The Galaxy class starship Enterprise has a lot of windows that look 
out into space, giving many of our sets a wonderful sense of ÒreallyÓ being 
on a starship. This requires us to do a lot of bluescreen shots to show 
streaking Òwarp starsÓ whenever the ship is traveling faster than light. 
Naturally, these visual effects are very expensive. The result is that there 
have been a few times when budget considerations have forced our 
producers to find an excuseÑany excuseÑto have the captain take the ship 
down to impulse so that we can avoid the extra expense.  Æ