I never understood why all ships have to appear so dark. And I keep hearing how bad the "old ships" look outdated. But to me... you are in deep space...there are starlight sources all around you. And during the Iraq war, even though it was dark night, we saw footage of everyone as if it was daylight, it was just tinted green. And I would expect that cameras in a few years will be able to shoot scenes by starlight alone and it will look like daylight.
