News Meet the Chief Engineer!

[Ketwolski]

Just shared out by Star Trek's official Twitter.

Paul Scheer will voice recurring guest character Lt. Commander Andy Billups, the Chief Engineer of the U.S.S Cerritos.

 

[BillJ]

I’m definitely interested in the show at this point. Hopefully it can scratch my TV Trek itch.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Loving the mustache!

 

[Kpnuts]

I know this is ultra nerdy and trivial, but the nacelles on the LCARS aren't the Ceritos marker pen nacelles. The display is just ripped straight from TNG

 

[Michael]

^ I did notice that as well. Wouldn't call it “ripped” so much as “homage”, “in-joke” or “easter egg”, but yeah, that doesn't look like the nacelles they designed for the exterior. Maybe that's somehow representing the inner workings of the nacelles as a diagram, rather than its outside appearance?

 

[BillJ]

Maybe that's somehow representing the inner workings of the nacelles as a diagram, rather than its outside appearance?

That was what I thought it was going all the way back to "The Naked Now".

 

[The Wormhole]

I'll be honest, this guy reminds me of a creepy stalker type who sits in bars and leers at women all night. Especially with that moustache.

 

[Lord Garth]

I'll be honest, this guy reminds me of a creepy stalker type who sits in bars and leers at women all night. Especially with that moustache.

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[Ketwolski]

I know this is ultra nerdy and trivial, but the nacelles on the LCARS aren't the Ceritos marker pen nacelles. The display is just ripped straight from TNG

From the angle, you cant clearly see that those are the Nacelles. But to your point, its intentionally designed to look like TNG. And that's from McMahon himself...so ripped isn't really the right word there.

 

[Kpnuts]

From the angle, you cant clearly see that those are the Nacelles. But to your point, its intentionally designed to look like TNG. And that's from McMahon himself...so ripped isn't really the right word there.

Not sure what you mean, I'm talking about the LCARS screen on the left hand side. Those are clearly designed to be nacelles. Ones that look like those on a Galaxy Class, not the Ceritos' marker pen like nacelles. I get that they're going for the look of TNG, but at least fix a simple continuity error like that.

If they're designed to be a representation of the inner workings fair enough, but I think that's probably fans needing to explain away another blunder.

 

[Ketwolski]

Not sure what you mean, I'm talking about the LCARS screen on the left hand side. Those are clearly designed to be nacelles. Ones that look like those on a Galaxy Class, not the Ceritos' marker pen like nacelles. I get that they're going for the look of TNG, but at least fix a simple continuity error like that.

If they're designed to be a representation of the inner workings fair enough, but I think that's probably fans needing to explain away another blunder.

I hear what you're saying, I just don't think those are 100% the nacelles. It could just be apart of the LCARS layout for the screen

 

[The Wormhole]

Wait, if this guy is the chief engineer, then what's the deal with the woman on the far right of the screen? She appears to have three solid pips on her collar, which would make her a full Commander. So there's an engineer on this staff who outranks the chief engineer?

 

[Ketwolski]

Wait, if this guy is the chief engineer, then what's the deal with the woman on the far right of the screen? She appears to have three solid pips on her collar, which would make her a full Commander. So there's an engineer on this staff who outranks the chief engineer?

Well for the time period, the gold/yellow uniform is for Operations so it could very well be an unrelated crew member just walking by in the shot. They could be communications, security, etc.

 

[fireproof78]

Wait, if this guy is the chief engineer, then what's the deal with the woman on the far right of the screen? She appears to have three solid pips on her collar, which would make her a full Commander. So there's an engineer on this staff who outranks the chief engineer?

Not all gold shirts are engineers. See Tuvok.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Save icons today look like floppy discs, which have been obsolete for decades. Warp nacelle icons in the future? Probably the same deal.

 

[BillJ]

Wait, if this guy is the chief engineer, then what's the deal with the woman on the far right of the screen? She appears to have three solid pips on her collar, which would make her a full Commander. So there's an engineer on this staff who outranks the chief engineer?

Perhaps Ops? Or a visiting officer from Starfleet?

 

[Trekker4747]

Wait, if this guy is the chief engineer, then what's the deal with the woman on the far right of the screen? She appears to have three solid pips on her collar, which would make her a full Commander. So there's an engineer on this staff who outranks the chief engineer?

Rank and position are different things.

...

I'm going to consider this guy Chief Engineer Jeff Foxworthy.

 

[NCC-73515]

It's a generic warp drive diagram that doesn't even look exactly like the D's engines and could also be Voyager's.

 

[Qonundrum]

Loving the mustache!

Reminds you of anyone?

 

[Michael]

Interesting that many of you seem to read his look as that slimey/sleazy/creepy kind of guy. To me he looks just like every other mustachioed 30-something hipster.