quote:Originally posted by E. Cartman: If you had to prepare an extended range mission of exploration deep into uncharted territory, would you select an aged, cramped, and ill-equipped Excelsior to fulfill the mission requirements, or the largest, most powerful starship ever constructed (up to that point), specifically geared towards the mission parameters and with the ability to show the flag if necessary?
In these cases, size DOES matter.
I wasn't implying that you wouldn't. My point is that, in general, the people making the show are after wow factor, not thinking about mission requirements and other practicalities.
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The captain of the Soverign is twelve years old? See? They still have families and kids on the new ships after all! ....though, I'd let that CMO play doctor with me anytime!
I think the Enterprise D's mission profile must have changed after first or second season when it suddenly became "the flagship of the fleet". That's when the exploring really goes out the airlock and the constant troubleshooting begins. Mabye other Galaxy class ships got to have all the real fun and first contact situations while the flagship debated rights for sentient sand and nanites and exocomps and holograms and borg drones and....
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quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: The captain of the Soverign is twelve years old? See? They still have families and kids on the new ships after all! ....though, I'd let that CMO play doctor with me anytime!
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i like shipz
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quote:Originally posted by CaptainMike: there is no ship type or mission profile listed for the sovereign class in any of the filmed appearances, the scripts, the background preproduction sketches, or the creators licensed material such as encylopediae or TMs.
Actually, there is the semi-official cutaway poster from "First Contact" times with the Paramount log on it and Eaves, Zimmerman, Okuda, and Drexler all credited as contributors. That poster pegs the ship as an "Explorer Type II."
And before you jump on me, I know it's not solid canon by any means. But it's the closest indication of its type that I'm aware of, that has a Paramount logo pasted on it.
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quote:Originally posted by The_Tom: USS Violator. Oy.
Whynot just name the ship "USS Ass-Rape" while we're at it. Just about as likely for a ship name.
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Captain Dave Gahan? First Officer Martin L. Gore?
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Idiot. I was making a Depeche Mode reference.
I'm really that old now.
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There's a difference? Sorry gramps, I missed your reference this time. ...now it it was the "USS Ultra" I might have got it!
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that was a lot more clever than i ever could have given you credit for.
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Now on to the making of films!
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Runabii?
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Yes, runabi. Plural of "runabout."
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