But we forgive the flyby sequence because its not just our two Starfleet members admiring their ship.
We get to admire it too, lavishing in every line and curve.
The Motion Picturewouldnt have even attempted the sequence were they working with anything other than theEnterprise.
It has lived in the public consciousness for decades, spawning endless parodies, imitators, and homages.
Yet, everyone knows that theEnterpriseisnt the onlyEnterprise.
Various legacy ships and alternate versions have appeared in the franchise.
And no, were absolutely not going to include the 285,000Enterprisesthat hailed each other inThe Next Generationepisode Parallels.
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Also worth noting: were only going with on-screen and canonical details here.
For example, theEnterpriserefit andEnterprise-A fromTheOriginal Seriesmovies are basically identical on screen, and thus get lumped together here.
Yet, plenty of non-canonical sources lay out the many differences between the two vessels.
Those restrictions out of the way, weve still got 11 great ships to choose from.
In short, we dont need to knowwhat Worf did to destroy the -EbetweenNemesisandPicard.
Were just glad he did.
Enterprise-F (Star Trek: Picard)
Yes,the Rockdid fight Seven of Nine in an episode ofVoyager.
Otherwise,Star Trekdoesnt have much in common with wrestling.
The other exception might be the treatment of theEnterprise-F in the third season ofStar Trek: Picard.
Were clearly a long way fromThe Motion Picture.
Which is too bad, because what we see of theEnterprise-B looks pretty great.
More specifically, it used to be the USSTitan, the ship most often associated with Rikers command.
But what an episode it is.
The ship is pretty great, too.
In the eyes of its creators, the finished -C isnt quite as elegant as they hoped.
Heres the thing, though.
The battleship take on theEnterprisefits within the Kelvin Universe, which, asJ.J.
Abramspresents it, is all about action.
All snark aside, the Kelvin Enterprise looks amazing.
It is recognizably theEnterprisethat Kirk captained onTOS, just through an Apple Store lens.
Every surface shiny, every curve elegant.
NX-01
For better or worse,Star Trek: Enterprisedepicted humanity taking baby steps into space.
Those moments may have mixed results, butEnterprisenailed its proto-Starfleet approach with its titular ship, theEnterpriseNX-01.
With its prominent saucer and warp nacelles, the NX-01 is unquestionably a forerunner to theEnterprise.
Its a ship so good that God tried to steal it.
That attention and support paid off in spades with the new model.
The biggest knock against the Refit is that its essentially just theEnterpriseredux.
But when youre mostly repeating a perfect ship, its hard to go wrong.
All questions ceased the very second that the camera panned over theEnterprise-D in the opening credits.
Even without Stewarts majestic voiceover, the -D looks amazing.
The subtle curves leading to the warp nacelles.
The pleasing glow of the core.
Even the specks of lights emanating from windows along the sides, hinting at the thousands of people aboard.
And yet… its just so beige.
TheEnterprise-D feels not just like a ship that people take on adventures.
It feels like a ship on which people live.
And its easy to see why.
Such an approach could have resulted in something functional but ugly.
Yet, theEnterpriseis gorgeous, its unusual look denoting speed and adventure instead of practical stodginess.
The grey, blue, and red color scheme feels timeless even today, as does its interior.
