Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. He always looked a bit awkward in the TNG uniform. But looked very natural in the early DS9 uniform.
The production explanation is probably just that non-main characters got uniforms that fit “well enough” and not one specifically made for them.
I agree about the tone… but I also think Trek is often at its best when it’s not taking itself too seriously.
There is a line though.
I… somehow didn’t know that. Thank you kind internet stranger-friend!
Now I’m wondering what Kirk and Picard did before they were in command positions…
Fair point. Lots of potatoes….
I mean, O’Brien is my favorite character in Trek but he ain’t exactly slim and trim…
Personally, I’m stoked and set some money aside for it when the first rumors came out early this year.
Is it perfect looking? No, it’s LEGO being used to create a ship that is all swoops and curves.
But I don’t care that it looks like LEGO. I have been waiting for official Star Trek LEGO since the 1980s.
Seems unlikely that it will only be on sale for one day. Last year’s Black Friday set is still available, for example.
They seem to have been less worried about hiding that after TOS. There are at least a few times across the 6 original movies where you can see that he’s missing a finger.
I don’t think I would bet against any space worthy vessel that contains Montgomery Scott….
There is an old Vulcan proverb, “You gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em…”
I agree. This whole project deserves a good bit of skepticism, on political, social, and technical grounds.
Bluefin-dx user here. This is the way.
Kirk got cheated! His predecessor had quarters the size of Ten Forward on the EntD!
They were some good 5 minute clips though…
Yeah, the TMP pajama uniforms don’t help…
Gives “body count” a whole new meaning.
I love the TOS movies… but man those TMP uniforms were rough.
At its core, I’ve always felt that DS9 is ultimately about what it takes to create and maintain the utopian future that exists in (at least) the core worlds of the Federation.
The high ideals of the Federation are very inspiring, to be sure. But Sisko lays it out in Season 1 when he tells Kira that “the problem is Earth” and that “it’s easy to be a saint in paradise.”
They are caught between the Cardassians and the Bajorans… and then discover they are also on the Dominion’s doorstep. And in a corner of the galaxy that Starfleet and the Federation have given up on and would like to forget about as quickly as possible. DS9 is as far from paradise as it gets.
Things get dark during the series, by Trek standards, and all of the characters show themselves to be less than perfect, but I think that’s what makes the series so interesting.
You are clearly a wise and intelligent person.
Hail to the Chief (O’Brien)!