What would you fix on the E-D?

[Mithrandir]

Every class has the same problems, because the writers want them to be!

How should they show serious battle damage, if not by "exploding consoles"?

[Teaos]

Still ugly as sin though.

[Mithrandir]

Your words, not mine!

[kostmayer]

I'd replace Picards fish with a shark, and whenever the ship got invaded - rather then flood the deck with gas, I'd flood it with water and release Whitey.

[Sionnach Glic]

Every class has the same problems, because the writers want them to be!

Correct. In the end it all comes down to what the writers decide to do.

However, from an in-universe point of view, the Galaxy becomes completely ridiculous. It explodes at the drop of a hat, computers blow up and kill their users from hits on the other side of the ship, there seems to be no concept of computer security (or, indeed, any competant concept of security at all) and the weapons can all be disabled from a single hit.

[Tsukiyumi]

I'd replace Picards fish with a shark, and whenever the ship got invaded - rather then flood the deck with gas, I'd flood it with water and release Whitey.

[Mithrandir]

However, from an in-universe point of view, the Galaxy becomes completely ridiculous. It explodes at the drop of a hat, computers blow up and kill their users from hits on the other side of the ship, there seems to be no concept of computer security (or, indeed, any competant concept of security at all) and the weapons can all be disabled from a single hit.

Yeah, granted! But haven't we seen pretty much the same on other starships, say Defiant- or Intrepid-Class starships too?

[Sionnach Glic]

Actualy, no. Those ships, although far from perfect designs, have shown nowhere near the amount of problems or design flaws as the Galaxy class.

[Deepcrush]

The GCS is a drama baby. Big and tough (so they say) and when something can be a threat to that it means we have to take the matter in a serious tone. The problem is that they tried to often to do so. Though, seeing how the E-D seemed to spend so much time lossing or running away its no wonder that the captain is french.

[Mikey]

Mithrandir makes a good point; unfortunately, this is one of many cases of not being able to deny what was onscreen simply because we know what the OOU intent was. It doesn't matter if there was good design intent that was thrown aside because of dramatic license/writer laziness; it was still onscreen, and is therefore canon.

[Mark]

One thing that puzzeled me. Remember the episose where Picard and compnay are returning in the Runabout, and find Enterrpsie in ANOTHER temporal loop with the Romulans? That Romulan officer jumped to man the conn station awfully quick, and everybody whoever came to Enterprise was awfully familiar with the computer systems. Did they give instructions or something??? Must have a hell of a help menu.

[Deepcrush]

SF touch pads are about as tough to use as a touch menu at Royal Farms.

[Mithrandir]

One thing that puzzeled me. Remember the episose where Picard and compnay are returning in the Runabout, and find Enterrpsie in ANOTHER temporal loop with the Romulans? That Romulan officer jumped to man the conn station awfully quick, and everybody whoever came to Enterprise was awfully familiar with the computer systems. Did they give instructions or something??? Must have a hell of a help menu.

Yeah, but our Starfleet hero also always find their way with the most exotic alien consoles and writings. They all must have a "universal console translator-eye implant".

[Teaos]

Reminds me of the Simpsons episode where side show Bob steals a fighter jet with a "fly" and "land" button.

[Mikey]

Reminds me of the Simpsons episode where side show Bob steals a fighter jet with a "fly" and "land" button.

Remove one button, and you've got a Starfleet console!