Star Trek Enterprise Cancelled
February 3rd, 2005 at 9:03 am (Trek Talk)
After surviving many previous close calls it seems that Star Trek Enterprise has finally met it’s end. According to an announcement from UPN and Paramount the series will complete it’s fourth season and then be cancelled. The news does not affect me since I am one of the many Star Trek fans that, it seems, never bothered to tune in but is sure to disappoint many other fans more faithful to the franchise.
Nick said,
February 3, 2005 at 12:25 pm
What? This show is still on the air?
frz said,
February 3, 2005 at 7:37 pm
it’s the intro song’s fault.
my god.
William Looft said,
February 4, 2005 at 3:15 pm
It’s too bad the Star Trek Enterprise series is being cancelled. It was a great show. I’m certain there will be a strong response to the announcement. Perhaps, there’s hope that the cancellation can be reversed if enough fans let their voices be heard.
Jeff said,
February 4, 2005 at 6:04 pm
If Berman and Braga would stop using people and directors that don’t know sci-fi from mud if would help. Having actors from Voyager directing Enterprise episodes? Thats out of the frying pan and into the fire. There is no one else to blame but Berman and Braga. Maybe if they got fired Star Trek will come back to life?
scott dunn said,
February 5, 2005 at 7:36 am
Enterprise is by far the best Star Trek series. To take it off the air is ludicrous!!!
ray said,
February 8, 2005 at 9:07 pm
WORST. THEME SONG. EVER.
…but NOT a bad series. too bad they’re getting rid of it.
Neil said,
February 11, 2005 at 9:29 am
I think this is a great series not the best startrek but a outstanding series, its a crime voyager was aloud to go on for 7 seeries and this has been cancaled, the whole reason this is good because its moved on from the normal startrek way and brought it up to date, series 3 was fantastic you did not know where it was going, I am a trek fan that want trek to be brought into the 21 century not the 1960.
I have many trek friends who hate this because its not in the trek fashion well all i say to them its had its day now let it move on.
Oberon said,
February 15, 2005 at 6:12 pm
Like Voyager before it, this series suffered at the hands of Berman and Braga.
The concept of thsi series wasn’t bad, and it really could have been fun to see the development of the Star Trek universe from the beginning and kind of closing the circle to the original series.
But not with Braga and Berman running the show.
They totally ignored one of the very best aspects of the Star Trek universe, the continuity, just as they had done on Voyager before it.
I am not sure what they thought they were doing with this series (but then watching this series it would be difficult to understand if either of them had any idea where they were going with it!), but bad-guy Vulcans, Klingons that were much more like the Next Generation version than the much more aggressive 23rd century and earlier version that had been the basis of the species from the orgininal series.
Virtually every episode of this series from the beginning HAD to have a battle. If someone would have actually explained to B&B that the most important part of any sort of television series (or movie for that matter) is STORY and CHARACTER development. B&B simply never got it.
Consider both the Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits. Both of the original series relied on story and characterization to make a point.
Both of these series are classics, not just of SF, but of television. The special effects were hokey, many of the story lines were nothing spectacular, but the way they presented the stories was a lesson plan on how to tell a good story.
Both of those series’ were remade and both of the remakes were awful, or better put, they were not so much awful as they were mediocre and boring…even when they simply retold a story from the original series.
The producers of the remakes of both series’, like brannon and braga, simply missed the point of how to tell a good story.
One of the original ideas of B&B in making Enterprise was to make the Captain of the ship someone who was fascinated by the chance to be an explorer. He was supposed to be someone who was not jaded by the chance to visit the galaxy.
Instead, they created Archer and miscast Scott Bakula. Archer was not simply awed by the idea of exploring the galaxy, he was overwhelmed, naive, and simply out of his league.
Imagine putting this guy in command of a modern nuclear submarine…the crew would figure out in the first week that this guy was an incompetent.
