The cloaking device was, without any doubt, new and unknown in Ballance of Terror. Spock, Kirk, and Stiles (the Romulan War history expert and desendant of the Captain in ST:TRW) were completely surprised by it. Berman and Braga once again showed their ignorance of and disdain for the Original series, as well as the general laziness and lack of imagination and originality that made Enterprise such a disaster.
The creators of ST:TRW clearly embrace Enterprise's continuity, so their Romulans of course have the cloak. Me, I'd prefer to see the Romulan War without anything from Enterprise- no cloaks, phasers, transporters, NX-01's (or other anachronistic ships), etc. But that's just me. I'll still watch theirs, and I'll stop complaining about it.
Hello again,
I have read what you wrote before and thought it was time to add my thoughts. First, we are following Enterprise yes but, like you I believe the cloaking device wasn't seen until TOS. We have been working and learning through
trial by fire. In other words learning as we go. In our series,,their won't be a TRUE cloaking device but,a form of stealth technology
. No invisible ships. You will either see them come out of nebula's, hiding in the poles of planets or use the tech of making there ship look different than its true form. We have redone Episode 1 and now have episode 2. Episode 3 will be our first true episode (I think) with a true feel of STAR TREK. We went back to the drawing board,pulled actors and crew in to make this series work. We have redone our uniforms and we will even have several new sets. Green screen is great but theres nothing to compare to a real set i think. The uniforms are replicas from the Enterprise tv show that makes the series look more authentic. We aren't trying to change Star Trek cannon,,but more to go along with whats been made. As for the ship. The design had to come from somewhere and We thought ours would be a good missing link between Enterpise NX-01 and Enterprise NCC-1701. In our story,Their was only one Yorktown ship made,put on the shelf and then pulled out after the war started. In future seasons of any,we will introduce
Datailius class ships and will focus more on the STAR TREK lore as to so much the war. Why the Romulans thought they should attack earth and what they were willing to do to make it happen. What are the Romulans about, their heritage,their beliefs, and why they parted from the Vulcans. Story ideas that we wanted to do. Not another starship in the time of TOS or TNG. Something new for all to enjoy and say; Thats Star Trek!
We are far from perfect and I myself feel I will get alot of criticism but, We have started a trek;
Where no one has Gone Before. We always welcome ideas,opinions and email from anyone who would like to put their 2 cents in and help make our series better. And with this, Direct your attention to our site:
www.stromulanwars.com Tell us what you'd like to see in this era. Tell us any ideas or knowledge you've found on this era. We definately need all the help we can get. And to the people that have followed us as we've fought to get this far; Thank You. And thank you Mr John Hazzard. We really do appreciate your insiteinto our series and your crit. It can only help us do better in the future.
