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First Photo of New U.S.S. Enterprise NCC 1701 Redesigned Corridor

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By GustavoLeao / 11:33, 22 January 2008 / Star Trek: Nemesis

In addition to the new trailer coming online in High Definition quality, the official website has added a red blinking light to the right of the words "UNDER CONSTRUCTION", which, if clicked on, takes you to a new viral site with the URL NCC-1701.com. It features four cameras of the shipyard which you can bring into focus by changing the frequency.

If you let the page sit long enough, the "offline" camera on the page will show a corridor of the new redesigned U.S.S. Enterprise for just a second. Here is the photo of the starship new corridor, by movie set designer Dawn Brown.

"I think a lot of hardcore fans are going to freak out," Brown told SyFy Portal's Will N. Stape. "As far as I know, only the exterior of the Enterprise had to stay the same. I don't know if that came from J.J. or Paramount."



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RE: Funny | Report this post to moderator
By: zak (Odo's file, contact) @ 06:02:24 on Jan 23, 2008

Exactly my point too down below. Criticism of what is just a little tiny photo.Some posts actually saying their expectations are now down 50%.(Gee, if that's because of one tiny pic, I doubt those same people will be happy with anything put out) From my perspective this is beyond ridiculous and absurd reacting. AND, what do all these people think Gene the unchangeable, (I say that facetiously) would do were he alive today and given a $150 million budget. Do you really think he'd keep those tired little 60s corridors that were honed in only because of budget considerations then. HA! I just can't understand these closed minded 'fans'. One would almost think they wouldn't be happy with anything. Chill out a bit. ST can have change in it and it better. Much as I love TOS, it is a bit dated and not every episode is perfection. Roddenberry wanted to boldly go where no one had been befoe, not stay and suffocate with the same dressings. My last comment on this silly issue. Your comment above said it far better than my long ones have anyway. Lets look forward to STAR TREK again, not worry that somehow it might now have the same corridors as the original. PLEASE! What a totally minor bit of fluff to get all upset about and then decide the new venture is lost. Bizarre!

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RE: Funny | Report this post to moderator
By: Poetwarrior78 (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:37:11 on Jan 23, 2008

The negative responses (and other similarly preposterous comments) are the main reason I visit this site, to be perfectly honest. I think it has as much to do with anthropological curiosity as it does any personal interest in the film on my part.

The image of the corridor was presented in a context which clearly indicated it was meant to be "UNDER CONSTRUCTION." I'm not sure how so many people missed that (or chose to ignore it, as the case may be).

Anyway, to answer your question: no, you're not the only one who thinks it's funny. I think it's frickin' hilarious. The intensity of emotion in some people's responses is completely out of proportion to the cause, and that's always rather comical (if also a little bit sad).

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RE: Not funny | Report this post to moderator
By: Hbasm (Odo's file, contact) @ 08:28:53 on Jan 23, 2008

Yes, you are the only one who thinks this is funny, maybe with the exception of zak. I'm about to throw up looking at this picture. Why spend a fortune on great looking exterior, and not spend a dime on the interior hallways?

This can't be the real thing, and I know there's no reason to believe this corridor will even show up in the movie. But I prefer to react anyway when I see an "official" design that doesn't sit well with Federation values nor does it look aesthetically pleasing.

Perhaps with some delicate camera work, it might be possible to get a decent picture out of this by cropping off the floor and ceiling, and lock the camera to move back/forward, to at least get some symmetry in the picture, by not moving far off to the sides. But that seems overly restrictive in the long run.

What about the materials? There's virtually no textures. These are all dull surfaces. When you remove the grain, it wouldn't hold up on the big screen. There are no details. The lighting enviroment doesn't seem flattering for the actors either. The spotlights are far too strong, and what purpose serves the bottom lights? None?

This is more like a Pakled design from TNG season 2. Now add the "funny" looking chimney-sweeper uniforms we've seen a glimpse of, and you have a recipe for ... me throwing up all over the place.

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RE: Not funny by Kamen Rider Blade @ 09:43:58 on Jan 23
    RE: Not funny by Hbasm @ 12:52:40 on Jan 23
       RE: Not funny by Kamen Rider Blade @ 13:43:20 on Jan 23
RE: Not funny by Yesterday's Lemmiwinks @ 09:03:29 on Jan 23
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