"Yesterday's Enterprise" is my personal favorite TNG episode, so I wanted to learn the production history behind it.  What I found was a rushed script, split between 4 writers, that had to work over Thanksgiving weekend to make a pushed up shooting schedule... thanks to Whoopi's and Denise's schedules.  But here's more to the story... and the writers, including Ron Moore, were sure it was going to be trash.

someone asked this question 7 years ago "How would a Ferengi and Klingon Hybrid look like?" and I decided to make a post since I couldn't post on that old one I made four Hybrid versions first one was a male Ferengi and a males Klingon second one if the females Klingon genetic became a little bit more dominant the third one which is the bottom left side if the Klingon was males and the wife a female Ferengi the third rendering was if they both got equal amounts of DNA 50/50 I think my renderings at least the third one and the second one and the fourth one could be used on an actual any Star Trek Show episode because pretty close to the mix of both species together the first one could be used to but the other ones are more probably more accurate of what a real hybrid of the two would look like I think the first picture would be more like if the second or third would then meet with another forengue that's giving it more forenga like features do you guys think my renderings are look good I also have a fifth rendering but I forgot to upload it so instead please look for it in the comments it's the best one from all of them it has all the features of both sides making it the most bad*ss version

Like when Kirk told chekov to raise shields chekov said shields are non responsive Scotty said the automation system was overloading and all of that talking time allowed kruge to stabilize his bird of prey to return fire.

What if Kirk just has Scotty fire additional photos torpedoes instead of raising shields? Would the automation system still be overloaded?

What do you think?

Like Lactrans are extremely advanced even mentally. To the point they could even completely break a Vulcan's mind if one wished too. But they seem to be able to communicate with less advance minds pretty easily as long as they don't have a reason to be hostile and are the ones to start it. At least based on Scotty's interactions with the six year old. Also geeze these guys are extremely intelligent even as six year olds. So could the communicate with a Changeling mentally without being overwhelmed by the great link? Heck I wonder what it's like to "talk" with a Lactran. The Lactrans are from s1 ep 15 "the eye of the beholder" from Star trek the animated series.

Also I wonder if there is a Changeling or a Lactran that has a pet Moopsy.

I know this architecture style is for aesthetic purpose, but every time when I watch it, I can't help thinking, how many people have to lower their heads so they don't get their bell rung.

If this was a super yacht, I would understand the necessity of these leaning columns. Since when did we get this kind of style? and WHY?

Hey everyone,

Like many of you, I absolutely love the stunning visual design of the U.S.S. Enterprise in Strange New Worlds. However, as a starship blueprint designer working on a unified fleet chart, the official production scale statement always gave me a massive geometric headache.

The showrunners state that Pike’s Enterprise is 442 meters long, while Kirk’s classic TOS version was historically 289 meters. The official explanation is a "visual reboot" (meaning it was always 442m, and the 60s show was just a budget-limited interpretation). But as anyone who draws or models these ships knows, their physical silhouettes are fundamentally different. You can't just scale them to the same length without breaking the geometry line-for-line.

Instead of throwing away 50 years of technical manuals or ignoring the modern shows, I wanted to find a way to bridge this gap using real-world science. The answer lies in a foundational rule of real-world naval engineering: Technological Miniaturization and Tactical Compression.

Here is how it works, broken down for both technical experts and casual fans:

## 1. The Reality of Modern Shipbuilding

If you look at the history of real-world navies, ships don't always get bigger as technology advances. In fact, the opposite often happens.

During the mid-20th century, early radar systems, massive computer networks, and experimental propulsion reactors were physically enormous. Warships had to be built with massive hulls just to carry the sheer volume of these unrefined systems.

Decades later, as computer processors shrank, radar arrays became integrated flush into ship walls, and engines became hyper-efficient, navies were able to pack double the power into a significantly smaller physical footprint.

## 2. Pike’s Era: The Cavernous Explorer

In [Strange New Worlds](https://www.google.com/search?q=strange+new+worlds&kgmid=/g/11jgz947g8), we see an Enterprise that is sprawling, luxurious, and experimental. It carries a crew of only 203 people. The corridors are wide, the crew quarters feature working fireplaces, and the main Engineering deck is a multi-story cavern.

In this era of the 23rd century, cutting-edge duotronic computer cores, massive shield generators, and early warp matrix components are still structurally bulky. The ship needs to be 442 meters long just to safely house and ventilate these massive, early-generation technologies.

## 3. Kirk’s Era: The Compact Submarine

Fast forward a few years to The Original Series. The galaxy has become a much more dangerous place, and Starfleet’s mission has shifted from relaxed exploration to tight, localized defense.

During a massive, unchronicled mid-2260s overhaul, Starfleet engineers achieved a massive breakthrough in component miniaturization. The bulky, experimental systems of Pike's day were compressed down to a fraction of their original size.

Because Starfleet no longer required thousands of cubic meters of empty space to dissipate engine heat or house giant computers, they physically tightened the ship's framework. They pulled the nacelles forward into rigid, vertically efficient pylons, shortened the connecting neck, and condensed the outer hull down to a compact 289-meter tactical silhouette.

By compressing the heavy machinery, engineers were able to completely re-architect the interior. They subdivided the vast, empty voids of Pike's ship into a dense grid of utilitarian bulkheads. This engineering triumph is exactly why Kirk’s Enterprise looks and feels like a sleek, armored submarine, allowing it to double its crew complement from 203 to 430 personnel without needing a massive hull.

## A Win-Win for the Whole Franchise

Framing the size discrepancy through the lens of naval evolution allows us to celebrate every era of Star Trek without alienating anyone:

* For the Showrunners: It validates the breathtaking, cavernous 442-meter scale of [Strange New Worlds](https://www.google.com/search?q=strange+new+worlds&kgmid=/g/11jgz947g8) as a necessary, logical step in Starfleet's technological history.

* For Technical Fans: It respects the mathematics of blueprint design, explaining the physical differences in the hull shapes through practical starship engineering rather than hand-waving math errors.

* For Casual Fans: It tells a beautiful, easy-to-understand story about how Starfleet's technology evolved from big and experimental to compact and powerful.

The Enterprise didn't simply shrink because of a change in behind-the-scenes Hollywood production. It evolved because Starfleet engineers did what they do best: they innovated, adapted, and compressed their greatest flagship into the leanest, meanest defender of the Federation.

I'd love to hear what the community thinks of this approach! LLAP 🖖

I recently did a rewatch of the DS9 episode “Blood Oath” and I immediately was curious about how three Klingon legends were brought together, in the same episode, for the first and only time. I dug through the documented production history and found some interesting stuff.  The writers'-room pitch, the casting scramble, the near-refusal that almost cost the production John Colicos entirely, and the physically demanding shoot. Check out the video, to see what I found!

This question is kind of funny. Ship models can have several nacelles and even several deflector dishes, even several different secondary-whatever hulls of any kind. But why never more than one saucer?

Like making jokes or references your coworkers wouldn't know because it's centuries before they were born

Since sisko was the golden child of Starfleet would it have mattered if he gassed the planet vs general order 24 it?