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Apollodorus posted:Yeah, a minor character in Insurrection got that - there was a joke in the Frakes/Sirtis commentary about how he must have the best agent in Hollywood seeing as he was a no-name playing a guy with like 6 lines. Yeah. This guy got an 'as' in Insurrection: http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Michael_Welch
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Otisburg posted:But Troi crashes the D before it can get triple nacelle pimped out, and it's replaced by the E so that's clearly an alternate future from the films. Or it makes it even more Riker-worthy. "Yeah, I had them put it back together with a little extra, for style." 
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Veotax posted:For the sake of completeness, here is the Romulan time ship: That was designed by contest. A goon made the most popular entry, won the official fan vote, and in the official results the contest runners didn't even give him a mention out of 4 prizes and 21 runners up. CBS!  (click for ginormous)   For reference, heres the entry that won. Its not bad, but not even throwing Fuzzy Modem an honorable mention was flat out insulting. 
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LeafyOrb posted:Those uniforms suck and make everyone look super old even when they're not. Tucked in shirts is not the way to go Starfleet. Well we know that the Starfleet uniform department is the most poorly managed division in the entire Federation. Within a period of about 100 years they went: 1 - basic single-coloured t-shirt and black dress pants 2 - Actual Navy-like, indistinct military uniforms 3 - skin-tight pyjamas 4 - non-skin-tight alternative of the above. The uniforms change 4 times within about 7 years for no reason whatsoever, and at one point the policy seemed to be "just wear whatever type of uniform you want / can find lying around.
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A big problem with designing new Federation ships is they've pretty much run out of ways you can take that basic shape of a saucer section, engineering hull and two nacelles and change it up so it looks different, but still looks good. You have the Excelsior and Soverign classes that are longer, flatter and "speedier" looking than the Constitution, and then you have the Ambassador and Galaxy which are wider, taller and "beefier". There's not much else you can do with that shape and not have it look weird. That said, I actually do like the look of the Enterprise-J, as well, it still looks like an Enterprise, but takes the proportions in a different direction, in that it's squished flat like a pancake, but has a round instead of arrow shaped saucer. I mean, what else are you going to do with the proportions to differentiate it from other Enterprises? The Enterprise-F in STO basically looks like a fat Sovereign.
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Gammatron 64 posted:A big problem with designing new Federation ships is they've pretty much run out of ways you can take that basic shape of a saucer section, engineering hull and two nacelles and change it up so it looks different, but still looks good. You have the Excelsior and Soverign classes that are longer, flatter and "speedier" looking than the Constitution, and then you have the Ambassador and Galaxy which are wider, taller and "beefier". There's not much else you can do with that shape and not have it look weird. According to Doug Drexler et al the Enterprise J is supposed to be kilometers long and carry the Relativity class ships as support craft.
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Great_Gerbil posted:And I find it odd, but Cumberbatch vaguely resembles Montalbon from Space Seed if he'd been kept out of the sunlight for a decade. Montalban. Also, Cumberbatch looks nothing like Montalban, and aside from that, Star Trek already has an out for two people that barely even resemble each other playing the same character. After all, surgical technology to make someone appear to be a member of an entirely different species exists, so making the guy from Treasure Island look like the best Sherlock Holmes actor since Jeremy Brett ain't nothing.
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The E-J is terrible and I like to assume it never existed in Trek-verse. I mean, it looks like some poor guy was told "Make a future Enterprise Goddamnit! We need it by the end of the day!"
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I actually kind of like the U.S.S. Relativity, because it kind of shows how things have progressed from the Saucer & Nacelle school of thought in the intervening five centuries between then and the shows' era, deriving from the generation of ships that might have evolved starting from the Defiant's design.
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DrSunshine posted:I actually kind of like the U.S.S. Relativity, because it kind of shows how things have progressed from the Saucer & Nacelle school of thought in the intervening five centuries between then and the shows' era, deriving from the generation of ships that might have evolved starting from the Defiant's design. Exactly. I don't see anything wrong with it, since like you said, the Defiant was a pretty radical departure in of itself.
