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The '''captain's ready room''' is a personal office reserved for the [[commanding officer]] of a [[starship]] and is typically accessed from the [[bridge]]. |
The '''captain's ready room''' is a personal office reserved for the [[commanding officer]] of a [[starship]] and is typically accessed from the [[bridge]]. |
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+ | Here, the [[captain]] can engage in administrative work with all relevant office equipment at hand without interfering with bridge operations while having instant access to the bridge in the event of a crisis. In addition, this room is usually the preferred place where the captain can hold private discussions and/or receive classified communications. |
== Starship ready rooms == |
== Starship ready rooms == |
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{{bginfo|An exterior shot looking into Picard's ready room, from {{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II|Darmok}} and {{e|Conundrum}}, showed the outside bulkhead of the ready room as squarish in shape. This did not match the configuration seen on the exterior model of the ''Enterprise''-D. Also incorrect was the reflection in the window, proving a perspective that made it appear as though the ready room window actually faced forward.|In the film {{film|7}}, the fish tank was seen blackened and apparently drained following the crash of the ''Enterprise''. When asked what exactly had happened to Picard's fish, the producers admitted that it most likely perished in the crash. {{incite}}|Many of the scenes involving conversations in Picard's TNG ready room were filmed independently from scenes on the bridge, meaning that the latter wasn't always fully dressed, when seen from inside Picard's ready room through the open door. Oftentimes this resulted in the bridge set outside the door not being fully "ready" as a real bridge would be; many times, particularly during the last two seasons, the emergency turbolift alcove directly across from the ready room alcove was not lit and, in many cases, the two forward consoles were not staffed. Also, there were many instances when an actor would come to speak with Picard actor [[Patrick Stewart]] and then leave the ready room set, with the camera (and, therefore, the audience) remaining in the ready room with Picard; through the open doorway, the departing actor could clearly be seen walking towards the viewscreen. Within the ''[[Star Trek]]'' universe, those actors would have been stepping into a solid wall where the viewscreen was; as it was, the nine-foot-tall cavity where the viewscreen supposedly stood was actually the means by which actors entered and left the set, as it opened directly onto the soundstage. Only in scenes specifically requiring the viewscreen to be seen was the bottom of the screen frame – discernible by two vertical separation lines near the corners where that part could be removed – attached, and either a bluescreen matte or a starfield drape placed outside, to give the illusion of an image.}} |
{{bginfo|An exterior shot looking into Picard's ready room, from {{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II|Darmok}} and {{e|Conundrum}}, showed the outside bulkhead of the ready room as squarish in shape. This did not match the configuration seen on the exterior model of the ''Enterprise''-D. Also incorrect was the reflection in the window, proving a perspective that made it appear as though the ready room window actually faced forward.|In the film {{film|7}}, the fish tank was seen blackened and apparently drained following the crash of the ''Enterprise''. When asked what exactly had happened to Picard's fish, the producers admitted that it most likely perished in the crash. {{incite}}|Many of the scenes involving conversations in Picard's TNG ready room were filmed independently from scenes on the bridge, meaning that the latter wasn't always fully dressed, when seen from inside Picard's ready room through the open door. Oftentimes this resulted in the bridge set outside the door not being fully "ready" as a real bridge would be; many times, particularly during the last two seasons, the emergency turbolift alcove directly across from the ready room alcove was not lit and, in many cases, the two forward consoles were not staffed. Also, there were many instances when an actor would come to speak with Picard actor [[Patrick Stewart]] and then leave the ready room set, with the camera (and, therefore, the audience) remaining in the ready room with Picard; through the open doorway, the departing actor could clearly be seen walking towards the viewscreen. Within the ''[[Star Trek]]'' universe, those actors would have been stepping into a solid wall where the viewscreen was; as it was, the nine-foot-tall cavity where the viewscreen supposedly stood was actually the means by which actors entered and left the set, as it opened directly onto the soundstage. Only in scenes specifically requiring the viewscreen to be seen was the bottom of the screen frame – discernible by two vertical separation lines near the corners where that part could be removed – attached, and either a bluescreen matte or a starfield drape placed outside, to give the illusion of an image.}} |
