From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: rikp@aol.com   
   Subject: Re: Uniform colors & insignias   
      
   > There was a coloured circle behind   
   > the chevron, and the colour of that identified your division. a   
   I was going to mention TMP but a cursory search didn't reveal any easy   
   explanation so I dropped it.  The color circle behind the insignia is   
   the only thing I remembered.   
   > They sure had a lot of money to burn for this movie, didn't they?   
   They did.  After "Star Wars" in 1977 Hollywood money was flowing to   
   sci-fi like never before and Paramount had a somewhat known commodity   
   that, yes, did pay off for them handsomely in the long run.  Poor much-   
   maligned ST:TMP.  If it had really flopped then Star Trek would have   
   been finished, but we all know that didn't happen.  If   
   thecaptainkirkpage.com's figures are to be believed then, adjusted for   
   inflation, it's still the top domestic ($278M vs. Trek2009's $257M)   
   and worldwide ($435M vs. Trek2009's $385M) Trek film performer --   
   probably because there was pent-up demand and everyone else had to see   
   what all the noise was about, regardless of the confusing uniforms   
   (bringing it back on-topic ;-)).   
   Rik   
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