T’Pal — continuing the tradition of the emotionless T&A babe started in Voyager with 7 of 9.
Malcolm and the doctor had great potential but were underused. Hoshi? Please!!!! She was the best they could find on the entire freaking planet!!!???
Mayweather and his background? VERY interesting concept, but in typical B&B fashion they screwed up his character as well. The idea of traders travelling between planets for years at a time living in closed environments…too bad they apparently never read Heinlein’s “Citizen of the Galaxy”, about the Free Traders. Well, maybe they did and simply stole the idea from that book…and then screwed it all up!
BTW, for those who like the “Trouble with Tribbles”, you might check out Heinlein’s FlatCats in the book “The Rolling Stones”. Although David Gerrald caims that he didn’t purposely “borrow” the idea from the Heinlein book and Mr. Heinlein really liked Star Trek and was glad to sign off on allowing the use if the Tribbles even though the parallels with his flatcats were close enough that the Paramount lawyers asked him to sign a release before Tribbles was aired.
Okay, way too long, but I am really disappointed that B&B were allowed to dumb-down the Star Trek franchise to the point that it has reached.
Just a bit of ranting!
Anyone who agrees or disagrees with me and feels a need to vent feel free to email me, but be sure you use a subject line that I might understand or your email won’t get opened.
Leopoldo said,
February 17, 2005 at 9:35 am
Sci Fi Wire reports that J. Michael Straczynski, the creator of Babylon 5 is trying to convince Paramount to let him helm a new Star Trek TV show.
Larry said,
February 17, 2005 at 10:03 pm
Enterprised cancelled??!! What am I gonna do now?
Maybe kill myself or at least stay in bed and eat choclates and watch soaps or maybe play more video games…….or maybe get off my butt and go for a walk, read a book, maybe buy a telescope and do my own star trek!!…nah, I’ll just sit around and get fatter.
Ashley said,
February 18, 2005 at 9:00 pm
I can’t believe that Enterprise is being cancelled. Its so good, and recently it was starting to get even better. I think it was supposed to be a chance for new people to get involved in the Star Trek franchise because it told the story from the beginning, you didn’t have to be a trekkie to get it. I like Star Trek, but wouldn’t consider myself a die hard trekkie by any means, but because of the way the stories were done in Enterprise I found myself getting into it. Just when I got to the point where I never missed a show they announced this is going to be the last season! A lot of people are blaming B&B, but I also think part of the blame lies with fans of the franchise for never giving this show a fair chance.
beth jones said,
February 20, 2005 at 1:04 pm
I always hated any star trek series but enterprise is by far one of the best shows on tv and I love the theme song. Please Pleas Please don’t take it off the air. Or at least let them do a movie.
WILLIAM said,
February 21, 2005 at 3:00 pm
I DON’T THINK IT WAS THE SONG, I THINK IT WAS UPN, WHAT A CRAPPY STATION. THEY ARE NEVER CLEAR UNLESS YOU LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO THE STATION. I THINK IS THE HAVE FOX TAKE IT OVER THEN MORE FANS WOULD BE ABLE TO WATCH IT. ON THE OTHER HAND IF THE PERSON THAT IS CANCELING IT IS NOT A FAN THEN THAT PERSON IS IN DIER NEED OF AN INNIMA. THIS PERSON COULD BE A ATHIEST OR AT BEST THE ROUTE OF ALL EVIL AND TO HOPE THIS PERSON BURNS IN HELL IS A WASTE OF TIME BECAUSE HE HAS DONE THERE, DONE THAT.
mark adelman said,
February 22, 2005 at 2:58 pm
i think enterprise was just as good as any of the version before it. even next generation took a few years to become polished!. scott bakula was just as convincing as patrick stewart and clearly a leader. i for one will miss it alot and hope it is a short interval between the next in the star trek saga. perhaps the next version should be called; star trek…endless journey.
mark adelman said,
February 22, 2005 at 2:58 pm
i think enterprise was just as good as any of the version before it. even next generation took a few years to become polished!. scott bakula was just as convincing as patrick stewart and clearly a leader. i for one will miss it alot and hope it is a short interval between the next in the star trek saga. perhaps the next version should be called; star trek…endless journey.
jonathan said,
February 22, 2005 at 3:31 pm
This stinks, because it is probaly the last installment of the star trek saga. THE DREAM STILL LIVES ON THOUGH!
