What are your controversial Star Trek opinions?
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The Monster Maroons took uneven lines and did them right. DSC didn't. 
I had completely forgotten about that (Scotty’s) uniform. It looks a bit too … contemporary. I can picture myself wearing it to workDoes Scotty ever wear this outfit in the film?
The way Scotty's jacket fastens with a Starfleet delta is a lot like how Kirk's green leisure tunic in TOS had an abdominal strap with a Starfleet delta.
Understandable since it didn't actually appear in the movie. Sulu did wear a beige version in the rec deck scene though.
The badge was fairly mobile in STTMP: Besides the fastening for the "leisure jacket," it was also on the sleeve cuff for security guards wearing body armor.
They'd be great as dress uniforms, but are lousy duty uniforms.
Doubled as ninja stars.
Is it controversial to say I prefer the TMP uniforms to the monster maroons?
I don't think so, at this point. The MM's get a lot of disrespect for being so formal.
Of course 18th c. naval unis (Hornblower era) look pretty stiff.
We're so into informality.
As far as looks?
I like the Monster Maroons. Back in 2016, when I thought DSC was going to take place between TUC and TNG, I was looking forward to seeing them back.
Getting rid of Pockets in clothing is a bad idea IMO.
Especially Uniforms.
Also lack of Pens / Pencils & Paper (Mini NotePad) in the future is unrealistic, especially given that StarFleet would have Pen/Paper/Pencil on hand incase technology fails for whatever reason. That's why you store those in those pockets in your uniforms.
Especially Uniforms.
Also lack of Pens / Pencils & Paper (Mini NotePad) in the future is unrealistic, especially given that StarFleet would have Pen/Paper/Pencil on hand incase technology fails for whatever reason. That's why you store those in those pockets in your uniforms.
The ENT uniforms and then TOS are easily the most practical in a workplace setting followed by the DS9 and VOY jumpsuit uniforms. Jumpsuits with zippers and pockets. Simple pullover shirts and trousers. One-piece jumpsuits without belts.
It's definitely a minority opinion but I wouldn't say it's controversial. I happen to agree, Fletcher's STTMP uniforms were conceptually the strongest in all of Trek.
The dress uniforms, yes, but what they actually wore at sea was more functional and informal. The Bounty (1984) and Master and Commander (2003) were pretty accurate on that.
My biggest beef with the monster maroons isn't the design (which I am not crazy about, either) but the radical, never-seen-before-or-since decision to put enlisted personnel in a totally different uniform style.
TMP had all that plus the practicality of short sleeves. Of course, the jumpsuit was skin-tight spandex...
Precisely that. Many variants and they look comfortable. Plus a non-military look.
I don’t truly hate any of the uniforms. Probably the worst looking are the S1/2 TNG outfits.
I also prefer the grey uniforms at the end of DIS S3 to the redesigned ones in S4.
You do realize the enlisted personnel were put in TMP jumpsuits that had been re-dyed to match the color scheme of the monster maroons, I trust? They weren't that different, at least in that they had been seen before.
I do realize it. Of course in TMP they had been worn by all ranks.
I want to see a series starring Kestra Riker where she and her wacky neighbor Rupert Crandall go on Rick and Morty style adventures aboard Crandall's ship, The Inside Straight.
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