep.
I don't remember reading that anywhere, just that they were building it. In fact, I don't think that I knew that NVP2 was building the engine room until after I knew that STC was doing it. Oh, well.
It doesn't matter who did it first, not to me, anyway. I'm glad they've both done it and are using the sets without being money grubbing weasels.
It doesn't matter who did it first, not to me, anyway. I'm glad they've both done it and are using the sets without being money grubbing weasels.
That's such a refreshing feeling these days, isn't it?
NBC would've thought that strange...
Ha! That should've stuck in my head since NV does that retro NBC lead-in.NBC would've thought that strange...
At 31, my nostalgia is for 80s/90s reruns.
I don't remember reading that anywhere, just that they were building it. In fact, I don't think that I knew that NVP2 was building the engine room until after I knew that STC was doing it. Oh, well.
It doesn't matter who did it first, not to me, anyway. I'm glad they've both done it and are using the sets without being money grubbing weasels.
I don't think NV engineering set was a full size recreation of the original set as was STC. Not nitpicking here since I think NV was limited on the space more than STC. Also, the past picks I saw of NV did not have the forced perspective. Maybe that is done now?
If they have finished, are there any pics? I only see a single pic of what is tagged as "the Lexington Engine Room" from Torment of Destiny. I don't understand the "Lexington" reference. Are they building a separate but identical "Enterprise" engine room? (Of course I'm joking, but it's the question of why specify the ship?) It doesn't look like there are side alcoves (warp core and entrance control room) due to space, but its hard to tell from that angle.
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Well, maybe I'm mistaken.
I remember seeing a promotion video (Indegogo or Kickstarter?) where they had James Cawley and Charles Root on the partially built set. Perhaps Greg Schnitzer could comment further?
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When we first shot on our new Engineering Section set last June (the first time we will see the set in the upcoming "Torment of Destiny," it's aboard the U.S.S. Lexington, so it has some subtle differences from the Enterprise's Engineering Room), we focused on the panels and the gangway and we didn't (need to) show the forced perspective warp engine-unit thing. We do continue to make progress on the construction of that forced perspective portion of the set, though. Following that, we'll probably work on the large freestanding "standby power units"--followed by the elevated Emergency Manual Monitor control room that overlooks the Engine Room. Here's that forced perspective unit from last weekend:
Also, we burnt out some dilithium crystals (left) so we are replacing them with new ones (right). They aren't easy to come by. (And yes, the set is a full-sized re-creation--faithful to the Desilu Stage 9/Paramoint Stage 31 sets.)
Also, we burnt out some dilithium crystals (left) so we are replacing them with new ones (right). They aren't easy to come by. (And yes, the set is a full-sized re-creation--faithful to the Desilu Stage 9/Paramoint Stage 31 sets.)
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