Star Trek Into Darkness - Part 4

[georgec]

LOL forgot about that.

 

[DaddlerTheDalek]

This Starfleet Ship looks like it's Armored. Could be a new Prototyp.

Spoiler

 

[The Caped Knight]

Nice cover.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

I'm looking forward to Chekovs accent as much as anything. Ensign authorization code Nine-Five-Wictor-Wictor-Two!

 

[DarthSkywalker]

JJ in the middle is a little odd.

 

[Sawyer]

I was looking forward to Kirk, Spock and Uhura's inevitable threeway, at least until Alice Eve came along and ruined everything!

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Off topic, what's that 'John Carpenter and Kurt Russell reunited' bit about?

 

[DoomsdayApex]

I was looking forward to Kirk, Spock and Uhura's inevitable threeway, at least until Alice Eve came along and ruined everything!

Damn her and her luscious body!

 

[Thundercrack85]

Pajamas, the look of the future.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

That does nag at me a little, somewhere in the nerd regions of the back of my mind. Are military dress standards really that lax in the ST universe that they freely allow untucked shirts?

 

[Marvolo]

That does nag at me a little, somewhere in the nerd regions of the back of my mind. Are military dress standards really that lax in the ST universe that they freely allow untucked shirts?

I would hope that by the 23rd century we will have moved beyond tucked shirts. Tucked shirts don't have a practical use in anything other than a formal occassion. Its an archiac dress code that isn't really practical at all. Combat and moving around a ship a tucked shirt would limit motion. Plus, the Federation employs different species so I would imagine dress code has a wide variety.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Actually, I hate the space pajamas, but I can get over it. What does really bug me is that the supposedly interspecies Federation is so so human-dominated. The ships all seem human designed (complete with very human names, and prefixes), and aliens are rarely, if at all seen.

In the first movie, you could count all the alien Starfleet members (even the nameless ones) on one hand. Even though Star Trek is full of aliens who look so human, that a TV budget could support a very diverse cast. In the new trailer, we see a shot of a bunch of Starfleet leaders, there isn't even one "plastic forehead" alien.

Compare it to say a modern series like Mass Effect, and it really stands out. The only alien regular is Spock, who is half-human.

 

[Ultra Nolanite]

I have no problem what so ever with the Starfleet uniform. I think it looks cool. The guys version atleast. Never really liked the female one piece dress. I think a black skirt and colored shortsleeve shirt would pull the two designs closer together.

 

[Project862006]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Harrison is going to save them.

 

[TheIrishAvenger]

 

[Dark Raven]

I like the "space pajamas" uniforms and am glad they're using them instead of how most of the Star Trek movies have used completely different designs. Star Trek Generations was the only movie that used mostly the same ones as from the show, but even then they started switching to the DS9 jumpsuits just to be different.

 

[wobbly]

Actually, I hate the space pajamas, but I can get over it. What does really bug me is that the supposedly interspecies Federation is so so human-dominated. The ships all seem human designed (complete with very human names, and prefixes), and aliens are rarely, if at all seen.

In the first movie, you could count all the alien Starfleet members (even the nameless ones) on one hand. Even though Star Trek is full of aliens who look so human, that a TV budget could support a very diverse cast. In the new trailer, we see a shot of a bunch of Starfleet leaders, there isn't even one "plastic forehead" alien.

Compare it to say a modern series like Mass Effect, and it really stands out. The only alien regular is Spock, who is half-human.

Each Federation member Planet makes it own starships (and therefore they decide the names, which would be native to them) and the crews will be mostly from that same planet too.

I mean, Vulcan are part of the federation, yet they have their own ships, crewed by Vulcans, etc. Andorian's Tellerrite's, etc, the same deal.

Basically the 'Federation' isn't 'Starfleet' (they are separate things) with the latter referring to Earth's fleet of vessels.

 

[Micromind]

Each Federation member Planet makes it own starships (and therefore they decide the names, which would be native to them) and the crews will be mostly from that same planet too.

I mean, Vulcan are part of the federation, yet they have their own ships, crewed by Vulcans, etc. Andorian's Tellerrite's, etc, the same deal.

Basically the 'Federation' isn't 'Starfleet' (they are separate things) with the latter referring to Earth's fleet of vessels.

They seem to have extended the basic idea behind the UN's peace-keeping forces / missions to Federation.

UN's peace-keeping forces are kept under the UN flag but the participating member countries create their own teams, consisting of personnel / soldiers from their countries (and occasionally some members from the more friendly neighboring countries.)

 

[Micromind]

Any link for the bigger version of this banner ?

 

[DKDetective]

Each Federation member Planet makes it own starships (and therefore they decide the names, which would be native to them) and the crews will be mostly from that same planet too.

I mean, Vulcan are part of the federation, yet they have their own ships, crewed by Vulcans, etc. Andorian's Tellerrite's, etc, the same deal.

Basically the 'Federation' isn't 'Starfleet' (they are separate things) with the latter referring to Earth's fleet of vessels.

Pretty much all wrong. Starfleet is the Federation's pseudo-military/exploration/diplomatic force. It seems you are being confused by the mess Berman and Braga made of Star Trek canon with Enterprise.

 

[roach]

I like the "space pajamas" uniforms and am glad they're using them instead of how most of the Star Trek movies have used completely different designs. Star Trek Generations was the only movie that used mostly the same ones as from the show, but even then they started switching to the DS9 jumpsuits just to be different.

actually they had a new costume design and decided against it at the last minute. They had to raid the TV shows costumes which is why everyone wore a miss mash of uniforms.

 

[roach]

I would hope that by the 23rd century we will have moved beyond tucked shirts. Tucked shirts don't have a practical use in anything other than a formal occassion. Its an archiac dress code that isn't really practical at all. Combat and moving around a ship a tucked shirt would limit motion. Plus, the Federation employs different species so I would imagine dress code has a wide variety.

actually an untucked shirt would catch on things and could be used against you in hand to hand combat.

 

[Dark Raven]

actually they had a new costume design and decided against it at the last minute. They had to raid the TV shows costumes which is why everyone wore a miss mash of uniforms.

What new costumes are these?

I am glad they decided against it. Kirk barely wore the yellow command shirt in the last movie until the end. I want to see him in the classic colours.

 

[DKDetective]

What new costumes are these?

I am glad they decided against it. Kirk barely wore the yellow command shirt in the last movie until the end. I want to see him in the classic colours.

roach is talking about Star Trek: Generations (1994), not Star Trek (2009). I believe this is the concept art.