The Disco era shuttles made sense to me as taxis. They showed hundred year old tech still functioning in TNG. No reason to completely rebuild a shuttlecraft if there's nothing wrong with it. I'm sure it's got some updates on the inside!
3:22: I remember thinking when i first saw this episode what the hell is a D7/Ka'Tinga battle cruiser doing in 2151. The Klingons would have blown them to bits. I do like the D4 design, fits in more with the period.
11:04: When I saw the Discovery shuttle in Picard. I felt that there had been some cost-cutting in designing new ships. Even in the shipyard they were using the same design ships.
Yes, Sean, the Eaglemoss model is really nice :) Funny story, I ordered it and they accidentally sent me a k't'inga-class ship. They made good and sent me the right ship.
The eventual Saru makeup had some strong similarity to The First Born, a.k.a. Speakers, in Babylon 5. I suspect this was not one influencing the other but a need in both cases to let the actor work through the makeup.
i wouldn't doubt it in the least because kurtsman and co. have NEVER had an original idea they are the ultimate repurposers, they take as much from both other better franchises as well as their own.
The Starfleet delta was originally only meant to be worn by the Enterprise crew, as a ship sigil. See TOS. It’s something that every other prequel series has ignored. Starfleet adopted the delta later on to honour the flagship.
I have no problem with older ships showing up. I would hope by that time we'll have grown past the disposable society we have now. Maybe some taxi service uses old shuttles. Obviously ships from the future require explanations.
See, the secret for the Iowa- the SHUTTLECRAFT Winona Kirk left on was the Iowa, (the Kelvin shuttlecraft were named for American States). Yes, this is pure conjecture, but why the heck not?
I wonder is Culber's eye makeup is a reference to Cruz's character in "My So-Called Life." I don't think any other male-identifying character in DISCO's mirror universe had worn makeup as far as I remember.
In all design and in use the philosophy is probably 'If it works use it', so designs remain unchanged until someone shows their way works better, then /that/ becomes the standard. Ergo the basic ship components don't change just occasionally their arrangement.
I like the Saru makeup. Problem with sci prosthetics is just that sometimes. If it is too extreme it goes from being an Actor in makeup to a Puppet, (feel free to use that comment).
theres nothing interesting about behind the scenes about ships nor who created them. if they look good on screen or film and are effective. it doesnt matter who designed them in the real world. nobody designing fictional shit is important at all
4:42: I think the design for engineering was really badly done. The same could be said for the USS Kelvin engineering section, it look like it was film in chemical works
The concept art for the synth factory makes me wonder if the concept artist wasn't originally drawing it for ST: DISCOVERY overall, given the main doctor designing the synth is clearly Dr. Culber, and it looks like Stamets is standing further down the line.
13:25: Seeing Saru character develop through the season has been interesting and it was interesting having him as captain, even though goody too shoes Burham kept cropping up
I always thought it was a shame the uniforms from all good things only got used in that episode. The admiral uniform was very uninspired though didn't fit with the ordinary uniforms at all but the design would be perfect for the picard era
JJ-trek is NOT Star Trek! I do not understand why you cover that shit in your otherwise awesome videos. It clearly contradicts almost everything we know from previous, real Star Trek. If I was you, I'd leave that crap out entirely. And Enterprise is also no Star Trek for me for the reasons you brought forth with the D4, for Klingons appearing in the series, when the Fact Files clearly say the first contact with Klingons was in 2218, for Ferengi appearing in the series, when it is clearly stated that Captain Picard and his crew are the first Federation people to ever see Ferengi vis-à-vis, for the "Akiraprise" being more futuristic then the NCC-1701. This all makes this whole series non-Star Trek to me.