DILL said,
February 22, 2005 at 5:15 pm
I think the francise should move to the SciFi network!
mark said,
March 5, 2005 at 6:33 am
I’m disappointed by the news.
I’ve watched Star Trek for years - including the original series. Although, I could not bring myself to watch Voyager. I think Voyager turned off a lot of viewers like myself and Enterprise is now paying for this.
I wasn’t sure if I would watch Enterprise, but
from the start I found it engaging and entertaining. One of the best. Clearly the Star Trek franchise was trying to distant itself from Voyager and decided a prequel would be the best way -
and most fascinating way - by taking us all back to its origin. With all this potential, I thought ALL Star Trek fans would have given it a chance, tuned in and thoroughly embraced this series - apparently not!
I will surely miss Enterprise.
Mark
chris said,
March 5, 2005 at 1:56 pm
Love Tivo and Love Star Trek. This one was great. Seeing how many mistakes are made, how procees are created and how crewmen will openly disagree with the capt. Even seeing how the vulcans viewed humans. It is too bad it is going away. This one i thought was going to be a fun ride. Now all I have is BSG. Not bad, but no the same a ST.
Ady said,
March 10, 2005 at 3:04 pm
Enterpise cancelled!!! This means my Sunday afternoons will now be taken up decorating instead of watching the best Star Trek series ever made! Shame on the people who decide to stop a good thing and are blind too see it!
John said,
March 11, 2005 at 4:23 pm
Terrable. I have a feeling that this is the end of the run for star trek. I have been a fan since the originals. I have not heard of any new concept for a new series. This time will be like the 1970’s, and early 80’s when there was no star trek. Maybe upn will not make us wait 15 years to get another series. if they do, they should be boycoted, everything they have should be avoided.
Paul said,
March 11, 2005 at 10:06 pm
i hope that they do a new ‘proper’ Star Trek series…
Boohoo said,
March 16, 2005 at 8:52 am
All shows go sour after a while. Andromeda was good untill season 3, star trek enterprise was the same. Its a great show and i will miss tuning in, but i guess all good things must come to an end. Ah this post is as cheesy as russel watsons theme-tune. Lol, anyway, cya captain archer. At least we have the DVDs!
walter Brimmer said,
March 18, 2005 at 4:56 pm
I am so mad about this being cancelled I think I have a way to at least hurt paramount back
should teach them who is the meal ticket
Do Not buy the DVD release of Enterprise unless they put it back on the air or any other paramount for that matter maybe they should realize the cost of a season is set to be 3 times any other season but all star trek is for that matter hey WB sells seasons under $35 all star trek is over $100 if it is so bad a seller why then do people pay that for it for that matter they could make season 5 and sell on DVD for $150 or 200 I would pay it but no more DVD from them if they don’t make it
michelle nelson said,
March 18, 2005 at 7:55 pm
Do you know how many gerations of my family have watched Star Trek I remember my grandpa, my dad, me And my children.I will tell you I would rather have my children watch this verses some of the cartoons they have on these days.This decision that you have made is wrong . obvisously you did not consult with the fans that continuously watch your station!!!this is this worse decision that your station could have made.from my whole family please keep the show ENTERPRISE on the air
ben said,
March 21, 2005 at 8:00 pm
Someone needs to can Berman and Braga and bring someone with some vision into the franchise.. It’s dying a slow, miserable death under those nitwits.
