We already know history will never forget the name Enterprise, but now architecture won't either.
There's a building in China that looks almost exactly like the USS Enterprise from Star Trek. Drone footage (which we really wish was set to this music) shows how a relatively conventional-looking building from the ground dramatically transforms into a regal starship when viewed from the air.
Lest you think this is visual trickery done via Holodeck or CGI, the starship/building is clearly visible on Google Maps.
Our tipster explained to us that the building is the headquarters of NetDragon Websoft, a Chinese gaming and mobile Internet company. And it's no Chinese knock-off: Company Chairman Liu DeJian is reportedly an uberTrekkie, licensing from CBS the rights to build an Enterprise replica. Construction began in 2008 and was finished in 2014; the project cost $160 million total.
Re: You think you're a Trekker?
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:14 pm
by Nutso
China gets Star Trek?
Re: You think you're a Trekker?
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:13 pm
by Jim
The just got TOS and TAS.
Re: You think you're a Trekker?
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 4:36 am
by Mikey
Don't make fun... not too many of us have a soccer pitch, cinder track, and tennis courts at work.
Re: You think you're a Trekker?
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 10:04 pm
by RK_Striker_JK_5
We all laugh now... then in a month or so the thing takes off into space.
Re: You think you're a Trekker?
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 9:39 pm
by Tsukiyumi
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:We all laugh now... then in a month or so the thing takes off into space.
Re: You think you're a Trekker?
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 11:45 pm
by Platonian
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:We all laugh now... then in a month or so the thing takes off into space.
Re: You think you're a Trekker?
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 11:04 pm
by RK_Striker_JK_5
Tsukiyumi wrote:
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:We all laugh now... then in a month or so the thing takes off into space.
Platonian wrote:
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:We all laugh now... then in a month or so the thing takes off into space.
Thank you, thank you! I'll be here all week!
Re: You think you're a Trekker?
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:09 pm
by sunnyside
Nutso wrote:China gets Star Trek?
I don't think they've put out anything about it officially, but the logo for their space agency looks a wee bit familiar to me.
Re: You think you're a Trekker?
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:33 pm
by RK_Striker_JK_5
sunnyside wrote:
Nutso wrote:China gets Star Trek?
I don't think they've put out anything about it officially, but the logo for their space agency looks a wee bit familiar to me.
I... I've seen something like that, but not sure where. Anyone else got an idea?
Re: You think you're a Trekker?
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 3:56 am
by McAvoy
Be kinda cool if they made a Chinese Star Trek if there wasn't laws to prevent them from doing it.
Re: You think you're a Trekker?
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 1:00 pm
by Mikey
McAvoy wrote:Be kinda cool if they made a Chinese Star Trek if there wasn't laws to prevent them from doing it.
Deck 38: knock-off Nike sneaker sweatshop
Re: You think you're a Trekker?
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 5:01 pm
by sunnyside
McAvoy wrote:Be kinda cool if they made a Chinese Star Trek if there wasn't laws to prevent them from doing it.
China seems to consider US patents as "free blueprints" so I don't know that there's any law they'd care about as far as that goes. Though they wouldn't be able to sell whatever they produced legally in much of the world. I don't know if they really have the productions values to do Trek well though. And for national pride reasons I don't think they'd be willing to go with a half measure.
That said Trek has enough of a touch of socialism you'd wonder if those in power over there wouldn't be inclined to support it.
