Bridge Layout guess
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No, we had extensive discussions about this in the Trek Art forum, involving all sorts of diagramming and modeling and what-not and the consensus was crystal clear: TOS may not have been consistent, but the physical designs leave no doubt that the single turbolift Jefferies designed into the bridge set and ship model was right on the ship's center-line. That was his intention, and so it was done.
So basically a mistake in the original production, I guess? The interior and exterior don't match up then. Duh! Now I get it.
It wouldn't be very logical to have the bridge offset that much. Hopefully they have corrected it with that viewscreen/window facing forward.
During WNMHGB, the turbolift was directly behind the captain's chair -- no offset:
http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/1x03hd/wherenomanhasgonebeforehd052.jpg
http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/1x03hd/wherenomanhasgonebeforehd052.jpg
Interesting... I don't think I've ever seen that shot before... Any other pics to corroborate that?
Ummm...wrong. The two pilots had the turbolift to the left-rear of the captain's chair. The communications console was always directly behind the captain in both the pilots AND the regular series.
It's, you know, from the actual episode.
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Yes, and those other shots show that the navigation console moved around a bit, especially during WNMHGB... so canonically, the lower bridge platform must rotate!
Yes, and those other shots show that the navigation console moved around a bit, especially during WNMHGB... so canonically, the lower bridge platform must rotate!
Well, yes, but I've never seen it as a still that I noticed. LOL My DVDs are in a box at the moment, so I can't watch for myself and look at the bridge layout.
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Yes, and those other shots show that the navigation console moved around a bit, especially during WNMHGB... so canonically, the lower bridge platform must rotate!
I think it's a couple deceiving angles.
To make it even more confusing, I think if you compare angles you find that in WNMHGB the captain's chair and front console are actually between the communications console and the turbolife.
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Yes, and those other shots show that the navigation console moved around a bit, especially during WNMHGB... so canonically, the lower bridge platform must rotate!
I think it's a couple deceiving angles.
No, later in the series, there'd be no why a close-up on the navigator would show the turbolift door -- the communications station was directly behind:
http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/1x16hd/thegalileosevenhd534.jpg
Not true in WNMHGB...
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Yes, and those other shots show that the navigation console moved around a bit, especially during WNMHGB... so canonically, the lower bridge platform must rotate!
I think it's a couple deceiving angles.
No, later in the series, there'd be no why a close-up on the navigator would show the turbolift door -- the communications station was directly behind:
http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/1x16hd/thegalileosevenhd534.jpg
Not true in WNMHGB...
Well, damn. I stand corrected.
And you'll see how the railing position moves too between WNMHGB and the rest of the series. The railing gap straight out of the turbolift in WNMHGB, but during the rest of the series, that gap is in front of the communications station, so Kirk always has to go around it when going from the turbolift to his chair.
Maybe glowing-eye Gary said, "I've always wanted the bridge like this..."
One handwave and the bridge took its "usual" shape?
One handwave and the bridge took its "usual" shape?
The episode where Kirk peers into the shrunken ship from the port side and above? And the people inside still see his face smack in the middle of the viewscreen?
It would seem to solidly confirm that the viewscreen merely replays imagery from exterior cameras, some of which are pointed (or can be pointed) to the upper left of the bridge. Certainly Kirk cannot be looking through a window there, not from that angle.
Timo Saloniemi
It would seem to solidly confirm that the viewscreen merely replays imagery from exterior cameras, some of which are pointed (or can be pointed) to the upper left of the bridge. Certainly Kirk cannot be looking through a window there, not from that angle.
Timo Saloniemi
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