There's something charming and almost regal about steampunk.
I watched 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (the 1954 movie) when I was a kid and the design of the Nautilus was really interesting. It combined modern and futuristic submarine technology with the look of mid 1800s technology. It looked like an iron fish, with rivets and hatches and that cool detachable raft/rowboat. Some parts of the vessel were cramped, but there were grand rooms with massive windows and beautiful antique furniture and even a full pipe organ. They dined (on seafood, primarily) with fine china and beautiful old flatware. Even the diving suits were these thick, iron things that were reminiscent of the old copper helmets that divers used in the 1800s (the kind similar to those seen in Bioware's steampunk game Bioshock). Despite the fact it was a whale of a tale, there was a dignity and a feeling of historical significance to Nemoy and the Nautilus.
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