tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post2178196505684568683..comments2024-03-19T10:41:35.976-05:00Comments on Bronze Age Babies: Star Trek at 50/Buried Treasures: USS Enterprise Officer's ManualDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-73005232382789372022016-09-07T22:38:17.456-05:002016-09-07T22:38:17.456-05:00Thank the Powers That Be that Uhura was not saddle...Thank the Powers That Be that Uhura was not saddled with "Upenda" as a first name! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-40699546097273938202016-09-07T21:43:00.202-05:002016-09-07T21:43:00.202-05:00I'm a major fan of the Original Series, and al...I'm a major fan of the Original Series, and along with the original novels written in the 70s, this is a terrific early document. A real gem that is intriguing and, to me, awe-inspiring. As Spock would say, it's "fascinating." Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341480129447207957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-19725861945320602032016-09-07T13:40:18.751-05:002016-09-07T13:40:18.751-05:00This looks pretty cool...although if it was meant ...This looks pretty cool...although if it was meant to be "official", I'm not sure if having stuff about the officers' sex lives would be appropriate!<br /><br />Karen, I found <a href="www.starfleetgames.com/documents/D7File.pdf" rel="nofollow">these plans</a> for a Klingon D-7 online. (It opens as a PDF file.) I think it's from a role-playing game, though I'm not sure which one; the FASA Star Trek RPG also has <a href="www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/klingon-d7-class-battle-cruiser-fasa-15mm-deck-plans.php" rel="nofollow">blueprints for the D-7.</a> I'm not sure if info from the RPGs is considered "canon", but they sure are nice to look at!<br /><br />Mike WilsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-16915487199614239512016-09-07T12:22:06.485-05:002016-09-07T12:22:06.485-05:00Hi Karen, I think you may now be boldly going whe...Hi Karen, I think you may now be boldly going where no nerd has gone before, so more power to you. I'm also in awe of the dedication to which this kind of project speaks. This kind of thing seems less single-minded and loner-ish in a world where you can whack something up on the net and 700,000 people will read it before tea time. The dedication required in the non-virtual universe of 1980 is huge. <br />Post 1979, in the fever of Star Trek returning, I imagine a lot of fan projects were started but not completed, (especially when the somewhat ponderous film was released) so full marks to these guys.<br /><br />Richard Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-83650425323228185062016-09-07T11:52:07.554-05:002016-09-07T11:52:07.554-05:00I like that people had creative hobbies like this ...I like that people had creative hobbies like this and handled it as professionally as they could given the tools on hand. We recently talked about geeks and nerds, and 30 years ago somebody doing this may have been classified as such, but it is a great creative outlet and really quite amazing when you consider the time and effort and thought that went into something like this. It seems fun. And it also seems crazy to me that the powers that be would crack down on fan creations, particularly since we seem to be in the golden age of organic marketing ( i.e. Twitter, blogs, etc). Martinex1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15772734018573677099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-13185091414229271652016-09-07T08:32:17.253-05:002016-09-07T08:32:17.253-05:00"This kind of dedication is what kept Star Tr..."This kind of dedication is what kept Star Trek alive all these decades!"<br /><br />QFT, Karen. It's good to remember that now that it's the 50th anniversary of Trek, esp. given those guidelines for fan films that CBS/Paramount released earlier this year. It really put the kibosh on some fan projects I was interested in, and makes me worry that eventually the studio will clamp down on Star Trek Continues and Phase II (New Voyages), both of which I like better than the "official" Trek movies now being released.<br />And speaking of official Trek, yes, I had seen those starship images for the new Discovery series, but I had no idea it's based on this old design. I agree with you that it was good thing that design was rejected, and it again makes me question the wisdom of the people now officially in charge of the Trek franchise.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks again for posting another buried treasure, Karen. As you noted, it's fun to look over stuff like this, especially when it's put together by fans. I like the fact that Spock's bio references his childhood meeting with his "cousin" Selek from that TAS episode. Nice touch.Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.com