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According to TrekToday, the new Enterprise is approximatly 750ft/230m in length, making her the smallest Enterprise. It's also said that again the ship will have a crew of 70 to 80.
This image compares the new Enterprise to the TOS Enterprise and Enterprise-E, as well as the Akira class (although, to me, doesn't the Akira class seem too small?)
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Before we get into an Akira-length discussion, has anyone bothered to wonder how this LCARScom webite got the length? Could they just have scaled off the turbolift or something like we did and sent in their calculation to TrekToday?
Not that I'm mad about being seven metres out or anything...
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I'm glad its shorter than the E-nil. I was afraid that she was going to be larger than her. However I'm hoping that someone in the high ranks of Paramount will step into Braga&Brannon and say "Fans say this suck, and unorginal, change it"
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quote:Originally posted by Matrix: However I'm hoping that someone in the high ranks of Paramount will step into Braga&Brannon and say "Fans say this suck, and unorginal, change it"
The problem is that most fans don't say that. It's possible that most tech fans say that, sure, but we make up a fraction of the fan base. Look at "general" Trek sites, and notice how much less objectionable people find the Enterprise. On TrekWeb.com, for instance, the revealed show as a whole has 81% approval, and the Enterprise design specifically has 64% approval. Then, look at Bernd's Ex Astris Scientia (mostly frequented by tech fans) where the Enterprise design only gets 21% approval. It is very clear that, especially in this case, the opinions here are not shared by the majority.
I might add that they aren't shared by me, either, but I think everyone's figured that out by now. :-)
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But the "general" fans' opinions don't count on such matters, because they don't care. If they'll accept anything given to them, why bother asking them if they like something or not?
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quote:Originally posted by TSN: But the "general" fans' opinions don't count on such matters, because they don't care. If they'll accept anything given to them, why bother asking them if they like something or not?
Who's to say they'll accept anything thats given to them? I happen to agree with the "general fans" on the topic of Enterprise, but hopefully after half a decade of posting to the tech newsgroups I've shown some shred of knowing my shit. I doubt that even the general fans would accept a show that completely ignored all other Trek, but this show gives no indication of doing so. All it throws out, if anything, are the assumptions that we, the tech fans, have made over the years. Some of us take that as some sort of personal attack. I take it as their perogative to make a show that won't be cancelled. It doesn't offend me that the Enterprise isn't what I wanted. In fact: I like it... and so do most of the people who will watch the show. Those who don't can always change the channel. Even in the somewhat fanatical realm of tech fandom there's no proverbial gun to the head.
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Can you see ANY of our supposedly "rabid canon" fans actually boycotting the show?
They'd have nothing to bitch about for the next 7 years. If anything, they'll be the most AVID watchers, if only to keep their invective emitters fully loaded.
Hmmmm... what if Paramount intentionally designed a series so that, in addition to attracting new fans, it upsets the fanboys so much that they'll watch it religiously just so they can complain...
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