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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Commander Dan: [QB] While watching ST: TMP DE on DVD, I was reading Okuda’s text commentary and became somewhat confused when Okuda stated, “the lounge is theoretically located on the back rim of the saucer, near the recreation deck.” Certainly, the lounge “windows” (if in fact, they are windows) could really only be some of the “rectangular” windows on the rear of the primary hull, starboard aft. All 8 of those rectangular windows, (4 on deck six, and 4 on deck seven) however, are pretty much “accounted for” in terms of sets seen throughout the movie. When the crew is assembled on the recreation deck, we can see the top row of 4 windows behind several individuals standing on the balcony. Certainly, there is no officer’s lounge here. And later, we get a pretty view of the area just below that as Decker is showing the “Ilia Probe” around the rec-deck. So, is Okuda clueless as to where it should be located, or is he simply presenting information that was given to him by those who produced TMP? (On a side note, I can’t help but point out that Okuda has seemed “clueless” in the past in regards to the refit Enterprise design. He was either unaware or did not care that Andrew Probert has designated the refit Enterprise as an Enterprise class vessel. Additionally, when looking at Okuda’s “deck chart” for the Enterprise-A in the first printing of the Star Trek Encyclopedia, he erroneously locates Main Engineering on deck 19, and also locates deuterium fuel storage on decks 16 & 17. He also lists the E-A as having 23 decks, which is purely inaccurate. It is simply not possible to account for that many decks based on horizontal window locations present on the filming model. Certainly, the sets in TMP were specifically and systematically designed to be “located” in certain areas of the ship. Details on the sets, as well as details on the exterior of the filming model, reinforce this.) O.K., enough Okuda bashing for now. So, just where IS the officer’s lounge? At this point, I would have to guess that those “windows” are actually viewscreens, just as Shane Johnson illustrated in his book, “Mr. Scott’s Guide to the Enterprise.” He shows this section of the officer’s lounge to be a separate room, located just forward of the lounge area glimpsed as Spock’s shuttle is docking. However, any additional suggestions as to just where the officer’s lounge is located are certainly welcome. Of, course, we have seen in subsequent Trek that there seems to be problem with building sets where the windows actually correspond to the exterior of the filming model. Cases in point: The Forward Observation Lounge in ST V: TFF; and the officer’s dining hall in ST VI: TUC (granted, this is just a redress of the TNG briefing room, but still, where is THIS supposed to be on the E-A?). :confused: [/QB][/QUOTE]
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