Last time we met the rest of the crew. Today’s entry is going to be short because there won’t be as much quoting as usual and will be more of an overview than a deep dive. That’s because there isn’t as much to talk about as when the sales pitch did their set listing. In that, they had to let the network and production company know how much it would cost to build the important sets, at the time hoping to use the multipurpose backlot sets to stand in for alien worlds.
For the series, especially in the gap between the first two seasons, this wasn’t an issue. Sets were designed that could be redressed into other rooms if necessary, reducing the space and materials needed. In the writer’s guide it was more about letting the writers know what sets they had available to work with, in hopes that they wouldn’t have to build more sets. However, it’s only Enterprise sets, nothing about the alien worlds, starbases, or (though the show never got there) what they would need if they were brought back to Earth. Something like the Mirror Universe would require changes in symbols, but that was more about altering the costumes and introducing a pain inducer prop.
As a result, what follows is just random trivia rather than going over every detail. There’s only minor trivia to be had, and little to affect the story beyond “here’s what we already made, please consider a way to use this instead of forcing us to make a new room”. It’s of minor interest and I break this out to make deadline and to be thorough in examining the guide. Let’s begin.
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