Home Theater Transformed Into Star Trek Bridge

gevmage writes "Gary Reign, a guy with apparently way too much time on his hands, built a home theater in his basement. This is not unusual. However, the room is designed, floor to ceiling, as the bridge of a Star Trek style starship. See his photo page for details."

"Ach! Capt'n!!!"

[aunchaki (94514)]

"It's the server! She canna handle it!!"

Re:"Ach! Capt'n!!!"

[0100010001010011 (652467)]

Damn it Scotty. Reroute main power through the Auxiliary nyud [nyud.net] Pathways.

Re:"Ach! Capt'n!!!"

[skintigh2 (456496)]

I've been watching Voyager, and they don't reroute anything anymore. They remodulate it. They remodulate shields, they remodulate phasers, they even remodulate things that have never been modulated before and seeming make no sense to be modulated, like the universal translater. All I know is it fixes everything technical, and i really need to learn how to do it.

Re:"Ach! Capt'n!!!"

[andphi (899406)]

Reverse the polarity of particle flow! Reroute a phase-shifted tachyon pulse through the main deflector dish! Blow out the ramscoops! Tea, Earl Grey, Hot!

Re:"Ach! Capt'n!!!"

[Apocalypse111 (597674)]

We are Slashdot. Lower your firewalls and prepare for decimation. Your biological and technological distinctiveness is already similar to our own. Resistance is futile.

Re:"Ach! Capt'n!!!" (better solution)

[cashman73 (855518)]

Quick! Somebody go over to fark.com and get Wil Wheaton (aka Ensign Wesley Crusher)! He'll have the problem licked in no time! ;-)

Re:"Ach! Capt'n!!!"

[AKAImBatman (238306)]

Here's another story on it with a slideshow:

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/star_trek_t heater/ [electronichouse.com]

Working mirror

[winkydink (650484)]

http://www.networkmirror.com/8gLhAa08HLchC6VZ/www. reighn.com/theaterphoto.html [networkmirror.com]

One photo missing

[sg3000 (87992)]

It looks like he did a lot of work, and it looks authentic.

However, there's one photo missing: one of these days, he'll have to sell that house. I want a picture of the real estate agent's face when they see that room!

"Captain, property values have slowed to impulse power."

Market value, schmarket value.

[WidescreenFreak (830043)]

Why do people automatically make that assumption? Look, unlike the nutcase in England who ran himself into unbelievable debt to make a transporter room in his flat, this room at least serves a legitimate purpose: home theater. And in that perspective, why not use something like the bridge of the Enterprise? The screen does exactly what it's supposed to do both on the Enterprise and in a regular theater - show video; the dome lights do exactly what they're supposed to do on both the Enterprise and in a regular theater; the speakers are placed in strategic locations where speakers should be placed for a home theatre system. Considering the things that he could have done to his house to show his love for Star Trek, this is probably the most practical and least bizarre.

It's nowhere near as kitsch as you guys are making it out to be. If he had a regular door instead of a Starfleet door and replaced any blatantly Star Trek-related items with something more contemporary, no one would be bashing his setup. "Nice bookshelf, nice ceiling lighting, leather chairs, big screen, hidden speakers -- this is really nice. Oh wait. Look! The door (that can very easily be replaced) is a Starfleet door! Oh, how stupid this whole thing is!!" Oh, please. I honestly think that to anyone who is a Star Trek fan and has an appreciation for home theare this is not nearly as much of a turn-off as you'd think.

Yet look how Slashdotters react when the newest, highly-creative, PC case mod comes out. "Cool!" "Where do I get one!" "And it's water-cooled!" "Look how it glows!" "r0x0rz!" "Awesome case!" I certainly love cool-looking PC cases, too, but most people would scorn us for paying premium prices for a PC case, no matter how cool it looks. So, perceived value goes both ways.

And don't confuse "market value" for "marketability" or "sellability". They're completely different. The "market value" for a PS3 when it first came out was $699. The "marketability" and "sellability" values were obviously much, much higher. Houses are no different. I don't see this particular home theatre design hurting its market value, but I do see it increasing its marketability to even mild Star Trek fans who happen to love home theatre, especially when the blatant Star Trek-related items appear to be easily replaceable.

