I had no problem with the look of engineering. In fact, it looked like the most believable engineering section of any Trek movie. I mean of course it's supposed to be dirty and hot and dank, even in the most brand spanking new ships. It's a bloody engine! Okay, the size leaves a little to be desired, but it's nice to see Star Trek adopting the "used future" aesthetic.
As someone who served aboard a real naval vessel...
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Thank GOD...
Finally a common sense response.
Finally a common sense response.
I concur, also as a former Naval engineering type. (Nuke EM E-5, Nimitz)
If anything, previous incarnations of Trek have horribly sanitized the engineering spaces into something unbelievable.
If anything, previous incarnations of Trek have horribly sanitized the engineering spaces into something unbelievable.
I didn't see much in engineering that looked either dirty or particularly uncomfortable (of course, it's a brand new ship) and little that seemed very much used (again, new ship). There were a few such elements. That said, I didn't have any problem with the look of the areas - which surprised me, because I hated the couple of advance looks we had at it.
I really liked engineering, glad to see i'm not in the minority. But really i took your quote because i just watched Spock's brain again.. hee hee, great episode featuring a remote control Spock and the givers of pain and delight
I liked engineering and so did an ex-Navy buddy of mine.
Some things are never going to change.
You're going to need water for many, many things, and you're going to need tanks, pipes, pumps, and valves.
Maybe it was heavy water (heavier isotopes). Could be a byproduct of another process or part of one, e.g solvent. Might be used as a coolant, heat exchanger fluid, maybe a substrate for producing anti-matter... ok, now i get into rambling technobabble
I took minor issue with the ball valves...but I chose to suspend my disbelief anyway. I am sure using the beer plant was a cost-saving measure. However, had they built a similar set; modernizing the railings, etc., then it would have been more acceptable to me.
Oh, who am I kidding? It was a great movie and I refuse to fixate on minutiae like this...
Oh, who am I kidding? It was a great movie and I refuse to fixate on minutiae like this...
Hey, can you guys with real naval backgrounds tell me if it's plausable for Kirk to get permanent command of the Enterprise at the end? I mean, considering he's a third year cadet on acedemic probation, and everything. I'm of the mind that he would get a commendation, the dismissal of his suspension and a promotion with posting. But not to Captain. One adventure and galaxy saving does not an experienced commander make. And what about seniority in the 23rd century? Aren't there experienced commanders and Execs who have been waiting for a chance to command Star Fleet's newest ship? How about guys on Pike's crew? Were they ALL wet behind the ears? Spock may have been emotionally compromised at the time Kirk relieved him, but jeez, he's a Vulcan, he'll snap back. Kirk, being human, would be worse in an emotional situation than a Vulcan. At the very least, Spock - an actual officer - should be next in line.
This was the only point in the movie that rang totally false with me. It felt more like fanwank to get Kirk and the crew together for the next few movies. But if someone in the navy here can tell me that "oh sure, it's way possible" then I'll go with it easier.
This was the only point in the movie that rang totally false with me. It felt more like fanwank to get Kirk and the crew together for the next few movies. But if someone in the navy here can tell me that "oh sure, it's way possible" then I'll go with it easier.
here! here! Thing is star trek has always been ingenious with reusing or cost-cutting with sets, i think its part of the mythos of it.
Maybe it was heavy water (heavier isotopes). Could be a byproduct of another process or part of one, e.g solvent. Might be used as a coolant, heat exchanger fluid, maybe a substrate for producing anti-matter... ok, now i get into rambling technobabble
Hell, maybe some of that was *actual* water. Shipboard, where else would you get it from in an efficient manner?
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I'd say that the movie's engineering wasn't dirty, dank, enough. It was still rather bright n polished even still.
You should keep in mind that it isn't a real starship, and that you (nor I) have any clue as to what an antimatter reactor powering a warp drive would look like at all.
If nothing else, drinking water would require tanks, pumps, pipes...
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