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− | {{bginfo|The ready room's large painting of the ''Enterprise''-D was created in {{y|1987}}. While the sets for TNG were under construction, [[Andrew Probert]] and [[Rick Sternbach]] became interested in providing some form of decoration to fill up a large blank wall space which was over the couch in the newly designed ready room. "''So Andy and I approached [Set Decorator] [[John Dwyer]] [...] and said, 'Something needs to be put over that couch,{{'}}''" remembered Sternbach. "''Then we volunteered to do a painting.''" Bearing in mind that captains' offices typically have some form of ship painting, Probert and Sternbach agreed it would be fun if the painting was an illustration of Picard's own vessel. Probert subsequently planned the picture's layout. Having no office computers, the pair of production staffers chose to render the image using traditional media, which were acrylics on eighth-inch Masonite. Sternbach painted the background then Probert painted the ship, impressing one another with their work. "''We did it on our own time,''" said Probert, recalling the picture's creation. "''Each of us took it home to work on. When it was ready, we loaned it to John to put in the captain's office.''" During the series run of TNG, many viewers were awed by the painting when they saw it on-screen but it was only ever mentioned in a single episode: by [[Berlinghoff Rasmussen]] in {{e|A Matter of Time}}. Several prints and posters of the painting were publicly released after the series concluded. "''The painting got around,''" noted Sternbach. {''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation 365]]'', p. 233)}} |
+ | {{bginfo|The ready room's large painting of the ''Enterprise''-D was created in {{y|1987}}. While the sets for TNG were under construction, [[Andrew Probert]] and [[Rick Sternbach]] became interested in providing some form of decoration to fill up a large blank wall space which was over the couch in the newly designed ready room. "''So Andy and I approached [Set Decorator] [[John Dwyer]] [...] and said, 'Something needs to be put over that couch,{{'}}''" remembered Sternbach. "''Then we volunteered to do a painting.''" Bearing in mind that captains' offices typically have some form of ship painting, Probert and Sternbach agreed it would be fun if the painting was an illustration of Picard's own vessel. Probert subsequently planned the picture's layout. Having no office computers, the pair of production staffers chose to render the image using traditional media, which were acrylics on eighth-inch Masonite. Sternbach painted the background then Probert painted the ship, impressing one another with their work. "''We did it on our own time,''" said Probert, recalling the picture's creation. "''Each of us took it home to work on. When it was ready, we loaned it to John to put in the captain's office.''" During the series run of TNG, many viewers were awed by the painting when they saw it on-screen but it was only ever mentioned in a single episode: by [[Berlinghoff Rasmussen]] in {{e|A Matter of Time}}. Several prints and posters of the painting were publicly released after the series concluded. "''The painting got around,''" noted Sternbach. {''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation 365]]'', p. 233) Although [[David A. Goodman]] regarded the TNG captain's office as "beautiful," he referred to the ''Enterprise'' picture as "terrible." ({{e|The Forgotten}} [[audio commentary]], [[ENT Season 3 Blu-ray]] special features)}} |
Despite remaining mostly unchanged throughout its service aboard the ''Enterprise''-D, Picard's ready room was temporarily redecorated (most notably, the fish tank removed) when Captain [[Edward Jellico]] briefly took command in [[2369]]. ({{TNG|Chain of Command, Part I|Chain of Command, Part II}}) |
Despite remaining mostly unchanged throughout its service aboard the ''Enterprise''-D, Picard's ready room was temporarily redecorated (most notably, the fish tank removed) when Captain [[Edward Jellico]] briefly took command in [[2369]]. ({{TNG|Chain of Command, Part I|Chain of Command, Part II}}) |
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[[File:Voyager readyroom.jpg|thumb|An ''Intrepid''-class ready room]] |
[[File:Voyager readyroom.jpg|thumb|An ''Intrepid''-class ready room]] |
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[[File:USS Voyager ready room 2371.jpg|thumb|[[Cloud]]s through the ready room window]] |
[[File:USS Voyager ready room 2371.jpg|thumb|[[Cloud]]s through the ready room window]] |
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− | On an {{Class|Intrepid}} starship, the captain's ready room was located starboard of the main bridge, beside the [[tactical]] station. |
+ | On an {{Class|Intrepid}} starship, the captain's ready room was located starboard of the main bridge, beside the [[tactical]] station. |
The desk, which featured a work area and access console, was the focal point of the room, located in front of the main entrance door. A raised level in the front section of the room featured a small table, a curved couch, and a food replicator. |
The desk, which featured a work area and access console, was the focal point of the room, located in front of the main entrance door. A raised level in the front section of the room featured a small table, a curved couch, and a food replicator. |
