It's funny to notice at my office the high level of excitement for The Orville, and the "meh" level for Discovery...
For my tastes, the look of the show is too close to Enterprise... Darkly lit sets, blue naval uniforms, lots of steel beams, etc. Being close to Enterprise is not really a good thing.
When I saw the Orville set, I felt like I was home.
It's funny to notice at my office the high level of excitement for The Orville, and the "meh" level for Discovery...
For my tastes, the look of the show is too close to Enterprise... Darkly lit sets, blue naval uniforms, lots of steel beams, etc. Being close to Enterprise is not really a good thing.
When I saw the Orville set, I felt like I was home.
I hope that someone tries to explain away why the female uniforms became skimpier 10 years later with Kirk. Maybe say that the uniform of the day was a Captain's prerogative on a ship and some Captains liked the short skirt. Everybody in deference to Kirk had their females wear the uniform when he arrived at Starbases.
I listened to an interview with Nichelle Nichols (maybe with Kevin Smith?). In it she talked about how Roddenberry wanted to change the uniforms to something a little more modest after season 1, but the actresses really liked the uniforms and made him keep them.
I hope that someone tries to explain away why the female uniforms became skimpier 10 years later with Kirk. Maybe say that the uniform of the day was a Captain's prerogative on a ship and some Captains liked the short skirt. Everybody in deference to Kirk had their females wear the uniform when he arrived at Starbases.
I listened to an interview with Nichelle Nichols (maybe with Kevin Smith?). In it she talked about how Roddenberry wanted to change the uniforms to something a little more modest after season 1, but the actresses really liked the uniforms and made him keep them.
It would make sense for the Kirk character and modern sensibilities if it came out that Kirk was the decision maker for female uniforms. You can say that women filed complaint after compliant but because Kirk was the golden boy, he got his way.
I hope that someone tries to explain away why the female uniforms became skimpier 10 years later with Kirk. Maybe say that the uniform of the day was a Captain's prerogative on a ship and some Captains liked the short skirt. Everybody in deference to Kirk had their females wear the uniform when he arrived at Starbases.
I listened to an interview with Nichelle Nichols (maybe with Kevin Smith?). In it she talked about how Roddenberry wanted to change the uniforms to something a little more modest after season 1, but the actresses really liked the uniforms and made him keep them.
It would make sense for the Kirk character and modern sensibilities if it came out that Kirk was the decision maker for female uniforms. You can say that women filed complaint after compliant but because Kirk was the golden boy, he got his way.
Oh I wasn't saying that for any storyline/plot points. I was just pointing out an interesting tidbit I heard in an interview. I'll try to find it because it really was a great listen.
If you search Star Trek fm, you will find a whole network of Trek podcasts that cover all aspects of the franchise. I have been listening to the Literary Trek podcast where the novels and comics are covered.
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Not sure if I like the "USS Orville" as the name of a ship any more than "USS Shenzhou"
http://www.startrek.com/article/mcfarlane-to-create-discovery-toys
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