Cheesiest set decor
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Aw crap. Now I have to watch STV again.
True, but the wall sections mentioned refer to TNG corridors which were "updated" to 24th century style from the original TMP style. A look at Trekcore.com should show the difference.
I'll also add the transporter room from TUC, which was the TNG transporter from later seasons, showing an update from the first season TNG transporter, which would have been 80 years more advanced than the transporter from TUC.
Budget dictates all aspects of space travel.
I did rather like the booth they put in for the transporter operator in TUC. Maybe if they'd changed the yellow "sweater wall" around the transporter pad to a different pattern (maybe the TMP-TSFS pattern?) it would have looked less obvious.
Overall, though, I thought TUC did a pretty darned good job redressing sets. The only room that doesn't look different enough and takes me out of the picture every time is the engine room.
I'll also add the transporter room from TUC, which was the TNG transporter from later seasons, showing an update from the first season TNG transporter, which would have been 80 years more advanced than the transporter from TUC.
I don't know, that's never really bothered me. What bothers me was how the Enterprise-E's sickbay for First Contact/Insurrection was just a redress of Voyager's sickbay. I know it was cost effective that way, but the Sovereign class is how many times larger than Voyager with how many times more crewmen? It bugs me in the sense that THAT dinky little place is supposed to be able treat the crew? (Granted, I have that problem with the Sickbay sets usually, but it was a lot more noticeable in this instance)
I'll also add the transporter room from TUC, which was the TNG transporter from later seasons, showing an update from the first season TNG transporter, which would have been 80 years more advanced than the transporter from TUC.
I don't know, that's never really bothered me. What bothers me was how the Enterprise-E's sickbay for First Contact/Insurrection was just a redress of Voyager's sickbay. I know it was cost effective that way, but the Sovereign class is how many times larger than Voyager with how many times more crewmen? It bugs me in the sense that THAT dinky little place is supposed to be able treat the crew? (Granted, I have that problem with the Sickbay sets usually, but it was a lot more noticeable in this instance)
Always rationalized this one (for all the shows) as we never saw "sickbay proper" we saw the CMO's practice's office/triage ward. Sort of like a hospital.
What bugged me-- aside from them using the D's core-- was the fact that you can freaking see the 24th LCARS in some shots. Noticed it right in the theater.
True, but the wall sections mentioned refer to TNG corridors which were "updated" to 24th century style from the original TMP style. A look at Trekcore.com should show the difference.
I'll also add the transporter room from TUC, which was the TNG transporter from later seasons, showing an update from the first season TNG transporter, which would have been 80 years more advanced than the transporter from TUC.
Budget dictates all aspects of space travel.
I did rather like the booth they put in for the transporter operator in TUC. Maybe if they'd changed the yellow "sweater wall" around the transporter pad to a different pattern (maybe the TMP-TSFS pattern?) it would have looked less obvious.
Overall, though, I thought TUC did a pretty darned good job redressing sets. The only room that doesn't look different enough and takes me out of the picture every time is the engine room.
It's hard to beat the interior decor of the ST:TMP ship for cheesiness - all beige and rust-orange, 70s colors. It looked like a Macke vending room.
Imagine an entire Star Trek series with that (re: Phase II).
I'll also add the transporter room from TUC, which was the TNG transporter from later seasons, showing an update from the first season TNG transporter, which would have been 80 years more advanced than the transporter from TUC.
I don't know, that's never really bothered me. What bothers me was how the Enterprise-E's sickbay for First Contact/Insurrection was just a redress of Voyager's sickbay. I know it was cost effective that way, but the Sovereign class is how many times larger than Voyager with how many times more crewmen? It bugs me in the sense that THAT dinky little place is supposed to be able treat the crew? (Granted, I have that problem with the Sickbay sets usually, but it was a lot more noticeable in this instance)
That's the problem Trek movies had since Star TRek 5. They went from building sets for movies to re-use them in the TV shows to building sets for TV shows to re-use them in movies. That never looked too good.
Indeed. There was nothing left! TNG gobbled them all up.
I just noticed the TNG control gels still in the engine room console. They did a nice job everywhere else on that set I'd say. I missed that one.
In fact, I think Nick did a great job of getting the most out of the art department in 'reclaiming' these sets. His smoshing of the corridors made them once again resemble something from TMP/TWOK.
TNG got a nice freebie because then they got to have the sets remodeled once they were done.
While it's fun to generalize, to be fair there's none of that in sickbay, airlocks, most of the corridors, the transporter, and the engine room. In fact, I rather liked how they changed the corridors to imply different decks (blue lighting near engineering, white lighting around the transporter, and the ultrasuede covers for the officer's quarters deck). Yes, the bridge and Kirk's cabin are ultra-bland beige, and the Lounge, RecDeck and officer's quarters are guilty as charged as to the rust orange.
Indeed, thanks DS9Sega, for being specific.
Think the bridge lighting would have been one way to fix this. It was way to whitewashed, so the fancy monitors they spent money on absolutely looked like crap. That's probably my runner up for cheesiest set decor - TMP monitors washed out from the flood lamp lit bridge. "Everythings fine with gravity control... er.... I think. I actually can't see a thing!'
The Phase II sets were to be much more colorful than they became for ST-TMP (Sickbay was to be yellow, the Briefing Room was to be blue, Kirk's Quarters were to be orange etc.). Robert Wise wanted the Enterprise color scheme toned down for TMP.
I never noticed that, but my attention is always drawn to the hammy expression from the extra on the left. Maybe Meyer did that on purpose?
I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees that.
It's just a cute moment but that guy's face is inexplicable.
Perhpas Scotty did a cold start of the reactor, just to show off? =)
I think the woman to Scotty's left is checking him out.
He's got the same face during the slow pan around the engine crew when Spock is counting down their ETA just before the battle at the end. It's just as distracting.
You mean the 8mm and 16mm rear projectors that were used on TMP? I'd hardly call those fancy.
Had a new Sofa and Reclining chair delivered today and while the old ones were moved I had a quick look and yes....I have a turbo lift wall under my carpet...
Re cassette holders. Its astounding the crap that has appeared glued to the walls of the Enterprises over the years!! Re--cycling obviously works and is the key to exploring the universe in th future.
Probebly part of why I love Star Trek so much. That and the Alien Fanny.
Re cassette holders. Its astounding the crap that has appeared glued to the walls of the Enterprises over the years!! Re--cycling obviously works and is the key to exploring the universe in th future.
Probebly part of why I love Star Trek so much. That and the Alien Fanny.
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