Science fiction is a vast multiverse of stories set in the far reaches of outer space as starships travel to and from different worlds. In the earliest days of sci-fi on television and film, there was a lot of homogeneity to the design of rockets and flying saucers. Gene Roddenberry knew this when he set out to create Star Trek, and that’s why he was determined to ensure his universe was visually distinct. However, nearly 60 years after the first USS Enterprise took flight, Star Trek ship design remains very unique in science fiction.When Star Trek was in development, Gene Roddenberry spent a lot on starship research, so much so Desilu had to tell him to stop. However, what Walter Matt Jefferies ultimately created was nothing like anyone had seen on screen before or outside of this universe. It’s so unique that with just a line drawing of a circle and five lines, even someone only vaguely familiar with this universe could correctly identify the shape of the USS Enterprise. In both the second and third waves of this universe, ship designs have evolved along with modern visual effects. While successive designers have evolved the look of Starfleet vessels, none have departed too far from Jefferies’s original design. Yet, this isn’t just for visual or “brand” consistency, but rather because the shape is simply that good.As if that wasn’t difficult enough, he wanted the ship to be a centuries-ahead advancement of the vessels being designed by the nascent United States space program. Knowing this, it makes more sense why they spent so much on research. Whatever the price tag, it was a steal at twice the price as the USS Enterprise is the most beautiful ship in science fiction. On the DVD special features for Star Trek: The Original Series, the late Manny Coto said “the Enterprise haunts” people, in a good way. Something about the vessel is immediately iconic, and it looks like no other starships in fiction before or since.
Science fiction is a vast multiverse of stories set in the far reaches of outer space as starships travel to and from different worlds. In the earliest days of sci-fi on television and film, there was a lot of homogeneity to the design of rockets and flying saucers. Gene Roddenberry knew this when he set out to create Star Trek, and that’s why he was determined to ensure his universe was visually distinct. However, nearly 60 years after the first USS Enterprise took flight, Star Trek ship design remains very unique in science fiction.
When Star Trek was in development, Gene Roddenberry spent a lot on starship research, so much so Desilu had to tell him to stop. However, what Walter Matt Jefferies ultimately created was nothing like anyone had seen on screen before or outside of this universe. It’s so unique that with just a line drawing of a circle and five lines, even someone only vaguely familiar with this universe could correctly identify the shape of the USS Enterprise. In both the second and third waves of this universe, ship designs have evolved along with modern visual effects. While successive designers have evolved the look of Starfleet vessels, none have departed too far from Jefferies’s original design. Yet, this isn’t just for visual or “brand” consistency, but rather because the shape is simply that good.
As if that wasn’t difficult enough, he wanted the ship to be a centuries-ahead advancement of the vessels being designed by the nascent United States space program. Knowing this, it makes more sense why they spent so much on research. Whatever the price tag, it was a steal at twice the price as the USS Enterprise is the most beautiful ship in science fiction. On the DVD special features for Star Trek: The Original Series, the late Manny Coto said “the Enterprise haunts” people, in a good way. Something about the vessel is immediately iconic, and it looks like no other starships in fiction before or since.
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