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The Trek Files: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast 13-15 Matt Jeffries bridge designs - 1964

The Trek Files: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast 13-15 Matt Jeffries bridge designs - 1964

One of TV's most iconic set designs didn't just look futuristic—it functioned like the real thing. Matt Jefferies' vision for the U.S.S. Enterprise bridge was both cinematic and sensible, blending s…

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May 6, 202521m 57s

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One of TV's most iconic set designs didn't just look futuristic—it functioned like the real thing. Matt Jefferies' vision for the U.S.S. Enterprise bridge was both cinematic and sensible, blending style with storytelling utility. This week, Ben Robinson returns to The Trek Files to explore two of Jefferies' original design documents and reveal the real-world engineering and aviation influences that helped shape Star Trek's most legendary interiors.

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