That's what I thought.
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I think so, yes. But it’s still pretty red under regular conditions. Elements like the floor are definitely red and not only lit by red light.
I've never understood the logic with the decks having to be so shiny.
Makes me think of this ...
Tanning mode
It looks like a 60s diner.
It does a bit, doesn’t it? Well, I guess if a bridge can look like a carpeted 80s beige hotel lobby with wooden paneling it can also look like a 60s diner.
Will be interesting to learn if something like that was on the moodboard when this was designed.
Toxic fandom was in force all the way back then as well, and this was described as being, "The Love Boat in space." Having a bald Captain just fueled those kinds of comments. "This will just be The Love Boat in space. Star Trek is ruined."It does a bit, doesn’t it? Well, I guess if a bridge can look like a carpeted 80s beige hotel lobby with wooden paneling it can also look like a 60s diner.
Followed a few years later by...
"You can't do Star Trek on a space station! Star Trek is ruined."
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
The only thing that ever changes is the title of the show.
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All true. I think there’s a lot of truth in what Tawny Newsome said on the Blue Carpet (paraphrasing): “The fans will dissect everything they hate about it, it is a Star Trek rite of passage.”
And that is an absolute tragedy.All true. I think there’s a lot of truth in what Tawny Newsome said on the Blue Carpet (paraphrasing): “The fans will dissect everything they hate about it, it is a Star Trek rite of passage.”
No, I'm not being hyperbolic. The older I get the more I realize that Star Trek had short changed people's ability to grow. The claim that it is philosophical and foundational is lost because people don't apply it in real life. "Star Trek use to mean something!"
What do you mean that it used to? You stopped applying the lessons of learning about diversity because of a TV show changing formats? What does that say about the lessons supposedly learned?
Star Trek fandom as a whole has a dour experience to it and it's very sad.
Well, from a production standpoint there's at least good reason to use carpet.It does a bit, doesn’t it? Well, I guess if a bridge can look like a carpeted 80s beige hotel lobby with wooden paneling it can also look like a 60s diner.
Will be interesting to learn if something like that was on the moodboard when this was designed.
It dampens sound, prevents reflections, makes things slightly easier on the actors, and has a minimal level of upkeep compared to shiny floors.
The real question is why they moved away from it, because that's gotta be costing them a lot in post production work to remove footsteps, shoe squeaks, and unwanted reflections.
If they were going for the Las Vegas Casino look, they nailed it.
Well it was either that or making it look like an apple store. or a hotel lobby
The bridge looks otherworldly. It's good enough as a vehicle for adventure, which is all it needs to be.
They only reason it got canceled was because the mainstream audience didn't show up.
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I asked ChatGPT to sum up what early reviewers thought of SFA. According to AI (yes, I went there!), the reviews were mixed but leaning positive. There's an optimistic tone. Not a lot of exploring new worlds, but I wasn't expecting that with the Academy setting. It does have teen dramedy and that was also to be expected.
If this honestly isn't your cup of tea, then fine. I might even end up agreeing with you. But if you're like "They made it woke!!!", then no. 1,000 times no.
If this honestly isn't your cup of tea, then fine. I might even end up agreeing with you. But if you're like "They made it woke!!!", then no. 1,000 times no.
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E1 is great! None of the characters were as annoying as I feared, all were better than expected, it looks beautiful and has a very moving scene already. The one thing that I didn't like that much was that some of the conversations between two characters were too slow and drawn out. But things made sense, fit together nicely, and the eastereggs are nice to see and just as easy to ignore in most cases for those who don't care about them. I would say it's better than Disco and half of SNW. The music also stood out, there is a song choice that moved me to tears. AMA 
This is very encouraging to hear, especially since you're someone with a mixed view of Discovery and things spun off from it. I know that you don't automatically go either one way or the other.E1 is great! None of the characters were as annoying as I feared, all were better than expected, it looks beautiful and has a very moving scene already. The one thing that I didn't like that much was that some of the conversations between two characters were too slow and drawn out. But things made sense, fit together nicely, and the eastereggs are nice to see and just as easy to ignore in most cases for those who don't care about them. I would say it's better than Disco and half of SNW. The music also stood out, there is a song choice that moved me to tears. AMA
Do we find out what class of ship the Athena belongs to?E1 is great! None of the characters were as annoying as I feared, all were better than expected, it looks beautiful and has a very moving scene already. The one thing that I didn't like that much was that some of the conversations between two characters were too slow and drawn out. But things made sense, fit together nicely, and the eastereggs are nice to see and just as easy to ignore in most cases for those who don't care about them. I would say it's better than Disco and half of SNW. The music also stood out, there is a song choice that moved me to tears. AMA
