Poll Which Enterprise do you think we'll see?

[Tuskin38]

The C fit nicely in between the B and D.

Shame we never got to see more of it.

The original concept version fit even better.

 

[Dukhat]

The biggest missed opportunity was not Ambassador Class Starships in the Dominion War. If they were there at all, I sure never noticed them. I understand why they couldn't use the Sovereign Class (had to save it for the movies) or the Constitution Class (they hadn't used it in the 24th Century at all, so to reintroduce it 10 years in as background fodder would've been weird), but otherwise they used virtually every ship they ever designed in all those massive fleets except for the Ambassador Class.

The physical model was damaged after its use as the Yamaguchi in the DS9 pilot, and it was crated away in a box. When it came time to scan the remaining physical models into CGI models, they didn’t bother to uncrate it and fix it; they just scanned the Jein Excelsior, the Enterprise-D, the Reliant and the Nebula models, and that was enough for them, along with retexturing the Akira, Steamrunner and Saber CGI models.

 

[Blip]

Unfortunately, he’s also probably going to end up designing the next Enterprise...

Don't remind me...

People give Eaves too much credit. He only designed one Post-TNG (timeline wise) screen used Starfleet starship before Picard came along.

I "credit" Eaves with the "My impulse engines are incinerating the Bussards, you say? Oh well, I don't give a fuck" school of thought that appears to have since been followed doggedly by the likes of AbramsTrek, STD, and ST-Online (the latter of which -inexplicably- a large portion of fans seem to be treating as canon). He also designed every ship in Insurrection & Nemesis, and a slew of others, so I don't know why you think he's being given too much credit...

The Akira, Steamrunner, and Norway, none of those were Eaves, they were designed by someone who's name I'm forgetting from ILM. The Prometheus and Intrepid were Rick Sternbach.

Alex Jaeger's Akira-class makes for a good Cardassian-war era torpedo cruiser, both based on the clunky proto-TNG aesthetics (excepting the post-refit lifeboats) and the registry. Steamrunner & Norway are forgettable, background low-res ships, and the Intrepid came before the Ent-E (and apart from the small nacelles, is mostly fine AFAIC).

Eaves making the Ent-E flat was inspired by Voyager being flatter, since that's the way Starfleet designs were going already.

I have no problem with the E being reduced in height. It's the unoriginality, and overall lack of thought that goes into the design as a whole that I dislike.

Too much contemporary Trek is fashion over function. You don’t look at these ships and think, yeah, that’s an actual spaceship (whatever that means). But you sense that we’re in a hyper-stylized period in the aged evolution of Star Trek that’s not to be taken too seriously.

This is something I lament. The glorious thing about the Original, Refit, and Galaxy was how much thought was put into their verisimilitude. That gave the designs and the franchise a realism and gravitas that it’s survived on.

THIS!!

 

[Phoenix219]

The biggest missed opportunity was not having Ambassador Class Starships in the Dominion War. If they were there at all, I sure never noticed them. I understand why they couldn't use the Sovereign Class (had to save it for the movies) or the Constitution Class (they hadn't used it in the 24th Century at all, so to reintroduce it 10 years in as background fodder would've been weird), but otherwise they used virtually every other ship they ever designed in all those massive fleets except for the Ambassador Class.

I'm still mad that they never came across the ruins or debris or wreck or abandoned hull or even private ship or pirate ship that used a Connie or Connie II/Enterprise class refit in any of the 24th century shows.

 

[Dukhat]

I'm still mad that they never came across the ruins or debris or wreck or abandoned hull or even private ship or pirate ship that used a Connie or Connie II/Enterprise class refit in any of the 24th century shows.

The Stargazer was originally supposed to be a TMP Constitution class. Also, there was the wreck of a Constitution saucer and secondary hull in BoBW.

 

[Blip]

I'm still mad that they never came across the ruins or debris or wreck or abandoned hull or even private ship or pirate ship that used a Connie or Connie II/Enterprise class refit in any of the 24th century shows.

Actually the crashed ship in DS9 "The Sound Of Her Voice" was purportedly a Constitution II, and the wreckage of the Enterprise refit from STIII was used for the Wolf 359 graveyard in TNG "The Best of Both Worlds"

Edit: Dammit, pipped to the post by @Dukhat!

 

[Phoenix219]

I'm still mad that they never came across the ruins or debris or wreck or abandoned hull or even private ship or pirate ship that used a Connie or Connie II/Enterprise class refit in any of the 24th century shows.

Also, Yesterday's Enterprise *absolutely* should have used the "A" and the TOS crew, and been used as the first feature movie or a two part season cliffhanger.... Absolutely wasted concept, and could have saved all the design money from BOTH versions of the C.... the TNG movies could have started with First Contact. They should have locked the idea in a box until the TOS movies were done and not wasted it on an episode.

