I did too, but I grew up reading Diane Duane's Dark Mirror, and thus had the idea of (alien) dolphin crewmembers on the E-D long before Lower Decks.I liked Gillian the Whale. Overall it was a nice ship.
I did too, but I grew up reading Diane Duane's Dark Mirror, and thus had the idea of (alien) dolphin crewmembers on the E-D long before Lower Decks.I liked Gillian the Whale. Overall it was a nice ship.
I did too, but I grew up reading Diane Duane's Dark Mirror, and thus had the idea of (alien) dolphin crewmembers on the E-D long before Lower Decks.
It was mentioned in the TNG Technical Manual too, which was published while TNG was still on air.Cetacean ops has to be mentioned a few times on TNG, or maybe I'm misremembering.
Also in "The Perfect Mate" as somewhere the Ferengi may want to visit, if I remember rightly.IIRC, it was mentioned on the intercom of the alternate D in Yesterday's Enterprise
I think we have to talk about the V-A's bridge. It's pretty dreadful, bare metal genetic sci-fi about as cosy as a freezer unit.
What went on there was fantastic so totally forgiven, but compared to the unique Protostar and even the Dauntless, the Voyager-A's command centre is right up there with the Enterprise-C's.
There's also a door sticker in a couple episodes. On the door down the set hall from the holodecks.IIRC, it was mentioned on the intercom of the alternate D in Yesterday's Enterprise
Possibly a temporary/test bridge, like the Excelsior's original bridge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock? Just enough for a short mission to test the ship's capabilities?I think we have to talk about the V-A's bridge. It's pretty dreadful, bare metal genetic sci-fi about as cosy as a freezer unit.
What went on there was fantastic so totally forgiven, but compared to the unique Protostar and even the Dauntless, the Voyager-A's command centre is right up there with the Enterprise-C's.
By that logic, the Enterprise-A's bridge didn't have much in common with the original E's bridge, and the E-D's bridge didn't resemble any of its predecessors, nor did the E-E's bridge resemble the E-D's.Possibly a temporary/test bridge, like the Excelsior's original bridge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock? Just enough for a short mission to test the ship's capabilities?
It is an oddity though, and it has very little in common with Voyager's bridge. And it doesn't even have the Enterprise-C's excuse of having very limited physical set resources.
The Enterprise-A bridge was a believable evolution of her predecessor's, especially if we factor in the A's original bridge glimpsed at the end of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and the idea that Starfleet backported some of the technological developments of the Excelsior back into the Enterprise-A.By that logic, the Enterprise-A's bridge didn't have much in common with the original E's bridge, and the E-D's bridge didn't resemble any of its predecessors, nor did the E-E's bridge resemble the E-D's.
Perhaps Voyager-B?Speaking of the Voyager-A bridge being a bit... blah...
I just found this concept bridge from Ian Burke on ArtStation. It's supposed to be a concept bridge for the Voyager-J, but it seems far too "24th century" to me for that. On the other hand, with a couple of minor tweaks it would work brilliantly for the Voyager-A, especially with the darker colour scheme. A believable evolution of the original Voyager bridge.
Perhaps Voyager-B?
When the time comes to see a proper 32nd century bridge, I'm hoping for something familiar yet alien.
This definitely has original VOY vibes to it.Speaking of the Voyager-A bridge being a bit... blah...
I just found this concept bridge from Ian Burke on ArtStation. It's supposed to be a concept bridge for the Voyager-J, but it seems far too "24th century" to me for that. On the other hand, with a couple of minor tweaks it would work brilliantly for the Voyager-A, especially with the darker colour scheme. A believable evolution of the original Voyager bridge.
I haven't seen Prodigy yet. Does anyone have a good clear shot of the Voyager-A bridge?
Cetacean ops takes up a lot of space: is it worth it?Here's a link to a high definition version of Voyager's Master Systems Display, by Dominique Rossier. I love the enormous Cetacean ops, atomic missiles like the Dauntless had and the weirdness of a warp core where most ships have a computer core.
This was the first thought I had when I saw where the warp core is located. It makes no sense, when plasma needs to be funneled from it to the nacelles, to put it so far away from them.