USS Enterprise (eventually) on Discovery?

[TrickyDickie]

In terms of design aesthetics, things come and go, are on the scene very briefly or linger longer, go back and forth, get revived at a later date, etc, etc.

Here is a little something from one of my other interests. (This is not mine, just shown to illustrate a point.) :

A 1960s Ford, right?

Nope. That's a 1983 Ford Landau from Brazil.

In Brazil, the 1966 Ford Galaxie from the U.S. was retained in basic form, with quite minor styling changes, right through the 1983 model year.

I'm really not having a problem fitting the Discoprise or TMP Enterprise into the lineage. I am okay with what they have done.

 

[Tuskin38]

listen, i have a lot of problems with this:

but wtf is this?

It's the Ent-A? I'm not sure what you're getting at

Have you not seen it in profile before?

 

[Dukhat]

As would I. I certainly would not have taken the design choices done by DSC. But, that's the point. It's art and art comes with artistic interpretation. I would prefer it continue forward with the designers trying something new.

Do I agree with all of it? Nope, not even a little bit. I can't stand the design of the Discovery ship itself, I do not care for the uniforms, especially the boots and collars, and the Enterprise is not favorite of several interpretations of the Constitution class.

Not, as others have mentioned, there is no need for any of the audiences members to accept these changes at all. I personally ignore TMP as much as possible in terms of story and changes. I also personally believe Star Trek should be rebooted or let die at this point the franchise as it does little but inspire constant agitation.

But, that's me.

I think with me, the biggest issue I have is: just why someone felt the need to make a new Star Trek series and have it be set ten years before TOS, while at the same time not really resembling TOS all that much. Seeing what I've seen so far, there really isn't much story-wise that needed to happen in the 2250's. Let's see:

1. Klingon war. Not sure why this subject couldn't have been done at any other point in ST history, especially since there's no indication in TOS that there was ever a war ten years prior.

2. Sarek being a foster parent to a human girl. Well, Sarek was still alive right up to the middle of TNG, so he could have fostered her any time between TOS and TNG, and probably would have been better off after TUC, instead of Spock having this sister throughout TOS that we never heard of.

3. A new super-secret star drive. Ok, kinda odd that no one ever heard of the spore drive before, which probably wouldn't have been as problematic if it was invented, say, post-Nemesis.

4. The Mirror Universe. Heck, I'm not even sure why it was necessary to even have this in DSC, other than to have duplicates of some dead crewmembers cross over to our side. Which again, could have been done at any point in ST's history.

Did I miss anything?

 

[Paul755]

listen, i have a lot of problems with this:

but wtf is this?

Yeah....why does the Constitution Class get smaller.

 

[cooleddie74]

I'm at peace with and don't mind the DSC Enterprise but damn, does that upscaling get on my nerves. I'm just going to actively ignore it and pretend she's about 300 meters long or else I'll sigh my vocal cords numb.

 

[Tuskin38]

scaling doesn't bother me since it wasn't canon in the first place.

Fits better with the set heights anyways.

 

[Dukhat]

I'm at peace with and don't mind the DSC Enterprise but damn, does that upscaling get on my nerves. I'm just going to actively ignore it and pretend she's about 300 meters long or else I'll sigh my vocal cords numb.

I like how the author doesn't even bother to note the size discrepancy when writing about the history of the Enterprises.

 

[TrickyDickie]

They're just a bunch of practical jokers....

 

[cooleddie74]

I like how the author doesn't even bother to note the size discrepancy when writing about the history of the Enterprises.

I'm growing fond of the DSC Enterprise's shape and outlines but damn, talk about handwaving something away and hoping fans don't ask for an in-universe explanation.

 

[Nerys Myk]

hoping fans don't ask for an in-universe explanation.

Come on, fans even need in-universe explanations for a new hairstyle.

 

[Tuskin38]

It does say the ship under went several refits

 

[cooleddie74]

Come on, fans even need in-universe explanations for a new hairstyle.

Vitalis. There.

Was that slick or what?

 

[Dukhat]

It does say the ship under went several refits

And one amazing refit where it started out small, got large, then got small again.

 

[Hythlodeus]

 

[Dukhat]

Gedouddhere with that SW crap! This is the Star Trek forum!

 

[cooleddie74]

That's not what my old girlfriend thought.





Perhaps I shouldn't have shared that.

 

[CaptainMurdock]

That's not what my old girlfriend thought.





Perhaps I shouldn't have shared that.

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[cooleddie74]

CBS is currently working on making George Costanza's genitals 25% different.

 

[CaptainMurdock]

CBS is currently working on making George Costanza's genitals 25% different.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[cooleddie74]

[Captain Pike] Giddyup. [/Pike]