Well I suspect it will always look CG. While I am trying to duplicate the feel of the show I'm not trying for photorealistic.
Thanks BH. Thanks everyone. The work continues. Tonight's episode is called: Light, Color, & Specularity...
P.S. I'm still trying to get the warp domes to look decent in a power down state without having to tweak the material settings back and forth. And not with complete success. Ah well.