I am a bit confused as to why there's a corridor behind the rear consoles. Is there anything IN there? Or is it simply a quick way to walk from one turbolift to the other? (Why they'd need THAT is not an obvious thing either...)
Enterprise bridge....2nd turbolift?
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I always ignored the claim that the bridge was offset. Why would they have a turbolift shaft exposed like that on the outside of the saucer? I always thought that maybe it was a docking port of some type that could be accessed via turbolift.
The top deck doesnt exist on this Enterprise. The bridge is at the front of the teardrop rather than a dome above, meaning there's space for stuff behind.
FWIW, I rewatched TMP yesterday (first time on my new TV) and FJ's TOS bridge blueprints with the offset are clearly shown from several angles when V'ger probes Spock's console prior to kidnapping Illia. Not that graphics mean much.
Why do Star Trek ships almost always put their bridges in the most vulnerable places possible?
Shields.
Any attack powerful enough to punch through shields will hit the bridge no matter where it is.
The exploding consoles will get them.
Plus it probably helps to have the bridge on top so it can be more easily removed and replaced. Otherwise they'd have to be beamed in and out.
To make it slightly smaller. Could have just made the set smaller to start off with.
For the nice panoramic view.
The bridge dome is still 2 decks, At least on the 3D model in the eaglemoss books.
And the bridge itself is on the top deck.
Many fan blueprints over the years have had a similar outer ring, just without the access via the missing station. Ostensibly most have considered it access to the back of the bridge consoles for servicing.
It's the Bridge bathroom/head.
I always thought it was just a storage space for a lift, so there was always one available to the bridge.
It also could have been the way in for the lifts when originally placed.
The top of it could have a hatch for easy insertion and removal, instead of having to dismantle one inside the shaft when it needs repair.
Perhaps the back of the consoles are urinals. And everyone on the bridge can hear when someone uses them
Which is why the beeping noises are so loud, of course.
We see fancy corridor maps of the ship on the assorted monitors, perhaps the most prominently on the briefing room wall displays. I wonder if any thought was put into those? Any views of the top decks?
Timo Saloniemi
We see fancy corridor maps of the ship on the assorted monitors, perhaps the most prominently on the briefing room wall displays. I wonder if any thought was put into those? Any views of the top decks?
Timo Saloniemi
They must be these kind of urinals then...Perhaps the back of the consoles are urinals. And everyone on the bridge can hear when someone uses them
Since it's not just guys working on the bridge.
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