Dave said,
March 21, 2005 at 10:49 pm
Thank goodness … whiny, crying, drug-addicted vulcans; whiny, crying starship captain; whiny, crying chief engineer … let’s all get in touch with our feelings and sing Kumbaya.
Voyager was just a frustrating tease after STTNG and DS9 (if you can manage to forget the last season of DS9). I watched three seasons of Voyager just hoping for a plot (and for Chakotay to demand his cajones back from Janeway) that never evolved.
The post-Shatner movies have managed to make even Star Trek IV: There Be Whales Here seem an Oscar contender.
Enterprise was the last hope for this flagging sci-fi franchise. I tuned in for the first couple seasons hoping, as before, for a decent plot and was treated to the same ding-a-ling nonsense as the Voyager series (what a surprise from B&B). Granted there were some bright spots, but not many. Unfortunately this once wonderful sci-fi universe shall go out “not with a bang but a whimper.”
May she rest in peace (without another dead-horse sequel). Oh, and by the way, yes, definitely, without a doubt, the WORST Star Trek theme music EVER.
Bronwyn said,
March 25, 2005 at 9:00 pm
Slow to hear the news as usual in New Zealand.
Okay, the theme song sucked and the stories at the start of the series were lame (but that’s what usually happens in series drama). I thought it was really evolving and getting interesting despite the romantic slush.
If there’s one thing about Star Trek, it at least kept the science in science fiction. Not just the hormone drenched kill the aliens crap you so often see in the past, present, and probable future.
Where do they get these viewer stats anyway? If Bevely Hills 90210 was able last so long and spawn off Melrose Place etc. Why can’t a decent show last the distance? And with the amount of money they spin off merchandise of Star Trek compared with standard dramas, why can’t they at least put up with the usual 7 years of a series.
As for those with B&B grudges, I heard they were slowly moving away from the series. Who knows what it could have evolved into?
jakes said,
March 28, 2005 at 1:14 pm
i just found out about the enterprise cancellation crap this sucks!! i thought i would atleast run till the maybe a couple more years. anyways we dont get upn here in karachi (pakistan) so i usually ended up downloadin episodes of one of the filesharin networks and honestly i never really liked enterprise all that much it was better in the 4th season but it was missing something not sure what thought, loved v0yager,ds9 even,tng ofcourse anyways to bad its gone lets hope we see a new startrek come back soon probably a 3-4 years from now takecare all
Alistair said,
March 29, 2005 at 1:47 am
Hey, it was a crap show, with a crap opening song.
Voyager and DS9 were only average, with poor B5 coming a distant third in ratings due to Trek Fan’atics - but a far superior show.
Also, maybe this will leave other sci fi shows with free time to carve their own sci fi legend without being harassed by Trek Fan’atics.
Like Battlestar Galactica - theres some serious, gritty, underplayed drama there.
Go BSG.
Sorry Enterprise, you were bad….
Not so sad.
Campbell said,
April 6, 2005 at 7:45 am
I always really didn’t like enterprise much. Over the latter half of season 3 and now moving onto season 4 though it has improved dramatically, I now never miss an episode. This is very disapointing…
polly said,
April 17, 2005 at 10:02 am
i blame it all on that theme song. When i started watching the first episode i said ‘oh my god what the hell kind of theme song is that?’
why they would use a theme song that produces that sort of response in a mild mannered gal like me is beyond me.
Sure, Capt Archer is sort of annoying (i simply cant imagine a crew actually following him and his dopey decisions), and they all but forget about Hoshi (they neglect Mayweather as well but he’s boring as toast anyway) but overall i think its a fantastic show and am extremely disappointed its ending so soon.
UPN can suck it.
Spongebob Fan said,
April 17, 2005 at 11:59 pm
Im gonna miss the Vulcan Chick
Im gonna miss her disciplined mind and her use of logic instead of emotions. but most of all really gonna miss her body.
Peace to everyone.
