First Look - Test Footage of Star Trek's U.S.S. Discovery

[Aielyn]

shikamaru317 said:

Aielyn said:

Have you considered the possibility that it's MEANT to feel more Klingon? Maybe Discovery is going to be a ship that has a stronger Klingon presence?

 

I'm not particularly concerned one way or another about the ship design... but the series name gives me hope. "Discovery" would be a poor name for a Starfleet ship that isn't exploring strange new worlds, seeking out new life and new civilisations, and boldly going where no-one has gone before. I don't want a space soap opera, I don't want a space western, and I don't want a space action flick. They need to get back to the TOS/TNG formula, even if it incorporates more multi-episodic arc elements.

That's unlikely. Look at the registry number, NCC 1031. TOS Enterprise was NCC 1701, which means this series is pre TOS, which means Starfleet and the Klingons aren't allies at this point in time.

Except, the "NCC" numbers may not be chronological (there are some that are very out-of-place if they're chronological). Indeed, it appears that, while they typically use a chronological process, there are exceptions where names or designs are callbacks. The Heart of Gold was a TNG-era ship with NCC-42, and the Sherlock Holmes was a TNG-era ship with NCC-221B (no kidding). The original Space Shuttle Discovery was OV-103. NCC-1031 is clearly a callback.