How big was the Enterprise?

[Ray Hardgrit]

But if that's really the lift shaft then you'll have to add a second one for the Animated Series version.

 

[Tallguy]

But that's really the lift shaft then you'll have to add a second one for the Animated Series version.

If that is the way it is done then that is the way you must do it. And also what they did for TMP.

 

[David cgc]

If that is the way it is done then that is the way you must do it. And also what they did for TMP.

Obviously, the solution for TAS is to put the outside nubs at 10 and 2 so they're symmetrical, and have the bridge pointed directly to port on the inside.

 

[Warped9]

Who says the other door by the main view screen is a turbo lift? If power goes out it would make more sense for it just to be an emergency access to a gangway leading down to the next deck.

 

[Tallguy]

Who says the other door by the main view screen is a turbo lift? If power goes out it would make more sense for it just to be an emergency access to a gangway leading down to the next deck.

Mike McMaster.

 

[ZapBrannigan]

What does baffle me is why almost every deck plan I've ever seen feels the need to offset the turbolift on the Bridge.

When Kirk looked at the 3-footer in "Requiem for Methuselah," they showed his eyes peering straight in...

https://tos.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/screencaps/season3/321-requiem-for-methuselah/requiem-for-methuselah-br-639.jpg

...and this is the reverse angle they chose:

https://tos.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/screencaps/season3/321-requiem-for-methuselah/requiem-for-methuselah-br-638.jpg

Kirk couldn't really see inside the bridge, but this shot might be the show officially saying that the bridge is offset, with the elevator directly aft and the Command Module pointing toward the port bow. Because they knew full well where the elevator nub was on the miniature.

They could just as easily have chosen and angle like this, but they didn't:

https://tos.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/screencaps/season3/312-platos-stepchildren/platos-stepchildren-br-126.jpg

This is a damn nice one, I wish they'd done it more than once:

https://tos.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/screencaps/season3/306-spocks-brain/spocks-brain-br-047.jpg

 

[Warped9]

We know the main viewscreen is essentially a camera and not a window. So while it was interesting to see Kirk’s face on the viewscreen we know he wasn’t actually looking into the bridge.

 

[fireproof78]

It's not about TOS specifically, it's about television.

Where does the music come from, and why are the ships brightly lit in deep deep space? Why is there sound in space? Why is up seemingly universal in Trekland? Why do ships never move as if in a vacuum? Where is the line where it has to be taken literally and seriously and where do you say it's a fantasy I'm enjoying on my TV and those things don't matter?

The entertainment part is the most important. I take what I see on screen seriously but not fully literally. Why? Because there are limits to the dramatic presentation format.

 

[Mytran]

Who says the other door by the main view screen is a turbo lift? If power goes out it would make more sense for it just to be an emergency access to a gangway leading down to the next deck.

The turbolift wall detail & curvature is a strong indicator of the artists' intentions (although also minmal enough to be something else if required)