Enterprise Pic

[Kegek]

Brutal Strudel said:
In short: Aye, she's a bonny lass but she is [/i]not[/i] the Enterprise as commanded by Kirk as played by a young William Shatner any more than the Tumbler is the Batmobile driven by Adam West.

On the other hand, this looks a lot more like the old Enterprise than Bale's Tumbler compares to West's Batmobile. As reinventions go, I still think they're going the Superman Returns route rather than that of Batman Begins or Casino Royale.

Probably due to less flexibility. Back in the 1960s, Bond was Connery, Batman was West, and Kirk was Shatner. By the early 1990s, Bond was Bronsan, Batman was Keaton, and Kirk... was still Shatner. Star Trek isn't used to this kind of change, so they'll be a tad more delicate.

 

[Brutal Strudel]

Indeed on all points.

 

[Kadratis]

Samurai8472 said:

Flake said:
I seriously think the bridge is now huge, look at the opening in the top - it looks like an enormous computer display on the back wall, im not sure what else it could be.

It could be anything really

Dare I say viewscreen?

 

[C.E. Evans]

FordSVT said:
Anyone who would honestly argue changing the font was somehow implausible, or in violation of canon, or overtly detrimental to the design (within reason) is a nit-picking for the sake of it and in need of a reality check. They can probably slap a new paint job on a starship in a matter of days! Simple hull lettering in hours! The font works here, no problem.

The font looks like Microgramma or Microgramma Extended.

Sweet!

I've been using that font on my fanfic ships for years...

Love the nacelle caps...

 

[Rat Boy]

C.E. Evans said:

FordSVT said:
Anyone who would honestly argue changing the font was somehow implausible, or in violation of canon, or overtly detrimental to the design (within reason) is a nit-picking for the sake of it and in need of a reality check. They can probably slap a new paint job on a starship in a matter of days! Simple hull lettering in hours! The font works here, no problem.

The font looks like Microgramma or Microgramma Extended.

Sweet!

I've been using that font on my fanfic ships for years...

Love the nacelle caps...

Isn't that the same font Franz Joseph used? How ironic.

 

[Samurai8472]

Franklin said:

CaptainDonovin said:

Peacemaker said:

CaptainDonovin said:
I'm a bit worried about the reaction so far. We're mostly all drooling over this one small pic. If we see this thing launch from the yards some of us will need to be carried from the theater. Myself included.

I triple dog dare people here to, when they see the first sight of the new ship onscreen, scream "They got the nacelles wrong!" from their seats.

I expect some of that to happen.

In the theater I expect to hear:
-- at least one painful groan,
-- a loud rant followed by storming out of the theater,
-- someone breaking down in sobs,
-- a "Fuck you, Abrams," shouted out of nowhere,
-- a cry of, "They HAVE raped my childhood," and
-- Junior Mints thrown at the screen by someone.

While the rest of us enjoy the cinematic beauty of it all.

-- Oh, and someone's cell phone will go off. Always happens.

Mark my words,the clipboards will fly

 

[Capn Flukie]

*tries hard not to squee*



Can't wait to see THE REST of the ship.

 

[SonicRanger]

It's not so much like the Kroenerprise...

http://www.gabekoerner.com/ent/entfront_0001.jpg
http://www.gabekoerner.com/ent/ent_05_04_001.jpg
http://www.gabekoerner.com/ent/entview_persp3.jpg
http://www.gabekoerner.com/ent/enterprise_0000.jpg
http://www.gabekoerner.com/ent/ent_123106_0001.jpg
http://www.gabekoerner.com/ent/ent_010706_0007.jpg

... which is a good thing in my book. It's more TMP than his.

 

[Capt_Jason]

FleetLord said:

Cary L. Brown said:

FleetLord said:I can see it now, the Enterprise vs. Trek XI continuty argument as to why the NX enterprise (and Columbia) was built in a space dock and the movie Ent built on Earth. I'm sure ther are a ton of reason they can explain it.

