10 Greatest Ship Reveals In Star Trek
2. The New Enterprise - Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Never before had a starship been given such a long and loving reveal as the USS Enterprise in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The scene divides audiences, and there are valid arguments on both sides. This writer is firmly in the camp that it is an outstanding scene, yet I concede that one wouldn't want to be in any kind of hurry.
Admiral Kirk's approach to the vessel, via shuttle pod, is a victory lap around the newly refit ship. Gone now are the cylindrical nacelles that were a staple of Matt Jefferies' earlier design, replaced by sleeker rectangular ones. They were now swept back, rather than jutting directly out from the hull. This we see from the aft.
When the ship is revealed in full from the fore, we can see that the 60s style deflector dish has been removed, replaced with a concave section at the front of the drive section. There now sits a torpedo launcher above, merged with the neck of the ship.
As Jerry Goldsmith's score rains down on the scene, it's hard not to feel all of the emotions in seeing this giant of engineering moored and ready to take on V'ger.