What was wrong with the TMP uniforms?

[Pauln6]

This would take a ton of work, but I would love to see a TMP test scene with the TWOK+ uniforms grafted onto the cast. Any takers?

Actually, we've seen the TWOK costumes for so many movies, I would prefer the reverse. TMP uniforms in TWOK.

I don't think I want to see anyone over the age of 40 in those TMP outfits.

Spock's outfit with a collar looked ok. I'd be interested to see a TMP version that had a TWoK type jacket with shoulder pads (instead of a pyjama top) using the the TMP colour scheme and ordinary boots. It would probably look like a pastel version of an imperial uniform from Star Wars.

 

[drt]

I think my preference for "movie" uniforms would have been the tops from the two-piece TMP movies, with a slightly more vibrant color palette, combined with black pants/separate shoes boots (which occurs to me would probably look like the pants/boots from the TNG S3-7 uniforms).

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I liked the monster maroons, but they'd be even better in black.

 

[Kirby]

I liked Kirk's short-sleeved tunic and admiral's uniform, but the colors were blah.

This. Those were the only two good looking uniforms of the bunch.
We were used to the colorful gold, blue, red and green uniforms from TOS, and the 180 degree shift in the color pallatte to grey, tan and brown, plus the weird boots and the monitor-thing (and McCoy's disco medallion) was just unappealing to me.

 

[drt]

I liked the monster maroons, but they'd be even better in black.

Back in the 1980s, I thought they'd look good in grey, I guess sort of predicting the FC uniforms.

I'd like the 2-6 coats more if they were a little less busy and had any sense of continuity with what came before - say using the traditional stripes to indicate rank instead of the out-of-nowhere pins.

 

[Nebusj]

I'd like the 2-6 coats more if they were a little less busy and had any sense of continuity with what came before - say using the traditional stripes to indicate rank instead of the out-of-nowhere pins.

Mind, the traditional stripes would have seriously constrained camera angles or else given away the punchline of the opening scene.

 

[C.E. Evans]

I'd like the 2-6 coats more if they were a little less busy and had any sense of continuity with what came before - say using the traditional stripes to indicate rank instead of the out-of-nowhere pins.

They weren't exactly out of nowhere. There was a correlation between those pins and the TOS sleeve stripes with the ranks of lieutenant, commander, and captain.

 

[Ralphis]

I liked Kirk's Adirmal uniform at the beginning of the movie. And I liked the addition of the shoulder epaulets on most of the uniforms. I always thought the TMP uniforms were just a few tweaks away from being really good.

 

[LMFAOschwarz]

I was curious how the movie colors would have looked back in the day. This the only one I've finished thus far...

 

[mb22]

Besides Space:1999, another televised SF production had costumes similar to TMP. The 1980 TV movie version of Brave New World (filmed about the same time as TMP) is quite close:

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/84hyUxkRrPw/hqdefault.jpg

 

[MakeshiftPython]

I was curious how the movie colors would have looked back in the day. This the only one I've finished thus far...

Yeesh. Just doesn't look right. Lose the belt buckle, bring back black trousers and three primary colors (gold, blue, red) and I think they would have made fine movie versions of the TOS uniforms. But maybe the uniforms as they are are perfect for the film, reflecting on how sterile everything looked and felt.

 

[LMFAOschwarz]

Yeesh. Just doesn't look right.

It is weird...however I wonder if that's just based on the familiarity of the original colors or something else?



All I know is working on these images bugs my eyes out.
Playing around with the color saturation and intensity of the base image gets to the point where nthing looks right, and I have to step away and let my eyes readjust to the real world, then come back and continue!

 

[MakeshiftPython]

Might be just that, being too familiar with what they should look like. Other stuff that looks awkward to me are Spock wearing a gold shirt in the second pilot and Riker without a beard.

 

[LMFAOschwarz]

Might be just that, being too familiar with what they should look like. Other stuff that looks awkward to me are Spock wearing a gold shirt in the second pilot and Riker without a beard.

It's funny how looking back on it, it makes Riker seem almost like an entirely different person!

Beards are funny: there are those who can grow them, and it's somehow hardly noticeable. I have a brother like that, it just doesn't register as being there or not. With some other people, it stands out like a Groucho Marx disguise!

While I'm here, Mr. Python, here's another twist to the familiar...

 

[J.T.B.]

Besides Space:1999, another televised SF production had costumes similar to TMP. The 1980 TV movie version of Brave New World (filmed about the same time as TMP) is quite close:

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/84hyUxkRrPw/hqdefault.jpg

Thanks, I've never seen that. Those are indeed very reminiscent of TMP.

 

[Morpheus 02]

i realy appreciate any other versions people have of what the uniforms COULD or OUGHT to have looked like...talking about it is good...but the visuals help A LOT!

Thanks for those who have posted so far

 

[LMFAOschwarz]

i realy appreciate any other versions people have of what the uniforms COULD or OUGHT to have looked like...talking about it is good...but the visuals help A LOT!

Thanks for those who have posted so far

I've got some more in the pipeline...anything in particular interest you?

 

[Morpheus 02]

i realy appreciate any other versions people have of what the uniforms COULD or OUGHT to have looked like...talking about it is good...but the visuals help A LOT!

Thanks for those who have posted so far

I've got some more in the pipeline...anything in particular interest you?

Thanks so much!

Hmmm...maybe the TMP uniforms with either TOS colors, or some other, more colorful scheme?

 

[martok2112]

Late to the game here.

I liked the first uniform we saw Admiral Kirk in.
Most of the rest of the uniforms looked like (as Klingons would put it) "a child's uniform".

But, that didn't stop me from enjoying the movie.

Best uniform goes to the probe-Ilia.

 

[Kevman7987]

Best uniform goes to the probe-Ilia.

Probe Ilia didn't have a uniform. Censorship meant Kirk had to give her the robe, unfortunately.