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[archen (447353)]

As someone who has little interest in Star Trek I have to admit that it's a nice setup. Now if he did a shoddy job I'd say it was crap, but he must have spent a lot of time getting that setup just right. I don't think you have to be a Trek fan to enjoy the novelty of it. Why is it so trendy to make home theaters look like real theaters now? This guy just took it to the next level.

I'm curious if he has any sound effects set up for the room.

Re:Market value, schmarket value.

[WDubois (806116)]

Agreed. I, for one, think it's brilliant. He didn't obsessively create a replica of a bridge. Instead he combined elements that worked for his theater. I particularly like the way he combined bits from both series while at the same time keeping to the main idea of a home theater. Good job.

Re:Market value, schmarket value.

[Le Marteau (206396)]

I think what disturbs many people is that this guy obviously does not care about resale value, or getting laid. Anyone who is not interested in either cash or sex, but instead does something just because it is fun, is looked at as deviant by many.

Re:One photo missing

[Darth_brooks (180756)]

However, there's one photo missing: one of these days, he'll have to sell that house.

Says who? Oh sure, some day he'll die. But I'm betting he'll be interested in an entirely different real estate market by then.

A house is just a place to live. If you want to make money, there are a few hundred thousand other things in the world you can pour money into that will have a better return.

Spending your time designing, sweating, building and creating just so that the next guy will give you a couple extra grand to enjoy the fruits of your labor seems like a waste of time to me.

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[Lane.exe (672783)]

Lane's Paradox:

If this was something you'd show off on the first date, you're not the kind of person that gets dates.

Obligatory

[monkeyboythom (796957)]

[kirk]Slaaaaaaaaaaaashdooooooot![/kirk]

Re:Obligatory

[Cpt_Kirks (37296)]

Frankly, I don't see what't so funny.

SWEET!!!

[illeism (953119)]

When I have money to burn, I'm just going to set it on fire...

Also on Digg

[Mr. Sketch (111112)]

Here are some links posted from the digg page:

Original Digg link: http://www.electronichouse.com/article/star_trek_t heater/ [electronichouse.com]
Digg story: http://digg.com/mods/Really_Cool_Homemade_Star_Tre k_Theater_(slideshow) [digg.com]

From comments:
The Larger image: http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/5278/bridge20p2 byb1.jpg [imageshack.us]

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And the Shatner quote:

[simm1701 (835424)]

"Have you ever kissed a girl?"

Re:And the Shatner quote:

[JonWan (456212)]

And your Grandmother dosen't count!

Why did he..

[Omeger (939765)]

blur out the LCARS screens?

Re:Why did he..

[WebHostingGuy (825421)]

So no one could read the command codes off the screen and lower his shields. Geez, didn't you see Wrath of Kahn?

Re:

[Rob T Firefly (844560)]

You know life sucks when your eyes are bugged.....

Marty Feldman? Is that you?

Re:Why did he..

[Omeger (939765)]

WRONG! That was Wrath of Khan. In Generations they found out the Enterprise's shield frequency so they could fire a weapon to penetrate them.

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[Rob T Firefly (844560)]

All he says on the site is "The graphics used to simulate these screens were produced by the many Star Trek fans and are available from several sites on the web. The images are intenionally blurred."

Were I one of those fan artists, I'm not at all sure how I'd feel about his use of my work, so perhaps he's just protecting himself from that issue.

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[MasterC (70492)]

Were I one of those fan artists, I'm not at all sure how I'd feel about his use of my work, so perhaps he's just protecting himself from that issue.

No doubt that Paramount would claim they own the fans' work (derivative work) so maybe he's protecting the fans both by not naming them and blurring the images out. Why assume malice when you (and I) don't have a clue?

Slashdotted?

[Roadmaster (96317)]

Damn and here I was waiting for the digg effect to wear off so I could see the site and then WHAM here comes slashdot.. well I guess another 2 days waiting won't hurt ...

Damn, I wanna be that guy!

[KnarfO (320113)]

...but not his server today.

entertaining!

[CheeseTroll (696413)]

Even if you're not a Trekkie, immersing yourself into a different environment like this would make for a more interesting experience. After all, isn't the point of such a room to entertain?

What I really want to know, though, is whether he requires his guests to lean dramatically back and forth during chase scenes?

Re:entertaining!