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A couple months ago a couple friends of mine that own a craft studio that specializes in geek culture candles and ceramics asked me if I could come up with some ideas of Star Trek themed candles for them as they weren't terribly familiar with Trek stuff. I rattled off a lot of stuff and kind of forgot about it. Just on Sunday, I went over to an open house at their studio and they hand me these two free candles that I had apparently suggested.  There is of course the captain's favorite replicator order on the left, Earl Grey, which is apparently made from bergamot orange. On the right is something I didn't think they'd go through with, but it is peat and earth with a touch of lilac. I don't have the heart to tell them that the scent of Worf was only a throwaway line in DS9. They smell great, by the way and I think they'll be stocking them online soon.
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I'm sad that I missed Best Worf Lines chat earlier. I just want you all to know that Worf does not appreciate you all calling him the funniest character. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ICpoWtFFzc
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Sash! posted:Then they get married. I choose to believe he married the hologram.
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thedangergroove posted:There is of course the captain's favorite replicator order on the left, Earl Grey, which is apparently made from bergamot orange. On the right is something I didn't think they'd go through with, but it is peat and earth with a touch of lilac. That's amazing. You're amazing. Your friends are amazing.
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Great_Gerbil posted:According to Doug Drexler et al the Enterprise J is supposed to be kilometers long and carry the Relativity class ships as support craft. Man I hope Drexler was just tanked or whatever when he said that because I actually had respect for him as a designer. That's dumb poo poo on the same level as "oh lol the akira is a through-deck fighter carrier and also it has 50 torpedo launchers because lololololoolololo isn't that kewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwl" Mr. Jive posted:That's amazing. You're amazing. Your friends are amazing. Agreed, the candles are very cool.
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http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Mintakan_tapestry Awww, Picard 
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Just finished Enterprise. Stopped after Terra Prime as the thread suggested, and I'm glad I did. Man, that final arc was really great. It made me forget that the first two seasons were mostly full of crap, and the abysmal Space Nazi and Vulcan arcs of Season 4, too. Peter Weller really nailed the role they gave him.
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hailthefish posted:Yeah. This guy got an 'as' in Insurrection: http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Michael_Welch Data's dorky friend from Insurrection was the teenage O'Neill in SG1? 
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Huh, I never noticed that prop in any of its appearances after Watchers. Nice touch. ...I did however spot Picard casually tossing aside his precious Kurlan figure while looking for a book at the end of Generations. Maybe his professor actually found a cheap fake and Picard just didn't have the heart to tell him. I wonder how many random mementos the average Starfleet captain collects over their careers. The best has to be Sisko's clock, because... well, it's a clock!
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Tighclops posted:Man I hope Drexler was just tanked or whatever when he said that because I actually had respect for him as a designer. That's dumb poo poo on the same level as "oh lol the akira is a through-deck fighter carrier and also it has 50 torpedo launchers because lololololoolololo isn't that kewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwl" I don't really see a problem with this as long as we never actually see the J again. It works on a "holy poo poo, look how cool stuff is in the far distant future!" level.
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Tighclops posted:Man I hope Drexler was just tanked or whatever when he said that because I actually had respect for him as a designer. That's dumb poo poo on the same level as "oh lol the akira is a through-deck fighter carrier and also it has 50 torpedo launchers because lololololoolololo isn't that kewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwl" I don't remember the bit about Relativity timeships; wouldn't they be the wrong century, anyway? He did say it was an intergalactic explorer and about two miles long and had parks and people from universities and entertainment promenades and all facets of life aboard it, which I'm fine with. Hell, the D was meant to have a lot of that anyway but they didn't have the budget or FX tech to show it. Federation ships evolving towards being proto-GSVs was Roddenberry's original take on the TNG and later era. I appreciate what they were trying to do; it's just the design looks crappy. The interior set of the J from Enterprise sucked rear end, too. Tiny little screens set into the wall and everything; you'd think if they were gonna CG for a single scene they'd go full on holodisplays and smart walls and everything. MikeJF fucked around with this message at 11:14 on Dec 4, 2013 |
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Delsaber posted:Huh, I never noticed that prop in any of its appearances after Watchers. Nice touch. The baseball Sisko got from inter dimensional explorers was pretty cool too.
