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Thanks for the reference! Yes, I suppose that's an explanation. As a result of ENT, SNW, DIS, post-burn DIS, and SFA the Star Trek universe becomes a lot more like the Star Wars universe in the sense that there's hardly any technological progress over the course of a thousand years (or whatever) because ENT is essentially VOY except that they say "polarize our hull-plating" instead of "raise shields," SNW has a holodeck, and they don't effectively/consistently use any of the magic 32nd century tech they supposedly have because it would preclude danger/drama.

This article is the reference for the assignment of series to different continuities: https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/inconsistencies/continuities.htm So "Discoverse" means it is the same universe but seen through a different lens. The problem you have with ENT is a consequence of the series showing some sort of quantum leap (<-- unintentional pun!). Before the launch of NX-01, technology was on "First Contact"-level and deep space was unexplored, after that technology was suddenly on TOS-level and space was open for exploration and colonization.

I appreciate the way that you handle the difference between the prime universe of Star Trek and the Disco-verse and the Abrams-verse. (I have to admit that I don't think of the Abrams-verse movies as even being Star Trek in any sense, so I appreciate being reminded of your system for categorizing them. Like you, I never think of Very Short Treks or Scouts.) If I'm understanding your system correctly, it seems that while Discovery, Short Treks, Strange New Worlds, Section 31, and Starfleet Academy all exist in the Disco-verse, Picard, Lower Decks, and Prodigy are continuations of the prime universe. I think this distinction will probably prove reasonable when we actually get an original series set in the prime universe timeline at some point after these three series. Such a series will likely consider the destruction of Romulus canon as it sets up a new galacto-political situation. It's my hope that we will eventually have such a series with an all-new crew and all new ship without legacy characters (the way TNG charted Star Trek's new course back in the 1980s).

This is totally beside the point, but I will add that I personally would also carve out an Archer-verse for Star Trek: Enterprise. This is not simply because the whole rest of Star Trek (TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY) had never heard of Archer's Enterprise (I remember clearly Commander Decker showing the V'Ger probe a gallery on the TMP recreation deck "all these vessels were called Enterprise," and a similar gallery of models in the conference room of the Enterprise-D, neither of which included the Akira-prise). But my complaints about the series are much more substantial as a historian. In order to have a Federation filled with human colonies that have populations in the millions like Deneva (1 million), Marcos XII (millions), Mantilles (82 million) by the TOS/TAS era, there needed to be dozens of large human colonies by the time of ENT. Assuming for a very high historical growth rate of 3%, to get to a population of millions by the time of TOS, Marcos XII will have needed an initial 10,000 colonists 155 years prior to "And the Children Shall Lead" (meaning the colony would already be some 40 years old by the time the Akira-prise is launched). Enterprise completely misunderstands this demographic reality, making human expansion as of the TOS era impossible. In addition, in order to have all of the lost Earth colonies that are found like Terratin, Mariposa, Bringloid V, Tau Cygna V, Moab IV, etc., Earth needs to have had "its aggressive colonizing period" as Spock describes it in TOS "The Balance of Terror," which would have occurred prior to when ENT is set. ENT is totally at odds with the demographic and historical necessity of the prime universe in shows that are canon.

A canonical show in the timeframe of ENT should have been set on a ship that was not named Enterprise, that was substantially more primitive, which was dealing with the reality of human space that included hundreds of independent and semi-autonomous Earth colonies (even the Martian colonies) that need to come together even before humanity can gather a Federation that includes the Vulcans, Andorrans, Tellarites, and others. For these reasons and more, it's clear to me that ENT is not set in the prime universe (despite the efforts of Lower Decks and other recent series to canonize it), and should instead be considered a stand-alone Archer-verse adventure.

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Another great investigation. By all means keep them coming!

This is pretty cool! Thanks for compiling your Ten Forward posts into a single article on this site!

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Torothan shuttle

I would love to know these things, too. My hope is that somebody who worked on the production will read this and give us some additional background info. :-)

Thank you very much! :-)

You're very welcome! :-)

This is my re-done version of an old, old MSD I did back in 2009 ish. I updated it to my latest quality level.

