Comments on: Slow News Day Video Fun

By: SPOCKBOY

SPOCKBOY — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:51:48 +0000

The wonderful thing is the act of people trying to “figure out” how fictional devices work on Star Trek (ie- nacelle caps) has created ACTUAL inventions. Technologically speaking, Trek points to the destination, and clever, creative, scientific people take the journey.

And no I am not Mr. Bailey.
I am Spockboy.

Actually the name Spockboy came from an idea a friend and I had for a superhero named “Superkirk” with his sidekick “Spockboy”
The name just stuck.

By: Cervantes

Cervantes — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:49 +0000

#41
What do they do? They LOOK good…
Actually as a very young youth I used to think that they were some sort of representation of the “dilithium crystals” being churning up up somehow to power the “E”. Hey, I was only little…but I still love ‘em design wise. :D

By: Sleeper Agent X

Sleeper Agent X — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:28:50 +0000

#35 – Actually, those nacelle caps don’t make a bit of sense. What do they do?

Back when TOS first aired, I can see why they put them on — so people would understand those things in the back were engines, they essentially put jet turbine intakes on them. Not that turbines in space make any sense, but oh well…

Today people know better. I think they were right to leave them off in TMP. I’d prefer they remain absent in the new film.

By: fatmanbruno

fatmanbruno — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:06:12 +0000

Indeed…

hmmmm… am I on the outside of an inside joke – is Mr Bailey and Spockboy one and the same?

By: SPOCKBOY

SPOCKBOY — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:58:03 +0000

Obviously Mr. Bailey is quite multi-talented. : )

By: fatmanbruno

fatmanbruno — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:49:14 +0000

#37
My apologies…It was I believe done by Dennis Bailey (names at the bottom of the picture) whom might just be the same Mr Bailey that reviewed the latest remastered “All our yesterdays effort in the latest trek movie article

By: SPOCKBOY

SPOCKBOY — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:03:44 +0000

#34
Actually I didn’t know that : )

Who did it ?

By: SPOCKBOY

SPOCKBOY — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:02:23 +0000

I read somewhere that Roddenberry got into a big fight with Paramount while making Star Trek the Motionless Picture. Apparently he INSISTED on keeping the spinning nacelle domes but Paramount wouldn’t do it for some reason. Maybe it was money, or time or something.

By: Cervantes

Cervantes — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:25:59 +0000

Although I quite liked the modified design of the “E” for “Star Trek:TMP”, I remember badly MISSING the illuminated, moving NACELLE CAPS at the time. I hope that J.J.’s designers don’t OVER re-design the TOS era “E” too much this time around, as I KNOW that those “domes” will look amazingly “cinematic”, and impressive when done in a big budget way for the big screen.

By: fatmanbruno

fatmanbruno — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:26:45 +0000

#33
Not my work unfortunately…. but some how I think you might know that!!