Comments on: Where has the BA Book been, Part XIV: Federation Edition

By: John Bono

John Bono — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:20:06 +0000

I’d never heard about the Smithsonian part, but yes; most of the original sets (including the bridge) were trashed.
The bridge you see in the picture is actually remarkably similar to a season 1 or 2 bridge, with a few exceptions necessary for bringing the general public through.
The drop-off between tactical and the chair is shorter, and so the stations up front (helm and ops) are spread farther apart to not obstruct the view screen. There are a couple emergency exit signs, fire sprinklers, every screen is an actual tv screen (because there’s no post-production for a live performance), the doors the crowd doesn’t use don’t slide apart, but give an illusion that they do when stationary. Nothing swivels to increase part endurance, the two little mini-benches on the insides of the tactical arch are missing, and there are no pull-out seats at the back stations.
On this specific bridge (though you can’t see it here) the conference room and turbo lift doors are labeled backwards. This is because both Klingon Encounter rides (there used to be 2 that ran simultaneous to handle the traffic) are a mirror of each other, so some things have to be inaccurate to accommodate. 2 cameras pop out of fairly inconspicuous bubbles to keep an eye on attraction-goers.
Make no mistake though, it’s pretty damn accurate. The initial construction was supervised my Mike Okuda and the gang (the set designers for TNG).
Anyone that can spot the props that originally came from Babylon 5 gets a gold star.

By: Mark Martin

Mark Martin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:27:34 +0000

The original set was deliberately trashed for shooting the crash scene in Star Trek: Generations. At the time there was a slight stink at the Smithsonian, because the series producers had earlier promised the set to the museum.

By: aiabx

aiabx — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:50:09 +0000

Does the original set still exist? I mean, this is cool and all, but it is just a Vegas recreation.

By: alfaniner

alfaniner — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:08:31 +0000

I suppose we should be glad they didn’t take of pic of it in Wesley’s chair, or we’d never hear the end of it!

By: Donnie B.

Donnie B. — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:30:58 +0000

Engage!

By: blf

blf — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:47:34 +0000

I’ll be impressed when TMA-1 is dug up and discovered to be Phil’s book.

By: BadMA

BadMA — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:04:28 +0000

Hey, thanks, Gnat!

Phil, I’ll be more impressed when the book makes it to engineering. That’s the real center of the ship.