I had this up before, but missed it when I had to completely re-upload my gallery due to DA allowing all and sundry to download the hi res copies for free!

An efficient layout for tactical operations, the Defiant bridge was significantly smaller than most other ships of the era, and was directly connected to the rest of deck 1 via two egress doors. The captain’s chair sat on a raised platform near the center of the room, giving the CO a commanding view of the entire room, with the helm located directly in front of it. The perimeter stations were, working clockwise from the viewscreen: science, tactical I, tactical II, and engineering. The back of the bridge featured a retractable situation table for mission briefings, above which was the dedication plaque.

For several additional renders, please visit my portfolio.

This model was originally created for OTOY and The Roddenberry Archive, you can fully explore this room at https://roddenberry.x.io/2371-uss-defiant-nx-74205/?view=Bridge.

Software used:

3D Modeling and rendering: Blender 4.5

LCARS panels and textures: Inkscape 1.4

OS: Ubuntu 24.04

Additional uniforms from 2373-2378.

I will be doing my own versions of Starfleet uniforms in chronological order all the way up to the early 25th century. This project is not intended to be for a fanfic. Just doing this for fun. This is my take on the First Contact/ Deep Space Nine/Voyager uniforms, but with some changes for my timeline.

I changed the dress uniforms to another design, as I never cared for the white uniforms introduced in Star Trek: Insurrection.

Updated on 8/26/24 to correct minor mistake on cadet uniform.

Based on a template by Grand-Lobster-King-www.deviantart.com/grand-lobst…

Kivas Fajo's precious Mark Off-Zel vase in #StarTrekTNG's "The Most Toys"↖️ is later often seen again in Kkingon contexts' "Reunion"↗️, "The Mind's Eye"⬅️, "Redemption I"➡️, it even appears in Worf's possession in his Enterprise-D quarters in "Rightful Heir"↙️ and "Parallels"↘️.

#StarTrekTOS' "Is There in Truth no Beauty?"⬅️⬆️⬇️ and "Day of the Dove"➡️ (both in the Enterprise rec room) feature three more alien planet surface paintings by Mike Minor. I particularly love the top one featuring an alien ziggurat (on Alpha ???) and a large crescent moon in the background.

The filming equipment that was still visible at the top of the screen in this bridge shot in the original version of #StarTrekTNG's "The Mind's Eye"⬆️ was digitally removed for the remastered HD version of the episode ⬇️.

According to a Christie's auction listing of a large Bajoran wall emblem, "The circle is based on a set drawing by set designer Nathan Crowley for a temple in "Emissary". The circular area with the spiral would have been a spiral staircase. The set design was not used, but it caught the eye of graphic designer Mike Okuda, who used it as the basis of the Bajoran symbol." The much simpler stair spiral that was ultimately used can be seen in the screenshot. 2/2

The Bajoran map in #StarTrekDS9's "The Storyteller" is interesting as it does not contain the full Bajoran emblem but just the circular spiral part of the emblem, seen in all four corners of the map. In the future, this spiral will sometimes appear on its own, apart from the rest of the logo. 🧵 1/2

Some of the Klingon objects (silver shields, huge vases, tables) seen in Vagh's office in #StarTrekTNG's "The Mind's Eye"⬅️ were previously seen in K'mpec's office in "Sins of the Father"➡️.

Good-night!

On #StarTrekTNG, Klingon interiors usually feature some recurring architecural elements, like these light wall columns in "Sins of the Father"↖️ (horizontal only here), "A Matter of Honor"↗️, "The Icarus Factor"↙️ and "The Mind's Eye"↘️.

Various stylized versions of the Bajoran emblem are seen as windows and door windows in #StarTrekDS9's "The Storyteller". It's interesting how both versions leave out certain and different elements of the design but are still instantly recognizable as "the Bajoran logo".

Time for "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" - The Director's Cut in 4K. 👌👌