That would be interesting. Kind of like B5's different alien zones. I would like to see some sections of the starships require different atmospheric conditions than standard humans. I liked it when Heinlein would describe different alien accommodations and how Earth standard atmosphere could kill them.
Hm. That's an interesting idea, but I wouldn't like it on a Federation starship. On B5 it made sense, because it was an interspecies diplomatic and trade hub. But Federation ships are those "action guys". Nobody should serve on a starship which atmosphere he can't breathe, simply because of all possible technical failures/invasions etc. It's like in the French foreign legion: everyone must be able to speak the same language to be allowed to serve together in a combat zone. I think: Every alien MUST be able to survive human conditions to serve on a human starship. But it would be an interesting concept for one-off episodes where they visit other starbases, or transport alien ambassadors on their ship.
That being said, whenever we will first see toilets in Star Trek (or even only toilet doors), I want them to go completely bonkers with the bathroom signs!
That being said, whenever we will first see toilets in Star Trek (or even only toilet doors), I want them to go completely bonkers with the bathroom signs!
I think it depends on the ship and its role. mean, the Ent-D was the flagship and handled negotiations several times that I can recall. I would think that even if it isn't a permanent fixture, that some accommodation could be made.Hm. That's an interesting idea, but I wouldn't like it on a Federation starship. On B5 it made sense, because it was an interspecies diplomatic and trade hub. But Federation ships are those "action guys". Nobody should serve on a starship which atmosphere he can't breathe, simply because of all possible technical failures/invasions etc. It's like in the French foreign legion: everyone must be able to speak the same language to be allowed to serve together in a combat zone. I think: Every alien MUST be able to survive human conditions to serve on a human starship. But it would be an interesting concept for one-off episodes where they visit other starbases, or transport alien ambassadors on their ship.
That being said, whenever we will first see toilets in Star Trek (or even only toilet doors), I want them to go completely bonkers with the bathroom signs!
I remember something like this going bock to the mid 1970's (the FJ blueprints?), where the the living quarters could be configured to other than class M. Really nothing new under the sun.
Maybe instead of discussing social commentary, they could be shown to be living it. An idea brought up in another thread would to have the ship's crew be of a large number of different religions, but (while never being mentioned) they're all shown on a day to day basis just getting along.
