Wait, what’s going on with those refit nacelles on the o.g Connie hull
I’m pretty sure that’s the design for the enterprise from Star Trek Phase II, a series that never got made; this design was then developed further into the now familiar refit from TMP
Huh…
Looks like that image specifically is from a fan-made version of Phase II, but yeah you’re spot-on.
https://trekmovie.com/2008/08/28/fanmade-new-phase-ii-enterprsie-ogam-announce-dvd/
I knew about Phase II, and that elements of it were merged into TMP and TNG, but I only remembered the triangular Enterprise concept that was later the basis of Discovery.
This all sent me down a rabbit hole where I learned things like Xon (originally a replacement for Spock) became Saavik, and Decker and Ilia were the basis for Riker and Troi.
Thanks!
🎶 "Yeah, it’s pretty clear, I’m a Starfleet man,
But I can warp it, warp it, like I’m supposed to, p’tahk man
Cause I got that dilithium that all the breen boys chase,
And all the right cargo in the right places" 🎶
I unintentionally read this with the tune to Staying Alive, instead of the actual song it was supposed to be…
♫♫♫♫ I got to beam me up ♫♫♫♫
“There must be hundreds of them!”
