Comments on: Design Sketch For ‘Reimagined’ Enterprise Leaked [just kidding]

By: TOS Fan 1909

TOS Fan 1909 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:37:45 +0000

OK I meant to type “cool” not “sool” but you know what I meant

By: TOS Fan 1909

TOS Fan 1909 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:35:27 +0000

What I found most amusing about the comments here were the references to horror at the inclusion of phaser turrets. It was especially funny due to the fact that the original had them.
In the episode where the Enterprise personnel all suspect Spock to be a spy because their first view of a Romulan shows them that they Romulans like just like Vulcans. The phaser turrets were manned by a crew of two sitting at the standard Enterprise console with a viewscreen and a few conduits added for effect. One such crew is overcome by poisonous coolant gas leaking from a battle damaged coolent conduit and Spock has to rescue them and press the firing stud to shoot the Romulan ship. Throughout the sceen Kirk repeatedly calls for the phaser crew to “Fire” even using the ship’s PA system when the overcome phaser turret crew doesn’t respond.
Even the original models had a paired bank of phasers called turrets at the compass points around the saucer section of the ship.

In the end it is just a model and not the one used for the movie but the turrets might have been sool if used in a plot line.

By: john

john — Wed, 27 May 2009 10:28:29 +0000

I imagine, like modern warships, the Enterprise would have been upgraded, modified, and changed over the decades of service as new technology / design styles came into service. The version we are all “used” to seeing in the original series could have been the way the shop looked THEN, but earlier, it may have looked slightly different. As long as they don’t make it look more modern than the 1960’s original series, it shouldn’t be a problem.

By: zeo za

zeo za — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:07:57 +0000

niezła napinka

By: Crazy Guy

Crazy Guy — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:33:13 +0000

I just saw some “screencaps” of the new Enterprise, and I must admit, while it does look slick, it’s a letdown. Enterprise 1701 was NOT that bulky, and it looks like a cross between Enterprise E, 1701, and NX-01. And unless we hear that this Enterprise will be seen in the remastered “The Cage” episode, which is unlikely, we’ll be stuck with a “how the hell did THIS look like THAT” issue.

But, I digress. I love the Enterprise, and if this is what the ship is going to look like, so be it. I have no choice but to accept it.

By: Mark Miller

Mark Miller — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:46:00 +0000

I like the concept of this design, but not as a re-imagined NCC-1701.

I would use it as an interim-step in making an earlier ship into a Constitution-upgrade. The Original ship would have had the smaller-diameter saucer, and the “bridges” are meant to support the upgrade outter ring. The next step would then be to skin over the open areas before filling in the decks inside. For that era the idea of doing the upgrades in interim stages might have had an econimical aspect.

A perfect ship for this upgrade process would be the USS Bonaventure as seen on TAS: Time Trap, it had a similar sized saucer while still presenting the familiar Constitution profile.

By: Gregatron

Gregatron — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:00:17 +0000

Nice April Fools joke, but also a nice concept. If not enterprise certainly a different wessel.

oh and regarding the comment;
“this must be an april fools joke because in times of CGI-models nobody would do “old fashioned” sketches anymore. ;)”

most if not all cgi-model work is based upon concept artists inital hand drawn designs, even if they’re hand drawn onto a computer via a tablet.

By: Sailorboy

Sailorboy — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:02:39 +0000

Has anyone here read Best Destiny? The film sounds remarkably similar to the plotline of the book. BTW, that drawing is total cow-poo. Anyway, if the new film includes Kirk as a younger man and looking back, wouldn’t there have to be two seperate Enterprises? The NCC-1701-A and the new one? We are also assuming that the Excelsior class of starship is out of bounds here.
P.S. i’m 15 so don’t bite my head off.

By: tfn

tfn — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:52:18 +0000

Judging from the trailer I just saw, this april fools joke looks damn close

By: Rideop1

Rideop1 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:16:34 +0000

I would hope that Abrams won’t make the same mistakes that Berman made. The reason Star Trek has lasted so long is the loyalty of it’s fans and staying true (for the most part) to Gene Roddenberry’s concept. Changing the ENTERPRISE for TMP was a an upgrade not a re-imagining, We are talking about the Grand Old Lady Now, Don’t F&*K with the Original Enterprise. I understand todays audiences want more realism, and such. well show the Old Girl the way Roddenberry wanted. Show her the way she looks in the Smithsonian. The lighting in the 60’s washed out all her texturing etc. With CGI, they can make her look the way she was supposed to. Accent details, don’t Change her design. Are they willing to piss off and alienate the loyal fans of decades just to bring in some new people? Berman needed to go, no disputing that, he ruined ENTERPRISE, with all that Xindi bullshit, when he should have filled all the gaps and answered the questions brought up in the original series. Good Riddens. Let’s hope Abrams doesn’t make the same Mistakes.
I think a fantastic openning scene would be Jonathon Archer witnessing the Launch of 1701. His Bio says he lived to see it and died of natural causes shortly after. I think that would make a great connection. then fade out and bring it up to the time of Kirk. similar things have been done before, and worked well.
In Closing, Star Trek Canon exists for a reason. DON’T F&*K WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!