What I Don't Like About the USS Kelvin

[Herkimer Jitty]

The NX-01 has a lot of aerodynamic streamlining and pleasing curves. The Kelvin is blockier than a Scion xB. Most people interpret chunky and blocky as a visual short-hand for lower-tech and streamlined and sexy as visual short-hand for more high tech stuff.

 

[Shazam!]

^

Rad.

 

[Jeri]

I equate chunky and blocky with awesomeness and badassery.

 

[cooleddie74]

Robau actually showered on those shuttles because his badass nudity strengthened morale on the ship.

 

[Brutal Strudel]

What exactly do visible ply- and cardboard have to do with ST II? They were re-using a 7-figure bridge set, a 6-figure hero miniature -- leveraging off the leftovers from a 40mil plus movie.

And as far as that goes, doing the worn 'junk ship' approach is the cheap and easy way to do spaceships, both inside and out. That's why amateur films leveraged more off the SW/ALIEN look than the 2001 look -- it is achievable through creative scavenging.

It has to do with the fact that they didn't use CGI in that time; the technology wasn't available yet, or it wasn't cheap enough. If you need a set to look accurately weathered, you need to let it sit for a long time, or apply CGI. Just look at BSG's sets; in the first season, they were hardly weathered at all, it was only in the last season that the sets really came to life. I doubt either could have happened on STII.

Of course, you could always apply weathering the old fashioned way, but as far as I know, that's very time consuming to get it right.

Yeah, it is an art to 'break down' clothing to age them, that is why SKILLED craftsmen are employed to do this, just like skilled craftsmen light and photograph these things.

Why would you weather a practical set with CG instead of just doing it with physical tools? That's like
EDIT: oh I see these other folks pointed all this out already, thank christ.

Allow me to join the dog-pile:

Star Wars, 1977, $9 mil budget, pre-CGI.

There.

 

[trampledamage]

Robau actually showered on those shuttles because his badass nudity strengthened morale on the ship.

Where do I sign up?

 

[cooleddie74]

Robau actually showered on those shuttles because his badass nudity strengthened morale on the ship.

Where do I sign up?

My guess is the Faran Tahir Fan Club. Special Requests section on the site.

 

[Jeri]

Very special.

 

[cooleddie74]

So Special, there's a 7-day waiting list just to LOG ON.

 

[Hartzilla2007]

So Special, there's a 7-day waiting list just to LOG ON.

And if youget past that point you will have to go through a series of humiliating and painful rituals to prove your worth to him JUST to get on the list of people being considered for joining.

 

[The Castellan]

I liked the outside, but not too hot about the inside.
Or the nacelle spewing exhaust.

Other than that, I liked it.

 

[cooleddie74]

The Kelvin is kind of a science ship on steroids. And captained by a super-badass. J.T. Esteban had a LOT to live up to...and never did.

 

[gimpy117]

actually I liked the kelvin more than the nuprise

it looked more trek and less I-pod to me.

 

[Nerys Myk]

The NX-01 has a lot of aerodynamic streamlining and pleasing curves. The Kelvin is blockier than a Scion xB. Most people interpret chunky and blocky as a visual short-hand for lower-tech and streamlined and sexy as visual short-hand for more high tech stuff.

So a Corvette looks more advanced than a Hummer?

 

[cooleddie74]

The NX-01 has a lot of aerodynamic streamlining and pleasing curves. The Kelvin is blockier than a Scion xB. Most people interpret chunky and blocky as a visual short-hand for lower-tech and streamlined and sexy as visual short-hand for more high tech stuff.

So a Corvette looks more advanced than a Hummer?

Depends. The vehicle? Or an erect penis?

 

[Hartzilla2007]

Captain Robau likes the Kelvin just fine. Anyone that has a problem with it can take it up with him and he may take it under consideration assuming your still alive at that point.

 

[Nerys Myk]

The NX-01 has a lot of aerodynamic streamlining and pleasing curves. The Kelvin is blockier than a Scion xB. Most people interpret chunky and blocky as a visual short-hand for lower-tech and streamlined and sexy as visual short-hand for more high tech stuff.

So a Corvette looks more advanced than a Hummer?

Depends. The vehicle? Or an erect penis?

I think the Corvette is a penis (or a penis by proxy)

 

[Herkimer Jitty]

And a Hummer is a 6-pack and a set of pecs.

Now we just need arms, legs, and a head and we can have a fairly politically incorrect version of that lame Vehicle Voltron.

 

[Hartzilla2007]

And a Hummer is a 6-pack and a set of pecs.

Now we just need arms, legs, and a head and we can have a fairly politically incorrect version of that lame Vehicle Voltron.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[Sector 7]

Try peanut butter sandwich with m&ms. You won't regret.

My husband would dig that; he's a fan of Reese's. At the moment I am snacking on Jelly Bellies, the mixed assortment. Trying to hold off lunch, and they are doing the job.

I loved the Sugar-Free Jelly Bellies, but can no longer find them around here. They were great for satisfying my diabetic cravings.

Blue food is simply a bad idea.

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