Why does everyone love the original TOS Enterprise so much?

[Mikey]

Dammit, another missed opportunity!

Anyway, welcome Mr. Cheese! I personally don't believe that there are many people who believe that the original E-nil is more graceful, sleeker, etc., than, for example, the E-D. However, a lot of people (myself included) believe that the design makes more sense for the intended use.

[Captain Seafort]

Bad example I'd say. There are certainly plenty of ships sleeker or more graceful than the original Connie (non more than the refit though ). The GCS is not among them. The saucer's too large in proportion to the engineering hull, and the nacelles are too small.

[Aaron]

Bad example I'd say. There are certainly plenty of ships sleeker or more graceful than the original Connie (non more than the refit though ). The GCS is not among them. The saucer's too large in proportion to the engineering hull, and the nacelles are too small.

In other words, the space going equivilant of Stewie.

[Sionnach Glic]

The GCS is the space-going equivelant of a freaking beached whale. There is nothing remotely pleasing about its design.

[Captain Seafort]

Ironically, the separated ship is more aethetically pleasing than the combined vessel, particularly the saucer.

[Sionnach Glic]

The saucer's alright, but the rest of the ship just looks even more hideous, IMO.

[Aaron]

The GCS is the space-going equivelant of a freaking beached whale. There is nothing remotely pleasing about its design.

Sure there is. It explodes on a regular basis, providing (me) much needed laughs and generous fodder for ST debates.

[Captain Seafort]

The saucer's alright, but the rest of the ship just looks even more hideous, IMO.

It at least looks better balanced fore-and-aft, as the cobra head is a pretty decent match size-wise for the nacelles.

[Sionnach Glic]

Aye, quite true. Still, not a fan here.

[Captain Seafort]

Heh. "Better than the combined GCS" is pretty much the Trek definition of "damned with faint praise".

[Sionnach Glic]

Quite right.

[Sionnach Glic]

We're quite an active forum.

As for quoting, the little thing that display other peoples' posts only goes back a certain number of posts.

[LaughingCheese]

We're quite an active forum.

Excellent!

LOL, I deleted my post. You should have quoted me.

Oh, and you're the guy that s windows on starships right? :p

As for quoting, the little thing that display other peoples' posts only goes back a certain number of posts.

So I see.

That definitely makes life more difficult. XD

I suppose I will do my best to respond to everyone though.

[stitch626]

Um, Rochey, why are you talking about quoting?

Oh never mind.

[LaughingCheese]

Um, Rochey, why are you talking about quoting?

Oh never mind.

LOL haha.