[kfg (145172)]

What I really want to know, though, is whether he requires his guests to lean dramatically back and forth during chase scenes?

All I can say is that if he invites you over to watch a movie do not, I repeat, do not wear red.

KFG

Star Wars theater is better

[mcdermd (901583)]

http://www.dillonworks.com/portfolio/starwarstheat er/ [dillonworks.com] http://www.modernhometheater.com/virtualtours/star _wars/slideshow/index.html [modernhometheater.com]

A good place to NOT wear a red shirt.

[Picass0 (147474)]

When reaching for refreshments, be careful not to confuse the beer cooler and the Medusan.

Good for him

[Lazerf4rt (969888)]

The guy probably spent 4+ hours/day on a project that now makes an interesting story. Meanwhile, the rest of us of spend 4+ hours/day screwing around on the web or watching TV. Who's the one with too much free time?

I say good for him. And I yield to his nerd superiority. I'd buy him a beer, but something tells me he only drinks whatever they serve on Deep Space 9.

Time on hands

[massysett (910130)]

"a guy with apparently way too much time on his hands"

Actually it looks like a good thing to do with spare time: he was creative. That took some thought, design work, and craftsmanship.

"a guy with apparently way too much time on his hands" is apparently code for "I think how you spend your free time is silly."

Not thinking this through...

[TheGreatGraySkwid (553871)]

No couch? Chairs/loungers only==no snuggling.

It's almost like he never expects to have a woman over...

Re:What a retard!

[jimstapleton (999106)]

Yeah, well, all it takes is once...

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[geekoid (135745)]

" Plenty of real good-looking and smart women"

You might want to look up the word 'Plenty'.
There are not plenty of good looking or smart girls interested in science fiction, much less women that are both.

There are a few, and I married one(yeah me), but plenty is not the word I'd use.
When you go to a star trek convention and half the attendeess are good looking and smart women, then we will have 'Plenty'.

Of course, that means that the other gender needs more good looking and smart people as well. Fortunatly m

Re:What a retard!

[by Anonymous Coward]

I was going to agree whole-heartedly with you here until you clouded the issue with your obvious falsehood of (reads /.) + (goes to trek cons) + (has wife).....

Re:What a retard!

[MS-06FZ (832329)]

Of course, that means that the other gender needs more good looking and smart people as well. Fortunatly my wife got hers(yeah her).
 
 

It must have been rather shocking when you found out about this. Well, time heals all wounds I guess.

Re:What a retard!

[Nuskrad (740518)]

Go to a Star Trek convention. How many people there are smart? Quite a few.

Ha! This isn't true, at the last convention I went to most people didn't even know that in Episode #4F04 of TOS, if you freeze frame 16237 you can see some of the sound wiring from the set. How can any true fan not know basic knowledge like this?

Re:What a retard!

[hurting now (967633)]

Hmm.... I thought that was actually near frame 10237... are you sure?

Re:What a retard!

[by Anonymous Coward]

Hmmm....my calculator puts 1:4 at 25%...

Re:What a retard!

[rblancarte (213492)]

Of course he is loaded, think of all the money he saves living in his Mom's basement!

RonB

Re:To Boldly go ...

[mastershake_phd (1050150)]

Where no geek has gone before

More like where no woman has gone before.

Re:To Boldly go ...

[HTH NE1 (675604)]

Anyone show up in^H^H out of their Betazoid costumes at that wedding?

Re:

[GreggBz (777373)]

He'll break warp 10 around the sun with a gravity slingshot effect soon enough, which, if Checov and Spock have done their calculations right, will provide him will the time he needs.

Calling a "Nerd Alert" on Slashdot is like...

[StressGuy (472374)]

warning patrons of a whore house to be wary of the "loose women"

It's almost, like, surreal...ya know?

Re:

[Rob T Firefly (844560)]

what happens to the room when he puts in any Star Wars DVD?

The same thing that happens when you mention Star Wars on a Star Trek forum.. lots of pointless flames.

Re:I've seen this before

[The Good Reverend (84440)]

Why is this modded "Informative"?

You're thinking of Tony Alleyne [bbc.co.uk], who designed his apartment in grand Trek style.

Also, just to nitpick, have you ever watched Star Trek? It's "transporter", not "teleporter".