• Asweet@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    Wait, what’s going on with those refit nacelles on the o.g Connie hull

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      2 months ago

      I’m pretty sure that’s the design for the enterprise from Star Trek Phase II, a series that never got made; this design was then developed further into the now familiar refit from TMP

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        2 months ago

        Huh…

        Looks like that image specifically is from a fan-made version of Phase II, but yeah you’re spot-on.

        https://trekmovie.com/2008/08/28/fanmade-new-phase-ii-enterprsie-ogam-announce-dvd/

        I knew about Phase II, and that elements of it were merged into TMP and TNG, but I only remembered the triangular Enterprise concept that was later the basis of Discovery.

        This all sent me down a rabbit hole where I learned things like Xon (originally a replacement for Spock) became Saavik, and Decker and Ilia were the basis for Riker and Troi.

        Thanks!

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    3 months ago

    🎶 "Yeah, it’s pretty clear, I’m a Starfleet man,

    But I can warp it, warp it, like I’m supposed to, p’tahk man

    Cause I got that dilithium that all the breen boys chase,

    And all the right cargo in the right places" 🎶

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      3 months ago

      I unintentionally read this with the tune to Staying Alive, instead of the actual song it was supposed to be…