Entertainment Weekly has released an exclusive new pic of the new starship Enterprise from the upcoming Star Trek reboot. Says director/producer J.J. Abrams:
If you're going to do Star Trek, there are many things you cannot change. The Enterprise is a visual touchstone for so many people. So if you're going to do the Enterprise, it better look like the Enterprise, because otherwise, what are you doing?
Always interested in hard-hitting analysis here at G4, I've made this comparison photo that will allow us to fully appreciate (or poo-poo) what has been done. Personally, I think the change looks tremendous in its ability to update towards current aesthetic sensibilities, while maintaining the integrity of the original's basic design. It's futuristic, yet at the same time, still "rough."