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Similarly, the [[Klingon Empire]] constructed ready rooms in some of their [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey|Birds-of-Prey]]; General [[Martok]] had a ready room aboard the {{IKS|Rotarran}} in the [[2370s]], ({{DS9|Soldiers of the Empire|Sons and Daughters}}) and another while briefly serving as commander of the {{IKS|Ch'Tang}} in [[2375]]. ({{DS9|Once More Unto the Breach}}) |
Similarly, the [[Klingon Empire]] constructed ready rooms in some of their [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey|Birds-of-Prey]]; General [[Martok]] had a ready room aboard the {{IKS|Rotarran}} in the [[2370s]], ({{DS9|Soldiers of the Empire|Sons and Daughters}}) and another while briefly serving as commander of the {{IKS|Ch'Tang}} in [[2375]]. ({{DS9|Once More Unto the Breach}}) |
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− | {{bginfo|A section of the script for {{DS9|Paradise Lost}} takes place inside the ready room of the {{Class|Excelsior}} {{USS|Lakota}}, but the same scene in the final version of the episode seems to take place on the ship's bridge. The ''Okinawa''{{'}}s ready room was mentioned in that episode but never appeared.|[[Worf]] and Martok are the only characters who were seen using both the ready rooms aboard the ''Rotarran'' and the ''Ch'Tang''.}} |
+ | {{bginfo|A section of the script for {{DS9|Paradise Lost}} takes place inside the ready room of the {{Class|Excelsior}} {{USS|Lakota}}, but the same scene in the final version of the episode seems to take place on the ship's bridge. The ''Okinawa''{{'}}s ready room was mentioned in that episode but never appeared.|[[Worf]] and Martok are the only characters who were seen using both the ready rooms aboard the ''Rotarran'' and the ''Ch'Tang''.|[[Gates McFadden]] joked the ready room of the {{USS|Pasteur}} could have contained a damaged memento from the ''Enterprise''-D's ready room, suggesting either the lionfish now skewered or Picard's book of Shakespeare, ripped in half. (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'', p. 306)}} |
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[[David A. Goodman]] picked fault with the captain's ready rooms whose walls featured ''Enterprise'' pictures, such as the ready room aboard the {{class|NX}} ''Enterprise'' and the equivalent room on the {{class|Galaxy}} ''Enterprise''. He thought it unrealistic that a person's office aboard an active spacecraft would have images depicting outer space, rather than trees or other more down-to-earth imagery. Although [[Chris Black]] countered that each captain couldn't see their respective spacecraft from the outside, Goodman noted each vessel's external appearance was nonetheless known by its commanding officer. Black settled the debate by reminding Goodman he meanwhile had a picture of his office building on a wall in his own office. ({{e|The Forgotten}} [[audio commentary]], [[ENT Season 3 Blu-ray]] special features) |
[[David A. Goodman]] picked fault with the captain's ready rooms whose walls featured ''Enterprise'' pictures, such as the ready room aboard the {{class|NX}} ''Enterprise'' and the equivalent room on the {{class|Galaxy}} ''Enterprise''. He thought it unrealistic that a person's office aboard an active spacecraft would have images depicting outer space, rather than trees or other more down-to-earth imagery. Although [[Chris Black]] countered that each captain couldn't see their respective spacecraft from the outside, Goodman noted each vessel's external appearance was nonetheless known by its commanding officer. Black settled the debate by reminding Goodman he meanwhile had a picture of his office building on a wall in his own office. ({{e|The Forgotten}} [[audio commentary]], [[ENT Season 3 Blu-ray]] special features) |
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− | The practice of using ready rooms seemed to have fallen into disuse by the mid-[[23rd century]], as the {{Class|Constitution}} {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} did not appear to have an area specifically designed to serve as a ready room – at least none that was shown in the entire run of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|The Original Series]]''. Captains instead received a small office area in their [[crew quarters|quarters]], as seen aboard the ''Enterprise'' refit in {{film|1}} and {{film|2}}. |
+ | The practice of using ready rooms seemed to have fallen into disuse by the mid-[[23rd century]], as the {{Class|Constitution}} {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} did not appear to have an area specifically designed to serve as a ready room – at least none that was shown in the entire run of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|The Original Series]]''. Captains instead received a small office area in their [[crew quarters|quarters]], as seen aboard the ''Enterprise'' refit in {{film|1}} and {{film|2}}. Although [[space station]] [[Deep Space 9]] likewise didn't feature a captain's ready room, it nonetheless had an office for the facility's commanding officer and Production Designer [[Herman Zimmerman]] once likened it to a captain's ready room. ("The ''Deep Space Nine'' Scrapbook", [[DS9 Season 1 DVD]] special features) |
=== Apocrypha === |
=== Apocrypha === |
Revision as of 20:46, 10 June 2015
The captain's ready room is a personal office reserved for the commanding officer of a starship and is typically accessed from the bridge.