 

[Lord Garth]

If they'd have set the first two seasons of Discovery 25 years after Star Trek VI, the same way they set Picard 20 years after Nemesis, then I would've wished the B hadn't been introduced. Seeing the Enterprise-A in 2318 with 2018-2019 production values would've been too perfect.

Of course, I'm biased. The Refit/A is my favorite version of the Enterprise.

 

[Dukhat]

Actually the crashed ship in DS9 "The Sound Of Her Voice" was purportedly a Constitution II...

Yep, I forgot about the Olympia. It was a reuse of the damaged STIII saucer.

Also, Yesterday's Enterprise *absolutely* should have used the "A" and the TOS crew, and been used as the first feature movie or a two part season cliffhanger.... Absolutely wasted concept, and could have saved all the design money from BOTH versions of the C...

I'm not so sure that would have been a good idea. Sending Kirk, Spock and the rest of the Enterprise-A crew to their deaths at the hands of the Romulans seems a pretty crappy way of ending their story.

If they'd have set the first two seasons of Discovery 25 years after Star Trek VI, the same way they set Picard 20 years after Nemesis, then I would've wished the B hadn't been introduced. Seeing the Enterprise-A in 2318 with 2018-2019 production values would've been too perfect.

I had a similar thought, but in my version, it was the Enterprise-B that rescued the Shenzhou (instead of the Europa), and then would have suffered the same fate as the Europa from the Cleave ship. Then, at the end of S1, instead of seeing the Enterprise-nil, we would have seen the brand-new Enterprise-C.

 

[Lord Garth]

I'm not so sure that would have been a good idea. Sending Kirk, Spock and the rest of the Enterprise-A crew to their deaths at the hands of the Romulans seems a pretty crappy way of ending their story.

This. Plus we're talking about 1990. That would've robbed us of TUC.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

PICARD: Is that an Akira?
RIOS (hits some controls and flips the image)
PICARD: Ah, an NX.

In-universe, I have no problem with the Akira class being a retro-style homage to the NX.

 

[Nerys Myk]

In-universe, I have no problem with the Akira class being a retro-style homage to the NX.

I love the NX design.

 

[fireproof78]

I love the NX design.

Same here. One of the few ships that feels achievable.

 

[ITDUDE]

NX-01

It’s possible. If it had been mothballed, but every 50 years or so have been given latest upgrades, it could still kick some ass

 

[Sir Stewart Wallace]

It’s possible. If it had been mothballed, but every 50 years or so have been given latest upgrades, it could still kick some ass

"The Ford 2020 Model T. What's old is new again."

 

[Blip]

But no, it really really couldn't. We're talking, what, 250+ years later?

Trek stretches credulity enough as it is.

 

[Imaus]

I really hope we see the Enterprise-E, maybe refit. The Verity and Oddyessy can exist - the F can be of that class later, like how the B was an Excelsior and Excelsiors lived alongside Connies (such as the 1701 and A/Lexington) that were being phased out.

Now comes the how we see it. I wouldn't be surprised if Picard is facing down the E's angry guns for a transgression he's done against the Federation.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

wouldn't be surprised if Picard is facing down the E's angry guns for a transgression he's done against the Federation.

I don't think it'll go down like that.

As it stands, Picard hasn't actually done anything illegal (nor do I think he ever would). There's no reason for Starfleet to be chasing him. Hell, they probably don't know, or even care, where he is or what he's doing.

That said, I can totally see the Ent-E sweeping in to save the day when La Sirena is in danger.

 

[Imaus]

I don't think it'll go down like that.

As it stands, Picard hasn't actually done anything illegal (nor do I think he ever would). There's no reason for Starfleet to be chasing him. Hell, they probably don't know, or even care, where he is or what he's doing.

That said, I can totally see the Ent-E sweeping in to save the day when La Sirena is in danger.

Ooh, yea, a Big-Damn-Heroes moment will also work well, too. Especially if it comes in after a string of heavy gut punches.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I don't think it'll go down like that.

As it stands, Picard hasn't actually done anything illegal (nor do I think he ever would). There's no reason for Starfleet to be chasing him. Hell, they probably don't know, or even care, where he is or what he's doing.

That said, I can totally see the Ent-E sweeping in to save the day when La Sirena is in danger.

They're probably glad he's out of Federation space.

Ooh, yea, a Big-Damn-Heroes moment will also work well, too. Especially if it comes in after a string of heavy gut punches.

Not sure this is a "Big-Damn-Heroes" type of show.