Transporters

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2003-05-03 11:49am

Is there any reason for them to be different colours and stuff for the different races?

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2003-05-03 11:53am

Nope, just visual effects.

Sir Sirius · Post by **Sir Sirius** » 2003-05-03 11:58am

Realworld reason: None really, just visual appeal in different colours.

Trekverse reason: Probably just a bit different technogies used to create the same effect (transportation). Remember that Feddie transport effect has changed as well.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-05-03 11:59am

But there is something about them that pisses me off. During Kirk and Spock's time, it took maybe 10 seconds to fully materiaze. Then, during TNG it was a little faster, which makes sense because the technology has improved. Then in Voyager, beaming up took about two seconds... I guess that makes sense...

In Enterprise, their transporters take about the same amount of time to materialize that they took in Voyager? WTF?

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2003-05-03 12:08pm

Superman wrote:But there is something about them that pisses me off. During Kirk and Spock's time, it took maybe 10 seconds to fully materiaze. Then, during TNG it was a little faster, which makes sense because the technology has improved. Then in Voyager, beaming up took about two seconds... I guess that makes sense...

In Enterprise, their transporters take about the same amount of time to materialize that they took in Voyager? WTF?

Hadn't noticed that. In ENT they should take upwards of 30 seconds to work seeing as it is brand new technology.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-05-03 12:18pm

Right. That's what I am saying.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2003-05-03 12:21pm

Now, they could fix this little problem by having a massive transport accident in which people are melded together (not like the Voyager episode) and the pile of flesh that was people dies. They then realize they were transporting way to fast and that they were all VERY lucky to have survived as long as they did. From that point forward the process takes 15-20 seconds to beam people up.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-05-03 01:34pm

I predict it would be the black guy.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2003-05-03 02:06pm

It'd be a real challenge to direct correctly; nobody really wants to sit and watch people beam in for half-a-minute.

Sir Sirius · Post by **Sir Sirius** » 2003-05-03 03:24pm

Uraniun235 wrote:It'd be a real challenge to direct correctly; nobody really wants to sit and watch people beam in for half-a-minute.

I was thinking the same thing. Better out-of-era-swit transporters then, Zzzzzzzz-Groooh-h-slow transporters.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2003-05-03 04:16pm

Then they could use time dialation events. Even better, they could use shuttles like normal and just show launch then landing. There are things they could do to make it seem long while not wasting the time.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-05-04 01:13am

Alyeska wrote:Now, they could fix this little problem by having a massive transport accident in which people are melded together (not like the Voyager episode) and the pile of flesh that was people dies. They then realize they were transporting way to fast and that they were all VERY lucky to have survived as long as they did. From that point forward the process takes 15-20 seconds to beam people up.

They need to have the same error as in Galaxy Quest. "....and it exploded!"