Uniforms in the new series
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I got the same impression. I think in DS9 everyone just forgot that phasers/disruptors had a disintegration setting.
In TOS, disintegration *was* the kill setting, wasn't it? IIRC, it wasn't until TNG that it was possible to have a phaser set to kill but not disintegrate.
Only for the good guys.
Just rewatched. It's kinda weird. They're in the middle of being attacked, and suddenly they are all wearing glasses. They look like protective glasses rather than sunglasses, presumably to keep dust etc out. Possibly these were introduced during the shoot for the protection of the actors?
The Argo also doesn't have a windshield, which strikes me as a design flaw.
But it means Data can return fire without leaning out the side of the car.
Don't know much about actual dune buggies, but perhaps not having a windshield makes more sense than having to replace the broken glass every five minutes.
Fair enough. They certainly could have replaceable windshields depending on mission as well.
Or they could have windshields made from some super-strong future material, or have a shield around the buggy.... It is what it is.
Disintegrations are a nice, TV friendly way to do deaths - not at all graphic and doesn't leave any blood or a body. Sci-fi have moved further and further away from the idea as TV has become more and more tolerant of death being shown on TV in a graphic manner. Having said that, even the DS9 weaponry was still very clean. Shoot -> guy falls down with scorch mark. Nor the Battle to the Strong was one of the very few places we saw even a little bit of blood, and this was a show about war!
I didn't find the disintegrations in TWOK at all friendly. Nor the vaporization of the woman in "The Most Toys" from TNG.
All TV censors care about though is 'gore' and blood - consider the Agony booth in TOS - no way they'd have got away with that if they'd had people being tortured in a blood and guts sense, but because they were just standing in a light making pained faces, that's fine. It's all about whether what you see ticks the 'violence' box.
Looking at military uniforms online, one soon gets the impression that they are Western influenced, including those of nonWestern countries.
Each country, however, tends to have its own pins, patches, and badges.
Other possibilities? What about the outfits that real life astronauts wear? Or civilian uniforms, such as those of airline pilots? Or even those of Boy/Girl Scouts?
Each country, however, tends to have its own pins, patches, and badges.
Other possibilities? What about the outfits that real life astronauts wear? Or civilian uniforms, such as those of airline pilots? Or even those of Boy/Girl Scouts?
These days, shows like "Vikings" and "Hannibal" get away with quite a bit of blood, for shows rated for age 14 in the US. For me, it's a bit much. I'd rather not see that in a new Trek show.
Yes, you can see how much of that began in the nineteenth century, when certain countries outside the West decided to modernize along Western lines (Japan, for instance), or were under the colonial influence of a Western power.
Kor
I'll drop a link to my new 25th century uniforms in this thread. New rank pip system included.
I wish the new show would address the dangers of losing atmosphere in space combat. Maybe as part of going to red alert including the dawning of gloves and helmets *using clear faceplates so the actors can still emote) that attach to the uniforms. I think this would help drive home the danger involved. Or maybe have emergency personal force fields that activate at the detection of decompression and provide a small bubble of atmosphere for the wearer. Would depend on the tech level of the setting they choose, obviously.
I was looking at a Trek web site, and there was an image from Trek which showed two actresses in miniskirts. The women had their legs clamped together, presumably to hide their underwear.
If the skants were intended to be worn by men, I can see why this costume was dropped.
If the skants were intended to be worn by men, I can see why this costume was dropped.
Regarding military badges/pins/patches....
Noticed that the Russians have reverted from the hammer-and-sickle symbol back to the two-headed eagle of the Tsars.
Noticed that the Russians have reverted from the hammer-and-sickle symbol back to the two-headed eagle of the Tsars.
Makes sense, they haven't been the USSR for a while
Indeed, Nerys Myk.
This is a real world example of borrowing from the past, rather than using stuff of more recent vintage. Could this be an inspiration for someone designing costumes?
This is a real world example of borrowing from the past, rather than using stuff of more recent vintage. Could this be an inspiration for someone designing costumes?
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