Really? where did you read that?
SNW uniforms and characters revealed (old and new)
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Really? where did you read that?
wow talk about an "OOPS" on their parts.
Yes it is.
Lots seem to think the ranks are an error, rather than perhaps something that would be explained in-story, like time travel. We won’t know until it airs if it’s a series of massive mistakes or if it’s correct when judged in context of the plot. Doesn’t Uhura have more than one rank across the teasers and trailer?
I prefer consistency between visuals and dialogue. Also happen to think that uniforms and starships are part of Star Trek's success so I notice these things and they take me out of the immersion in the show. Like "Wait, why is he calling her Lt. when she wears Lt. Cmdr. stripes". It's a sloppiness that annoys the hell out of me.
2001 A Space Odyssey human error
They probably didn't have any elastic bands from the mailroom to paint gold.
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This.
I actually never cared about the ranks. Because I followed the interpretation of TOS, TNG, ENT (and VOY & Lower Decks mostly) - where Starfleet isn't a military - it's an astronaut corps. They do have ranks. But they're not strict about them. It's important to know who's in command. But you can be in command faster than someone who had a longer career just by beeing better professionally trained for a situation, and people routinely swap career paths and can rise very fast or stay veeeery long at the same rank.
Of course, in DS9, DIS & PIC (and also the movies somewhat from STII onward) Starfleet is a clear military organisation. There stuff like rank, obedience, chain of command and years of service are important.
I'm interested in what SNW will be like. I guess less strict military than the rest of modern streaming Trek. I hope. But I can still see the influence there. We will see.
Of course, in DS9, DIS & PIC (and also the movies somewhat from STII onward) Starfleet is a clear military organisation. There stuff like rank, obedience, chain of command and years of service are important.
I'm interested in what SNW will be like. I guess less strict military than the rest of modern streaming Trek. I hope. But I can still see the influence there. We will see.
I never bought into the whole "Starfleet isn't a military organization" BS. They are probably more of Paramilitary.
There was nothing paramilitary about Starfleet in the TOS S1 episode "Errand of Mercy". Starfleet was the full-on military organization of the United Federation of Planets. Yes in peacetime some ships carried out missions of exploration, but there were plenty that were stationed just to make sure neither the Romulans, the Klingons, or any other hostile species could make a move against Federation planets.
In the TOS Bible, the Enterprise (and Starfleet) was referred to as "semi-military."
I mean, the enlisted men category snuck into Starfleet way back in the 80s already and has stuck around ever since. So no, I don't think that an ancient and routinely contradicted quote is going to be the last word on anything.
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