Bradical said,
April 18, 2005 at 9:12 am
I thought that Enterprise was pretty hard to get into until the Expanse season, but UPN did a horrible job attracting viewers, its as though it was set up to fail from the beginning.
Bakula was atrocious - I think he may have had something to do with the theme song. Not getting Jerry Goldsmith involved in the music before he died is inexcusable.
I agree with the previous suggestion that Sci Fi network should carry the next ST show - that way you can get more repeats in during the week and the studio itself is better. I just hope the Battlestar Galactica sticks around until the next ST show.
Howard said,
April 20, 2005 at 6:18 am
I live in the uk and we get enterprise on sky1. I was so angry that this is the last series that I wrote to sky,but sadly got no reply from them. There must be such a world-wide fan base out there I don`t know why it finished. Ironically this series has been great-let`s hope it returns before too long!
Joe said,
April 20, 2005 at 1:43 pm
I think they should do a round-robin with the present star trek shows. In the 70s they had this mystery theatre with McMillian and Wive on one week, Columbo on the next and McCloud the other. What if they did TNG one week, Enterprize the next week and a generic star trek with different actors each week for the 3rd week. In this last one they cold say choose a crew that was spoz to be in kirk’s time one week, and later create a different crew that took place in the 26th century for a another show. On this last one they could open scripts to open submission from writer’s groups in Sci-fi circles. Perhaps they could even have docu-science shows about the science of star trek, and or the making of star trek.
larry said,
April 27, 2005 at 1:12 pm
Well, maybe they can stop with the formula based approach. They definitely chose the most retarded theme song ever. What were they thinking? Talk about a quantum leap…. What would be great is to stop remaking the same episodes. I know, how about Survivor:Enterprise. The loser gets voted out and then shot out an airlock!
I for one think Enterprise was the worst series ever for the franchise.
ron said,
May 6, 2005 at 10:45 pm
I AM NOT A TREK FANATIC
BUT I HAVE ENJOYED ALL FOUR SERIES.
UPN HAS CANCELLED A GOOD SHOW..
TO MAKE ROOM FOR WHAT?? =0 =0 =0 ZzZzZzZz
THE THEME SONG NEW DIFFERENT!!
THE CREW SOME I KNOW MORE THAN OTHERS???
THE SHIP PERFECT FOR ITS TIME 22nd CENTURY..
CAPTAIN ACHER GOOD BUT IT WOULD HAVE
NICE TO SEE ALITTLE MORE OF THE MIRROR
UNIVERSE ARCHER IN HIM…
OVERALL A GOOD LEADER.
Scott Backula GREAT JOB!!!!!
TO ALL THE CAST GREAT JOB!!!!
THE ENTERPRISE WAS DECOMMISIONED BEFORE
SHE EVER HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO WARP!!!!!
UPN has written the ultimate cliffhanger
a voyage that ended right in the middle of
the ENTERPRISE maiden voyage?????
and Im confused????
IN THE FINAL EPISODE WE JUMP FORWARD 6
YEARS INTO THE FUTURE FOR ENTERPRISE
LAST SHOW A SO CALLED GRAND FINALE
BUT I HAVE TO WONDER WHAT DID WE ALL MISS????
WHY SHOULD I LOOK FORWARD TO TOMMORROW
(a new series) WHEN THE POWERS THAT BE
SLAMMED THE BOOK SHUT! RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF A GOOD SHOW called ENTERPRISE
FAREWELL
Cynthia said,
May 9, 2005 at 8:05 pm
I’m in agreement with the person who suggested the sci fi channel take over the making of the series. Whether you love or hate the series; the fact that it has inspired so much emotion that so many have written to support their views of this shosw says something for the series. I for one found it to have the flavor of the original series which I sorely missed in latter series though all were good. It is also the most original of all the spinoffs in my opinion. I dont think a lack of interest is the true problem, rather a lack of a decent time spot. THis show was moved around on late night TV and very difficult for even this loyal viewer to find. Many times it was preemtpted in favor of some other show. With policies such as this, is it any wonder that even the most avid viewers became frustrated in their attempts to follow the series? I think if Sci Fi channel would pick it up and produce it they would have a real hit on their hands. I have seen far lesser shows do as well.The possible story lines are endless to explain things that were considered established facts of history in the series set in latter time periods. I for one will mourn the passing of the Enterprize and her crew. THis is truly an innovative show.
