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The general assumption is that the ring is actually the ship's warp drive. Though I don't think that's based on anything.
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About John Eaves nixing the idea of using the TMP SS Enterprise
WELL of COURSE... if this series is in the hands of Mr. Anti-continuity himself - Branon Braga... he would NOT want any links to the 'actual' past of Trek...
Funny, though - he's fucking it up for himself because those ships were supposed to be 'famous' Enterprise ships... and I guess that means that the Enterprise A- wasn't as famous as even the 'spaceshuttle' Enterprise!?!
Unless, and it just hit me - the TMP DVD directors cut is coming out now at the END of the year - they'll probably stick a picture of the Enterprise A- in there instead of the SS Enterprise... revisionist historians...
Ahhhh look I really couldn't give a crap if between series there isn't ABSOLUTE continuity - its just what got me in Voyager there was discontinuity WITHIN the one show.
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I personally like the SS Enterprise. I love the idea that the rings could have been some type of experimental warp nacelle that wasn't practical for some reason. It could have been replaced with a proven duel nacelle design after trials were finished. The design in general is a little tin cannish but so was the original Enterprise. I believe it could be done tastefuly to preserve continuity, but we are talking about Berman and his minions.
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I�m sorry, but this ship is not the movie enterprise, is it? Isn�t this the design by Matt Jeffries of a concept for the original enterprise? I thought the TMP design was this: http://members.nbci.com/pinasov/fleet/phaseIIprot.jpg
(it�s a xoom, so copy-and-paste everyone)
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And anyway, we can't blame Eaves for anything. Although B&B care less for continuity than previous bigwigs, there are still people like Okuda. I trust Okuda, Westmore and Eaves to give Enterprise a convincing 22nd century look and keeping up with continuity best they can.
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Yeah, I know, that�s why I named the pic phaseII, but wasn�t the design featured in the discussions for the TMP movie-enterprise?
Well, that�s moot anyway if he meant the ship shown in TMP.
-------------------- "The Starships of the Federation are the physical, tangible manifestations of Humanity´s stubborn insistence that life does indeed mean something." Spock to Leonard McCoy in "Final Frontier"
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