Who said that every part of the NX-01 was built in space? All we know is that, like the 1701(r), we see the final touches being applied in space. I don't recall anyplace in that series that stated that the nacelles were built from scratch in orbit, or that the main bulk of the saucer may not have been built planetside and lifted into orbit. We only know, really, that when Archer and Trip were flying around the ship before launch day, when it was nearly completed, it was in space.

That's not really evidence of anything.

This was based more on seeing the skeleton of Columbia in spacedock in the 2nd season final episode 'The Expanse'. Again, perhaps new stonger antigrav technology or sometype of new tractor beam exists to lift the Conny to a spacedock to complete construction 80-90 years after 'Enterprise'. Or other ships just pull it up there like we have helicopters carry things today.

Or...this film has little or nothing to do with the continuity and tech progressions suggested in that orphaned series. C'mon lads, can you not see there is little or NO connection between this Trek and what we have seen other than Leonard Nimoy??

I am loving this new design so far. I welcome the re-imaginings!

 

[steveman]

Dale Hoppert said:

klingongoat said:

Franklin said:
In the theater I expect to hear:

-- Junior Mints thrown at the screen by someone.

Yesssss, Junior mints!!! 10 second rule applies.

Movie theater floors are specifically exempted from that rule. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and... well, more scum. We must be beyond cautious.

Word has it the Cloverfield monster was spawned from such environs...

 

[TrekkieMonster]

scotthm said:

TrekkieMonster said:
As to the comments about it looking like Gabe's model, I agree where the coloring is concerned, but that's about it. Otherwise, what I'm seeing here looks much closer to the original series model than Gabe's significant reimagined version.

And it looks just the opposite to me.

The front of the nacelles looks almost identical to Koerner's design, and the upper saucer is dramatically different from the TOS Enterprise.

---------------

I know the conversation has gone well beyone this by now, but after getting home from work and looking at the pic on my own monitor I felt I needed to note that, now, I too can see a definite Gabe influence.

You're all definitely right about the "bulginess" of the forward end of the nacelles, just behind the bussards. Just about identical. Likewise the general shape of the saucer, itself, down to what someone up-thread described as a "step" below the traditional B/C deck teardrop construct.

However, from this perspective anyway, from this "step" up, it seems much more reminiscent of the TMP refit to me.

Mea culpa.

The only other comment I have is ..., why exactly do people think this is being constructed on a planet's surface? Looks to me like this could just as easily be a shot from Earth orbit.

 

[Franklin]

I just hope to God the con and viewscreen on this bridge face forward and aren't set on an angle.

Looks like the bridge may be more than one deck tall.

 

[SeamusShameless]

The synopsis of the teaser says that the ship is being constructed planetside.

 

[zenophite]

thank the Gods they're using modern detail techniques on the ship.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Kadratis said:

Samurai8472 said:

Flake said:
I seriously think the bridge is now huge, look at the opening in the top - it looks like an enormous computer display on the back wall, im not sure what else it could be.

It could be anything really

Dare I say viewscreen?

It's not like they're actually building the insides to this thing, guys. This teaser trailer was conceived and work begun on it before sets were finalized or built. Whatever you can see "inside" on this image is whatever the CG artists and designers thought looked plausible for this shot.

 

[Kegek]

Starship Polaris said:
It's not like they're actually building the insides to this thing, guys. This teaser trailer was conceived and work begun on it before sets were finalized or built. Whatever you can see "inside" on this image is whatever the CG artists and designers thought looked plausible for this shot.

Those CGI guys may still have been familiar with the (finalized?) design sketches for what was to become the bridge, though.

But even assuming that this render is accurate as far as interiors go, I don't think we can see anything interesting.

 

[AstroSmurf]

I have to say... I am really excited now. And this is coming from an original series fan who is very much willing to keep an open mind. Actually I have already turned the larger version into a wallpaper for my computer.

If anyone else wants it... help yourself. It’s widescreen though.

 

[God Magnus]

Beautiful. I'm hearing the ST theme in my head every time I see that pic. I think that may be the emotional high point for me when I go see "Cloverfield".

 

[Saul]

I like what I am seing so far. Sweet.

 

[Red Ranger]

It's both retro yet evocative of the first movie Enterprise. Very interesting blend. -- RR