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From: erosenth@aecom.UUCP (Elazar Rosenthal)
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Subject: Re: the controls
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Date: Sun, 7-Jul-85 17:03:14 EDT
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> <<< Excuse me sir, but didn't you mean "lock transporter on landing
> 	party", and not "lock phasers"? >>>
> 
> 	We all realize that the sets for S.T. were minimal, and done
> on a small budget, and unlike Star Wars, were not the star of the
> show, but the controls have always bothered me.  Do you realize that
> not a single control or indicator on the entire ship was labeled? 
> Okay, so the regular man at that post would know the controls, but
> how about someone filling in during an emergency?  Not even the
> emergency type equipment was labeled!  Everyone would have to know
> every single control on the ship!!!
> 
> 	That, and the three slides on the transporter controls.  Has
> anyone ever seen a show were all three were not slid together?  Why
> not one slide control?  (I know, they built the set with three.)  So
> why not slide just one on an occasion.
> 
> 	Actually, other than the controls, I never noticed any
> inconsistencies during the first runs.  (That rules out the problems
> of not using second season technology in the first season.)  In
> fact, the only other thing that bothered me was "Eden".  I almost
> get embarrassed for G.R. each time I see it.  I mean, just because
> SPOCK has ears...
> -- 
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> 	discalimer:  If royalty were still in power,
> 		     I'd be the King of Fools
> 
> ...ihnp4!mgnetp!ll1!cej		Llewellyn Jones
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I always liked the idea that the controls where not labled or "modernized" otherwize they would become dated . (rember the led watches in Battlestar)