SJ said,
May 15, 2005 at 10:19 pm
I am just another confused fan. Enterprise was one of the only true very good shows in the midst of all the lame reality shows today. One season of the bachelor or the American idol was even too much to bear, yet the networks spin off more and more of them.
Then we had UPN, they have Enterprise one of the only good shows left and they shut it down just when they started running good episodes on a regular basis, why?
Worst of all they shut it down with a quickly slapped together lame ending. All in all this Trek Fan is very disappointed. I agree, the sci-fi network saving the show would be a great way to go but not a likely result.
jason said,
May 21, 2005 at 10:27 am
I am Hugely disappointed with the cancellation of Enterprise. I blame Berman and Braga, and they should shoulder the responsibilty and get the sack. They flooded the market with the mostly awful Voyager. Enterprise never had a chance as the brainless Voyager had destroyed any credibilty in the franchise.
Braga and Berman Out!!!
bryan said,
June 12, 2005 at 11:23 pm
will enterprise veiw on another channel or is it gone for good
Nic said,
June 14, 2005 at 4:52 pm
Watched every Star Trek. TOS included. Season 4 wasnt as *strong has the first 3, but knowing of the show’S cancellation at the start of Season 4 wasnt terribly motivating for the cast / crew for sure.
I started by HATING the theme song, then the story sank in. I found myself literally in love with the ongoing -to be continued-.
Bakula was perfect, he was the greatest captain with Picard.
I am *truly sorry. I will miss this show a lot more that i care to admit.
Jeff said,
June 21, 2005 at 9:44 am
I’m no Trekkie, and even though some episodes were lame and superficial in previous series, Enterprise was a big step up, especially when I got into the 3rd season. Bakula is up there w/ Stewart as one of the best leaders/captains in recent TV history. Good actors, plots, and special effects, along w/ a more contemporary feeling, made this show a real winner. I only hope that sometime in the future, when all that TV is is reality, soaps, and subjective news, that someone says, “Hey, remember that old sci-fi series, Star Trek I think it was called?” and they start it up again. Its a shame that so many people were blinded by current trends to not be able to see the good messages about future society that parallel w/ our own today, much in the same way as Star Gate SG-1. Farewell Star Trek, may someday you live long and prosper!
David Harris said,
June 27, 2005 at 1:28 am
In the beginning, I really watched Enterprise, religously. But later on, I was lucky if I watched an episode a month.
I, being a Star Trek Fan, wasn’t too impressed with Enterprise. Paramount got away from the vision of Star Trek years ago. I loved TOS and TNG, DS9 was good, and Voyager was a disappointment.
Lately, I have gotten into the Fan Films like Hidden Frontier, New Voyages, Tales of the 7th Fleet, and Starship Exeter.
The stories are good however the acting in most of them are like a high school play.
One the reasons, I got away from Enterprise (besides a busy schedule), was the fact that the story line didnt really follow the Star Trek History.
I’m not saying Enterprise was a bad series. Just saying it was not in the true Star Trek form.
Paramount needs to start looking to the ones that watch the shows, instead of the ones with the boxes on top of their televisions that do ratings.
Just because one family turns it off, doesn’t mean that 1,000,000 less are watching that night. Maybe the person with box decided to read a book.
Hey Paramount, if you actually do venture out and read this. Do us a favor. Fire the current writers and bring back the old ones.
Bill said,
June 28, 2005 at 1:05 pm
Need to save this show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is getting better!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please save put on another channel!!!
