And Senator Kinsey in SG-1. He plays assholes magnificently.Don't forget Dick Jones in Robocop.
As for Jellico, I'd genuinely have loved a spinoff with this guy.
And Senator Kinsey in SG-1. He plays assholes magnificently.Don't forget Dick Jones in Robocop.
As for Jellico, I'd genuinely have loved a spinoff with this guy.
In all seriousness I got to meet Ronny Cox about nine years ago. He is a genuinely nice man and warm to his fans. For a man who played such a cold, joyless bastard in TNG and a megalomaniacal asshole in Total Recall he's remarkably lovable and willing to engage with others.
Technically speaking, given the way Cogley worded his question, we could just assume that all the other talented programmers aboard were women... ;-)
Actually there's quite a bit of evidence that the Enterprise in "The Cage" was intended to be somewhat smaller than the version in TOS proper. Larger bridge dome, one row of windows in the saucer, the cutaway by the turbolift and on the engineering console etc all point to a smaller vessel.Pike's Enterprise had a crew of about 200. Kirk had ~430. The volume of the ship did not change.
Actually there's quite a bit of evidence that the Enterprise in "The Cage" was intended to be somewhat smaller than the version in TOS proper. Larger bridge dome, one row of windows in the saucer, the cutaway by the turbolift and on the engineering console etc all point to a smaller vessel.
Hey, if it can get bigger for Discovery...
Hey, if it can get bigger for Discovery...
Don't be ridiculous!And then the next reboot will double it's size again! And the next after that! Until, five reboots from now, it's the size of a planet.
Only slightly larger for the TOS version or needing a major refit on the saucer,etc? Bridge modules are alleged to be swappable.Actually there's quite a bit of evidence that the Enterprise in "The Cage" was intended to be somewhat smaller than the version in TOS proper. Larger bridge dome, one row of windows in the saucer, the cutaway by the turbolift and on the engineering console etc all point to a smaller vessel.
Hey, if it can get bigger for Discovery...
If that's the case why is there leaked footage of that design in much higher quality? They didn't admit to the teaser being a rush job until after the saw the fan reaction.That's at least what it says in the magazine
Also it's not that surprising - The Comic Con version looks like it was slapped together over a long weekend to have something they can present on stage. They already confirmed that part - how the whole teaser was basically a rush job. Whichever VFX guy did that was probably not completely in the loop of which version the producers greenlight the latest - he probably based the model on the last version he saw that was approved.
What I mean is, they added loads of windows to the saucer (adding a second deck), made the bridge module smaller (making the bridge smaller relative to the ship), making the ship look bigger overall. I've no idea if they'd settled on 947' overall length by the time they filmed "The Cage" and "Where No Man Has Gone Before" but it certainly looks like they decided between them and the series proper that the Enterprise should be bigger.Only slightly larger for the TOS version or needing a major refit on the saucer,etc? Bridge modules are alleged to be swappable.
Five reboots from now Star Trek will be retooled and re-released as a work of realistic fiction with most of its principal photography taking place IN ORBIT, and then we'll get the retcon that the saucer section is only circular so that it can spin to create artificial gravity.And then the next reboot will double it's size again! And the next after that! Until, five reboots from now, it's the size of a planet.
That isn’t the exact same design. There are quite a few differencesIf that's the case why is there leaked footage of that design in much higher quality? They didn't admit to the teaser being a rush job until after the saw the fan reaction.
This article on EAS has side views of both versions, but Cage version appears to have interior lighting. This is only correct for the TOS R version of the episode.I cannot think of an easy way to visually compare the Cage versus TOS Enterprise. Is there anyone still living who would know?
What I mean is, they added loads of windows to the saucer (adding a second deck), made the bridge module smaller (making the bridge smaller relative to the ship), making the ship look bigger overall. I've no idea if they'd settled on 947' overall length by the time they filmed "The Cage" and "Where No Man Has Gone Before" but it certainly looks like they decided between them and the series proper that the Enterprise should be bigger.
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From "Day of the Dove", but recycled from the turbolift alcove on the bridge, as well as the bridge engineering console. Note single saucer deck and iffy proportions.
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Franz Joseph's original 1975 Enterprise blueprints, cheating a little to fit 23 decks into 947' (8-foot decks whereas the sets were taller). Seen on bridge monitors in TOS movies I-III.
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Doug Drexler's cutaway, which cheats by scaling the ship up by about a third from 947'. A modified version of this was used in "In a Mirror, Darkly"
Thanks for the link, which I will look at. No way in this thread, do I want to debate whether the CG of TOS, TOS-R, and TOS-D are canonThis article on EAS has side views of both versions, but Cage version appears to have interior lighting. This is only correct for the TOS R version of the episode.
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Franz Joseph's original 1975 Enterprise blueprints, cheating a little to fit 23 decks into 947' (8-foot decks whereas the sets were taller). Seen on bridge monitors in TOS movies I-III.
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Doug Drexler's cutaway, which cheats by scaling the ship up by about a third from 947'. A modified version of this was used in "In a Mirror, Darkly"
I cannot think of an easy way to visually compare the Cage versus TOS Enterprise. Is there anyone still living who would know?
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