For the original Star Trek series and the Enterprise prequel that came later, the uniform color breakdowns are: Red – Engineering, Security, and Communications. Blue – Science and Medical Staff. Gold – Command Staff. Green – Command Staff Formal.
The green shirts (seen in TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles", "Charlie X", and "The Immunity Syndrome") may have the rank stripes on the sleeves or on the collar (TOS: "The Enemy Within"), and always feature the Enterprise assignment patch near the waist as a belt fastener.
What do the colors of the Star Trek uniforms mean?
Summary. Star Trek's uniform colors have changed over the years to reflect different meanings and visions of the franchise's costume designers. In the original series, blue represented medical and science divisions, gold denoted command positions, and red was worn by engineering, security, and communications divisions.
Captain Kirk's green uniform in Star Trek: The Original Series is part of an overall happy accident. Originally, William Ware Theiss, who designed Star Trek's original Starfleet uniforms, intended Kirk's costume to be lime green.
So why did the colors change? Once again, the answer is simple and almost mundane. Patrick Stewart apparently didn't look commanding enough in yellow, while Brent Spiner, in his pale Data makeup, didn't look good in red.
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Why did Deanna Troi not wear a uniform?
Summary. Troi wore civilian clothes for most of TNG to put her patients at ease as the ship's counselor and indicate her position. Captain Picard allowed Troi to wear civilian clothes on the bridge due to her empathic abilities and his disregard for unnecessary regulations.
SHE WORE A YELLOW COMMAND UNIFORM IN SOME EARLY EPISODES
Blue uniforms are for science officers, including Bones and Spock, while red uniforms are for officers involved in operating and manning the ship. As a communications officer, Uhura is most commonly seen in a red uniform.
In the 2009 Star Trek film reboot, when McCoy first meets Kirk, he complains that his ex-wife took all their shared assets following their divorce: "All I got left is my bones", implying this was the origin of the nickname.
They actually correspond to the ship's various service roles. The gold shirts are worn by the command division, which includes Captain Kirk, Lieutenant Sulu, and Pavel Chekov.
There are also sometimes unique 'command variants' like the green tunic from TOS and Picard's command jacket in the later seasons of TNG. In the STO timeline, red is still the command branch color, so therefore ship commanders should be wearing red.
He was a flight control officer - and so he wore red like all the other helmsmen. After Tasha Yar's death he transitioned to Tactical, which meant he had to change his uniform from red to gold.
For a Starship, it could be either a Captain or Commodore depending on the mission. For a Starbase, usually a Commodore or a two pip Admiral. The highest rank possible is Fleet Admiral.
What do the different color Star Trek uniforms mean?
In director Robert Wise's 1979 film "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," the uniforms were updated. The crew all wore disco-ready bodysuits that were, likewise, color-coded by department. Command officers now wore all-white outfits, science officers wore a muter steel blue, and engineers wore a muted golden brown.
That was then, this is now: red signifies the command track and gold means support services (engineering and security). Blue still means the wearer is in the sciences. The color distinctions are less pronounced than they were in Star Trek: The Original Series.
The ANOVOS Star Trek design team is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation by re-releasing Captain Picard's Uniform Jacket, but with its original iteration as introduced in the fifth season episode, "Darmok." Designed by Robert Blackman with direct input from Patrick Stewart, Captain ...
The beloved Vulcan's full name is officially S'Chn T'Gai Spock. The name actually comes from a popular fan work-turned novel for The Original Series in Barbara Hambly's Ishmael which was published in 1985.
In order to demonstrate how close they truly were, and how much Kirk had “humanized” Spock, they would have him use the diminutive of James, which is Jim.
In a 2019 interview reported by ComicBook.com, Shatner explained that Star Trek Generations' producer (likely Rick Berman) told him that they wanted to kill Kirk because they "think that The Next Generation will make more money at the box office." Shatner felt he had no choice in the matter because he was also told ...
Kirk wasn't noted as dead until Generations. Money. Gene Roddenberry tried to get anyone he could from TOS to do a cameo in the TNG pilot. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, James Doohan, Walter Koenig and George Takei all turned him down.
Kirk became Starfleet's youngest starship captain after receiving command of the USS Enterprise for a five-year mission, three years of which are depicted in the original Star Trek series. Kirk's most significant relationships in the television series are with first officer Spock and chief medical officer Dr.
In the first sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness, Uhura has been serving on the Enterprise for a year and is still romantically involved with Spock. She and Kirk have a good working relationship and share their frustrations with Spock's emotional unavailability (Uhura as his lover, Kirk as his best friend).
Each character tries to resist, but eventually Kirk tilts Uhura back and the two kiss as the aliens lasciviously look on. The smooch is not a romantic one. But in 1968 to show a Black woman kissing a white man was a daring move.
