XPost: rec.arts.tv, alt.startrek, alt.tv.star-trek

On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:20:21 -0500, Ubiquitous wrote:

But the most important aspect of the costumes is how they move away from
the rigid military style implied in TOS and accentuated from Wrath of
Khan onward. Despite his extended time working with the LA police
department, Rodenberry always wanted to downplay the military or law and order aspects of Starfleet.

Yet, those aspects are still there.

If they were really an exploratory mission, they would have more than one “science officer”. The majority of the crew would be civilian scientists. And the ship would not be bristling with military-style weaponry.

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