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Circutron posted:Just finished Enterprise. Stopped after Terra Prime as the thread suggested, and I'm glad I did. It's going to eat away at you. You know you're going to watch it. FAT RIKER
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I like how O'Brien in DS9 isn't American and as poo poo goes down you'll hear a bloody hell Makes an Aussie or Englishman's ears prick up 
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Tony Montana posted:I like how O'Brien in DS9 isn't American and as poo poo goes down you'll hear a bloody hell Lets not forget he got to say bollocks in one episode.
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Do they censor American shows over there which have a random dude always spouting off about bloody buggers? Like is there an AUS-only DS9 set with "UNCENSORED" stickers on it?
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What is it with Star Trek writers creating norms where women are naked at marriages? There's the whole Betazoid thing in TNG, then in DS9 it crops up again when Rom and Leeta get married. I know there are different contexts behind both depictions (Betazoid nakedness is gender neutral and treated as a different culture thing whereas the Ferengi thing is part of a deeply misogynistic culture) but it's a bit weird that naked weddings is a thing that happens more than once.
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Nerds are huge perverts.
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Alchenar posted:What is it with Star Trek writers creating norms where women are naked at marriages? I am pretty sure that both are from TNG. The first time the Ferengi appear they ask why the Females are wearing clothes. It is all Gene.
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Tony Montana posted:I like how O'Brien in DS9 isn't American and as poo poo goes down you'll hear a bloody hell O'Brien is one of my favourite Star trek characters, because even more than Scotty he's just that practical, down to earth guy doing his job. Pity about all the suffering.
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Gene was just obsessed with getting his Roddenberrys off with ~space sex~, it's why all the women are described as VERY womanly.
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If Gene Roddenberry had written Mummies Alive!, the mummies would have shouted "With the Grace Known as Woman!" to transform.
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:Do they censor American shows over there which have a random dude always spouting off about bloody buggers? Like is there an AUS-only DS9 set with "UNCENSORED" stickers on it? I remember watching some cartoon when I was a babby. I don't remember anything about the plot other than it ended with a British guy yelling "Bollocks!"
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:Do they censor American shows over there which have a random dude always spouting off about bloody buggers? Like is there an AUS-only DS9 set with "UNCENSORED" stickers on it? Huh? I don't really understand what you're asking, but nothing is censored in Australia. Or England. It's quite funny watching Gordon Ramsay, because he did some American series and it's just constant beeping while English and Aussies just understand that if you're going to get offended by swearing then don't watch Ramsay. We often laugh how Americans will bleep swear words but three people getting shot in the space of a minute complete with a one-liner from the shooter is a-ok. I think there is some basic rule like no 'gently caress' before 9PM or something, but after that it's open slather. But there is no soft porn on TV or anything, unlike Germany which I was in about a month ago.. holy poo poo flicking through the channels and gently caress me, or rather gently caress her.. this is full on porn on free to air TV. Go Germany I'm in Italy now and I was told they love it too but they've decided to become more modern or something and I can't find any 
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Oh and.. thread title Star Trek: Grace that is Woman Comon lads. You know you wanna
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Tony Montana posted:I'm in Italy now and I was told they love it too but they've decided to become more modern or something and I can't find any I assume its due to the owner of Mediaset being a well known prude.
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Fucks and cunts are censored until the watershed of 8:30 here in NZ. You can drop a few shits all day though. New Zealand, Best Zealand.
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bobkatt013 posted:I assume its due to the owner of Mediaset being a well known prude. That crazy fucker is still going strong, despite being kicked out of politics. Actually the whole country is a bit insane, nice ski resorts though  Vagabundo posted:Fucks and cunts are censored until the watershed of 8:30 here in NZ. You can drop a few shits all day though. New Zealand, Best Zealand. Yeah, it's the same for us, little brother. I skiied in your country too, South Island and Queenstown is some loving a-grade poo poo. Big up for NZ crew.
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Vagabundo posted:You can drop a few shits all day though. I wouldn't imagine too many Trekkies have a healthy enough diet for that.
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DrNutt posted:I wouldn't imagine too many Trekkies have a healthy enough diet for that. Speak for yourself  In the 24th century, mankind has evolved beyond a need for making GBS threads, however. Hence only one public restroom on the Galaxy class.
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