Although shows like
The Expanse have avoided saucer-style spacecraft, they too still follow the pattern of making their spacecraft sleek and streamlined when in space there’s no need for any such constraint. Perhaps the biggest impact of the saucer from
Forbidden Planet is seen in the most iconic spacecraft of all time, the USS Enterprise. When considering various designs,
Gene Roddenberry wanted to get away from the saucer but eventually, even he admitted it had a futuristic look and allowed it to be incorporated into the design (with the addition of a central body and nacelles).