 Drexler also wanted the bussard collectors at the front of the warp nacelles to be orange like The Original Series , but this was overruled by producers once more , who wanted them red also like the later series . Drexler thought that this was because Rick Berman wasn 't fond of bright colors , and so Star Trek : Enterprise was filmed in greys and dark blues . The rear ends of the nacelles were influenced by the Enterprise from The Original Series , with the spheres that appeared on the 1960s version split in two for the NX @-@ 01 . Direct elements from The Original Series which did make it on to the NX @-@ 01 were the impulse engine cones and the lower sensor dome . The most prominent element from the first television Enterprise was the deflector dish . For the NX @-@ 01 , it was compressed on the vertical axis and placed at the front of the saucer . The process of Drexler getting his designs approved by the producers was later described as " a long hard battle " by production illustrator and creator of the Enterprise @-@ E , John Eaves . 
