Spoilers First hand behind the scenes information

[Cyrus]

@Hoity Toity, thank you for giving us these tidbits and also avoiding major spoilers. It is appreciated.

But while you heard the information first hand, technically it becomes second hand when you tell us about it.

 

[Jadeb]

Your spoilers were perfect -- fun to read without taking anything away from the final product.

 

[Midquest]

Just in case anyone is still skeptical, Tamara Deverell discusses the metal set construction @Hoity Toity mentioned in a new interview at the official site.

We were bringing in the Discovery feel, but also using materials and methods of building it that were new to us, like metal powder coating — metal pieces that are powder-coated create a really rich color and strong basis to build the set. We experimented with it on the Enterprise, and I think we’re going to use it more in Star Trek. It looks more like a ship than just using wood and plaster.

 

[seigezunt]

Thanks for the link! Great article.

 

[Firebird]

Just in case anyone is still skeptical, Tamara Deverell discusses the metal set construction @Hoity Toity mentioned in a new interview at the official site.

I think I'm gonna start a new drinking game where I take a shot every time designers of a modern Star Trek production shit on the TOS sets by calling them cardboard.

 

[TrickyDickie]

I think I'm gonna start a new drinking game where I take a shot every time designers of a modern Star Trek production shit on the TOS sets by calling them cardboard.

Two shots whenever they say they are so excited they're gonna pee their pants.

 

[Succubint]

But she didn't say cardboard (at first skim through the article) she said wood and plaster. Wouldn't she know what the previous sets were made of? I thought it was a cool tidbit finding out they are experimenting with newer materials in set building. The powder-coated metal sounds interesting. I think it must be way more durable. Also loved her nitpickig on the orange vs red line Georgiou says.

 

[Firebird]

But she didn't say cardboard (at first skim through the article) she said wood and plaster. Wouldn't she know what the previous sets were made of? I thought it was a cool tidbit finding out they are experimenting with newer materials in set building. The powder-coated metal sounds interesting. I think it must be way more durable. Also loved her nitpickig on the orange vs red line Georgiou says.

I really started with TOS, which is what I grew up with, and looked at that ship and how we could do all kinds of nods to it without making it look like it's made out of cardboard. As much as we all love TOS, the audiences of today want more. We started with the same size as the original Enterprise and, of course, we enlarged it by adding a back hallway. Some of the parameters of the original size... the step down, the placement of the captain's chair, where the consoles were, where Uhura was, where Spock was, all the main characters, we kept that general layout, much more so than some of the other Enterprises we've seen.

 

[Succubint]

Thanks, I stand corrected.

Still, I agree with her that it looks, at times, like it's made out of cardboard, even if it isn't.

 

[DEWLine]

Mirror-Georgieu and her eyesight issues...or did we forget?

Or am I misunderstanding the eyesight issues of Mirror'verse humans?

 

[Nerys Myk]

Mirror-Georgieu and her eyesight issues...or did we forget?

Or am I misunderstanding the eyesight issues of Mirror'verse humans?

It was stupid. Better forgotten.

 

[TrickyDickie]

It was stupid. Better forgotten.

For what it's worth, I thought it was an interesting touch....for me, it somehow brought to mind TOS, when the Enterprise was beamed long-distance and ended up slightly out of phase.

Different minds put different things together....

 

[F. King Daniel]

It was stupid. Better forgotten.

It was integral to the season one reveal. If they forgot it (and it seems so, unless she's stabbing her eyes between scenes), their cheapening their own continuity.

 

[Timelord79 (he/him)]

It was never an issue before with Terrans and it might never be again.

 

[F. King Daniel]

It was never an issue before with Terrans and it might never be again.

That's to do with Disco's casual disregard for TOS continuity. Now they're even ignoring their own...

 

[DEWLine]

But could it explain why Mirror-Georgiou saw "Enterprise Red" as orange?

 

[Galaxy]

It was never an issue before with Terrans and it might never be again.

I think Discovery writers got the idea from DS9 which lit the sets much darker for the mirror universe scenes.

 

[Nerys Myk]

It was integral to the season one reveal. If they forgot it (and it seems so, unless she's stabbing her eyes between scenes), their cheapening their own continuity.

Ignoring stupid stuff doesn't cheapen continuity.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Ignoring stupid stuff doesn't cheapen continuity.

Stupid stuff is as much continuity as smart stuff. Take away the vision thing and Lorca's reveal doesn't happen.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Stupid stuff is as much continuity as smart stuff. Take away the vision thing and Lorca's reveal doesn't happen.

I didn't say it wasn't part of continuity. I just said it should be ignored. That's the beauty of a fluid continuity, you don't have follow every little detail and can ignore the stupid stuff.