Here, the captain can engage in administrative work with all relevant office equipment at hand without interfering with bridge operations while having instant access to the bridge in the event of a crisis. In addition, this room is usually the preferred place where the captain can hold private discussions and/or receive classified communications.
Starship ready rooms
NX-class
On NX-class vessels of the 22nd century, the captain's ready room was located starboard of the bridge, directly across from the turbolift.
Office space in these early ready rooms was much more cramped than that of 24th century vessels and featured pipes running along the length of the ceiling, which was itself relatively low.
Aboard Enterprise, Captain Jonathan Archer's ready room was plagued by a persistent squeak that, though seemingly repaired, resurfaced from time to time until it was apparently fixed for good by the automated repair station. (ENT: "Fight or Flight", "Dead Stop") The room was sparse compared to its future counterparts, featuring a desk, small couch and portraits of ships named Enterprise, including a sailing ship, the second aircraft carrier, the orbiter, and the NX-01 herself. (Star Trek: Enterprise) A short corridor outside the room was usually used as an access to and from the bridge, although it also led to the starship's brig. (ENT: "Affliction") The ready room was located to the aft of an emergency rescue hatch, as an exterior sign indicating this hatch's location was visible immediately below the ready room window. (ENT: "Shadows of P'Jem")
Galaxy-class
On a Galaxy-class starship, the captain's ready room was located port of the main bridge, beside the forward-port turbolift. It was approximately seven meters in length. (TNG: "A Matter of Time")
Among the items kept in Captain Jean-Luc Picard's ready room was a copy of The Globe Illustrated Shakespeare: The Complete Works, a model of a Constellation-class starship (registry NCC-7100), a crystal model of a sailing ship and the Kurlan naiskos given to Picard by his mentor Richard Galen (TNG: "The Chase"; Star Trek Generations) as well as a tank containing his fish, Livingston.
The room featured a large desk with a personal computer and three chairs, a couch, a large portrait of the USS Enterprise-D, and, in a side alcove, a food replicator.
Despite remaining mostly unchanged throughout its service aboard the Enterprise-D, Picard's ready room was temporarily redecorated (most notably, the fish tank removed) when Captain Edward Jellico briefly took command in 2369. (TNG: "Chain of Command, Part I", "Chain of Command, Part II")
A smaller, seldom-used ready room was also incorporated into the battle bridge on the stardrive section of the ship. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")
Defiant-class
Like the other rooms on the USS Defiant, the ready room of the Defiant-class was small and compact.
In 2374, Captain Tim Watters spoke to Nog in the USS Valiant's ready room. Watters told him of the Valiant's mission to destroy a Jem'Hadar battleship.
Watters and Karen Farris later brought Jake Sisko to the ready room to warn him to stay away from Dorian Collins. (DS9: "Valiant")
Several months later, Captain Benjamin Sisko spoke to Captain Lisa Cusak from his ready room. They talked about the Dominion War, Starfleet's attempts to liberate Betazed from the Dominion and his discomfort with having Kasidy Yates aboard. (DS9: "The Sound of Her Voice")
In 2375, Sisko spoke to Ezri Dax on Deep Space 9 from his ready room on the Defiant to tell her they had been unsuccessful in locating Worf and other members of the IKS Koraga. (DS9: "Penumbra")
Intrepid-class
On an Intrepid-class starship, the captain's ready room was located starboard of the main bridge, beside the tactical station.
The desk, which featured a work area and access console, was the focal point of the room, located in front of the main entrance door. A raised level in the front section of the room featured a small table, a curved couch, and a food replicator.
