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[QUOTE]Originally posted by HerbShrump: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Treknophile: [qb] As I see it, Star Trek has (to date) created the most complete and internally self-consistant technological base/worlds/society seen in fiction. A true fan can not only immerse himself (through the power of suspended dis-belief), he can go a step farther and create new works within this framework called the Star Trek Universe, and if he was paying attention it will ring true.[/qb][/QUOTE]I think the being mad keen on Trek ships is a direct offshoot of this very point. Star Trek was the first series to create a cohesive universe. No other show or series up to the point of Star Trek created such a universe that made sense, was consistent and worked well with the rest of the whole. Most other series were set on present-day earth and the few science fiction series (that weren't anthologies) didn't pay attention to the details for a back-story or a rest of the universe (Lost in Space, for example). TOS was the first series to inspire imagination along the lines of "I wonder what the rest of their universe is like. Surely there must be other star ships, etc..." I was drawing other Star Trek ships besides the Enterprise when I was a kid. At that time I only had TOS and the first two movies to go by. STII was the first Star Trek to introduce a new design. After that, I came to expect a new designed starship with each movie (Grissom, Excelsior, etc...) Throw in the Internet in the late 90s and the explosion of art and CGI software now available and it's no wonder we've reached this point where we're all so gaga over cool starships. Technology has finally reached a point where we can draw and design cool starships with ease, and then spread those designs all over the world. Nothing exists in a vacuum. Our lust for sexy ships is a result of modern media, the internet, advanced affordable computers and software and our desire to fill in the tapestry of the Star Trek universe. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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