3. The Enterprise-E
The Enterprise-D was always a goofy looking ship to me. It looked good from some angles (usually overhead shots) and while it maintained enough of the basic design to make it recognizable as a ship of the line from the original Enterprise, it just never looked particularly cool. First Contact introduced a brand-new Enterprise and it did not disappoint, taking the best parts of the original/refit Enterprise and the Enterprise-D and combining them into a formidable ship with sleek lines and an overall "Don't mess with the Federation" posture (which would have made an awesome bumper sticker by the impulse engine). The exterior wasn't the only part that got a much needed redesign; instead of looking like a day care, the interior was now darker and more down to business with an almost militaristic hue. There may still be kids somewhere on the Enterprise-E - but it no longer looks like they might walk onto the bridge and start playing dolls at any given moment.