The bulkhead behind the couch featured three windows facing the bow of the ship. A port-facing door beside the main entrance provided secondary access to the room from a deck 1 corridor. (VOY: "Shattered")
A shelf beside the main work desk allowed the commanding officer to display personal belongings. Captain Kathryn Janeway, of the Intrepid-class USS Voyager, used this shelf to display various historical and archaeological items.
Sovereign-class
Aboard Sovereign-class vessels, the ready room was located to the forward starboard side of the main bridge. It featured a small window looking out into space and a private entrance located off the bridge.
Captain Picard's ready room aboard the USS Enterprise-E featured a desk and small couch. It was decorated with items from the previous Enterprise, including the Mintakan tapestry. (TNG: "Who Watches The Watchers")
It also contained a large, gold model of the Enterprise-E herself, along with the Enterprise-D, C, B, A and the original Enterprise. (Star Trek: First Contact)
Other
Captain Benjamin Maxwell had a ready room aboard the Nebula-class starship USS Phoenix in 2367, as did Captain Leyton aboard the USS Okinawa during the Tzenkethi War. (TNG: "The Wounded"; DS9: "Paradise Lost")
Ready rooms have also been included within starships built and used by other spacefaring organizations than Starfleet. The Andorian Imperial Guard, for example, were known to equip their vessels with such a room as early as 2153, when Commander Shran used a ready room on the Andorian battle cruiser Kumari. (ENT: "Proving Ground") There was also a ready room aboard the Xindi-Primate Degra's ship, around the same time. (ENT: "The Forgotten")
Similarly, the Klingon Empire constructed ready rooms in some of their Birds-of-Prey; General Martok had a ready room aboard the IKS Rotarran in the 2370s, (DS9: "Soldiers of the Empire", "Sons and Daughters") and another while briefly serving as commander of the IKS Ch'Tang in 2375. (DS9: "Once More Unto the Breach")
Appendices
Background information
The concept of a ready room was first conceived by Robert Justman, who proposed the creation of such a room in a memo dated 9 November 1986. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion 3rd ed., p. 8) Years later, he recalled, "I suggested to Gene [Roddenberry] that we should have a captain's ready room, for what we both considered as a dramatic necessity. In a show like Star Trek, you need to have a place where the star, or the captain, can go to have a privileged conversation with someone else, without the possibility of being overheard. To me, the ready room was the perfect place to have that." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 115, p. 74) Justman took the idea from Navy experience he himself had had. [3] The ready room was therefore in accordance with Roddenberry wanting to adhere to naval custom. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 12, p. 24)
James Mees was of the opinion that the identity of a ready room's occupant should inform how the room itself looks. "My question is this: Does a ready room always have to have a desk, a chair, and a place for someone else to sit, or does the form and function of the room vary between races?" Mees asked. "To me, it seems clear that different people need different spaces. For instance, Degra's Ready Room is more a working laboratory than an office, because that's what he wants and needs." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 152, p. 36)
David A. Goodman picked fault with the captain's ready rooms whose walls featured Enterprise pictures, such as the ready room aboard the NX-class Enterprise and the equivalent room on the Galaxy-class Enterprise. He thought it unrealistic that a person's office aboard an active spacecraft would have images depicting outer space, rather than trees or other more down-to-earth imagery. Although Chris Black countered that each captain couldn't see their respective spacecraft from the outside, Goodman noted each vessel's external appearance was nonetheless known by its commanding officer. Black settled the debate by reminding Goodman he meanwhile had a picture of his office building on a wall in his own office. ("The Forgotten" audio commentary, ENT Season 3 Blu-ray special features)
The practice of using ready rooms seemed to have fallen into disuse by the mid-23rd century, as the Constitution-class USS Enterprise did not appear to have an area specifically designed to serve as a ready room – at least none that was shown in the entire run of The Original Series. Captains instead received a small office area in their quarters, as seen aboard the Enterprise refit in Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Although space station Deep Space 9 likewise didn't feature a captain's ready room, it nonetheless had an office for the facility's commanding officer and Production Designer Herman Zimmerman once likened it to a captain's ready room. ("The Deep Space Nine Scrapbook", DS9 Season 1 DVD special features)
Apocrypha
A scene in the non-canon comic The Modala Imperative shows Admiral McCoy and Ambassador Spock touring the Enterprise-D and, when they get to Picard's ready room, McCoy states that, if Kirk had had such an office, they would have never gotten him off the bridge.
External links
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