[Damage75]

Sorry, I couldn't hear you....I was sleeping in a disembowled Tauntaun...shhhh!

[jla1987]

I like the glass data screens...very Minority Report.

[omegaman]

Red carpet doesn't show the blood. All we need now is a foe that likes projectile weapons, a few guys with AK47's would make short work of the bridge crew and that nice carpet.

[Kukalaka]

I would hazard to say that it might have been bordering on delusional to think the glass screens were there for ambience and weren't placed in the set design without a functional purpose. You guys should give the producers slightly more credit than that

[only1jamest]

Originally Posted by MissionTrek08

I don't recall much debate about these screens, either. The clips from the trailer made it clear that such panels either display or control functions in ship departments, or some such HUD-like purpose.

Not exactly new in science fiction either, since such a transparent data screen was used on Hoth by the rebels in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.

Heck, the idea goes all the way back to World War II -- in a John Wayne film (IN HARM'S WAY, I believe) they use a glass plotting board to mark progress during a naval confrontation, marking ship positions with a white grease pencil. Same exact idea with low-end technology, but an easy way for multiple personnel all to see one updated display. [Granted, I don't know for sure if such plotting boards WERE used in WWII, but the film depicted it as such... at worst, the idea was clearly existing in the 1960s when the film was produced.]

They have been used by the Navy since before WWII and are still in use today. It is a effective means of distributing information. The hardest part was learning to write backwards right to left. .rtirw ot neeres eht dniheb doots uoy esuaceb

[That Metal Beastie]

?tahW

[MissionTrek08]

Originally Posted by only1jamest

They have been used by the Navy since before WWII and are still in use today. It is a effective means of distributing information. The hardest part was learning to write backwards right to left. .rtirw ot neeres eht dniheb doots uoy esuaceb

I was hoping someone with more specific, detailed experience would chime in on the idea. Thanks much, JamesT.

[Zardoz]

Well, I see it as hat Trek has allways done, makes good eductaed guesses based upon technology and trends of the time it was made in.

[only1jamest]

Originally Posted by MissionTrek08

I was hoping someone with more specific, detailed experience would chime in on the idea. Thanks much, JamesT.

Your weclome, I never sought title or fame, but I will always be proud to be called a Navy Vet.

[only1jamest]

Originally Posted by That Metal Beastie

?tahW

I said: .rtirw ot neeres eht dniheb doots uoy esuaceb

I just couldn't help myself, but I tried really I did...