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From: brahms@trwspp2.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Excelsior! (apologies to Stan Lee)
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Date: Fri, 22-Jun-84 15:05:25 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 22 15:05:25 1984
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>   I seems to me the consensus here has been that the Excelsior will be
>   the next "Enterprise".  Why??  I think the "bathtub" look was at least
>   partially intentional--it fit so well with the pomposity of Capt.
>   Styles.  With the intent of giving us viewers "something new" (as well
>   as something old), I think they will come up with a whole new design,
>   more similar to the Enterprise.

If I remember correctly, the Excelsior is "the grand expirement" (I don't
remember the exact quote).  If it is indeed an expirement, I don't see
how there could be a Enterprise II in the next movie, unless it is a
existing class of starship and is just comming out of the ship yards.

			-- Brad Brahms
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