My only problem with Discovery era is that the areas are made to be more spacious than TNG, which was supposed to be cruise ship quality. The design language is modern, but it feels way too spacious.
I agree with this. It looks really good, but it was weirdly huge.
Discovery S3+
Especially in later seasons. Where did all that space come from? Or was all that extra space we see later specifically added during the retrofit?
I guess you can blame it being a platform for experimentation. They wanted it to be able to produce the stuff they’d need even away from stations? Still feels weird though.
That’s really my point as well. The modern updates of ships are because our expectations have definitely shifted. I feel like disparate design languages of the shows don’t necessarily have to detract from the shared universe. Though, don’t get me wrong, Star Trek is many things but one thing it isn’t, and has never purported to be, is a documentary. By that I mean that the set dressing, the costumes, our “presence” as the audience, everything about the way the shows are produced tells me we’re watching a dramatization of the “real” events. Contrast that with something like the 2000s era Battlestar Galactica which had a lot of elements in its filming that were designed to make it feel more like a documentary and we, the audience, were watching footage captured of “real” events.
My only problem with Discovery era is that the areas are made to be more spacious than TNG, which was supposed to be cruise ship quality. The design language is modern, but it feels way too spacious.
I agree with this. It looks really good, but it was weirdly huge.
Discovery S3+
Especially in later seasons. Where did all that space come from? Or was all that extra space we see later specifically added during the retrofit?
I guess you can blame it being a platform for experimentation. They wanted it to be able to produce the stuff they’d need even away from stations? Still feels weird though.
I bet if you sailed on a late-80s unrefurbished cruise ship, it’d feel dinky and small.
Probably, but that isn’t the feel.
I’m just saying, our definition of luxury has moved since they built those sets in 1987.
That’s really my point as well. The modern updates of ships are because our expectations have definitely shifted. I feel like disparate design languages of the shows don’t necessarily have to detract from the shared universe. Though, don’t get me wrong, Star Trek is many things but one thing it isn’t, and has never purported to be, is a documentary. By that I mean that the set dressing, the costumes, our “presence” as the audience, everything about the way the shows are produced tells me we’re watching a dramatization of the “real” events. Contrast that with something like the 2000s era Battlestar Galactica which had a lot of elements in its filming that were designed to make it feel more like a documentary and we, the audience, were watching footage captured of “real” events.