Please!! (no more xindi though, thats when you lost me for a while!) We want to see new missions more story not one that takes a whole season! Missions that last 2 shows at the most!
andre said,
June 30, 2005 at 6:32 pm
I don’t know how many flaws there have been in the continuity really. I really liked the improvised explanation to the Klingon-problem, you know how there were human with Kirk and Klingon since TNG.
I really liked the show. But I prefer Battlestar Galactica, so I am not a Trekkie but a sci-fi fan.
Many people complain about the song. I thought it was weird, too. But hey, I am not looking for the hair in the soup.
I believe Scott Bakula was awesome. I really liked his caracter. To me, and I know Trekkies will disagree, he was the best captain on all ST franchises. Can’t stand William Shattner, and Steward was good, but I think he is the REAL XAVIER of X-men and not the Captain of the enterprise. As towards DS9 and Voyager. DS9 was to lame, even though there was a war going on I just couldn’t take it. Voyager on the other hand I personally enjoyed. All this stuff with being in the main-Borg-territory.
Well, to close this: Which was your favorite Enterprise episode? To me, it was the one with the Borg, I don’t know, first, second season. That was continuity or wasn’t it?
cheers Andre
Jowy said,
July 20, 2005 at 5:50 pm
UPN sucks ****, its as simple as that, and you people that keep saying star trek isent what it used to be, and that its been pulled away from the original concepts, need to stfu as well. Enterprise wasent TOS, its not supposed to be like it, admire, compliment, or hate the series if they really did suck or not, not because they arent following what star trek is supposed to be. All the series were different in their own way and I liked them all in different ways. Judging a series based on its style not being the same as its predicesor is stupid. UPN blows for canceling it, it was just getting good, really good, I really was looking forward to the founding of the federation, the vulcan romance thing, and alot of other things, the series had it lame characters/moments just like any others, but it was good.
larjac said,
July 23, 2005 at 10:29 pm
I know Iam probably in the minority with my point of view.
And maybe I’m only one of a few people who sees
the glass half-full(and not empty), but remembering when I first
saw the original star trek series and the hoopla at the time, I can’t
help to think about some of the more interesting comments from S-T fans during the original series.
The overall feeling was that even though it was a fictional presentation
(it’s only a movie), the show gave off a
positive outlook into the future of man on earth,
and that despite all the talk about the cold war
and the possiblity that man was going to blow
his civilization up in smitherines he would somehow survive.
I am a die-hard sci-fi fan who felt that most
of man’s exploration of outer space would be
an out-of-this-world adventure. Filled with
harrowing and close-call experiences. but thru
it all, his engenuity would save the day. And
most (but not all) of those early experiences will be with
trying to grapple with the science; not with other
beings. The story writing was crap, and I just didn’t see a positive view in the
Enterprise episodes. I mean, if it’s not the
klingons, it’s those insect creatures, or the romulans; or
those slimy lizard creatures. Sorry about
not knowing the species names of those beings,
but I decided awhile back that I (a moderate trekkie) would
not be watching Enterprise very often, and I am
not sorry at all to see it just vanish. Also, like I said,
the stories were just not well written. Even the Vulcan’s are
portrayed as sneaky people with some negative
agenda and they are not to be trusted; Surak notwithstanding. I mean
who does earth get along with in that series?!
There were a few stories that were not in this mode, but the overall
tone of the series is what Iam referring to.
In summary, I was not for watching yet another episode filled with battling
intelligent beings from other planetary systems
every time you tuned in. I couldn’t get over what I felt was a constant us versus them mentality
and that all humans could look forward to, is
another run-in with somebody else who is
trying to ‘get us’. How can you sell any product if the public
doesn’t buy it? So I stopped watching.
:: Surfer :: said,
July 26, 2005 at 3:26 pm
Well, there’s only so much time people can set aside for TV. And the explosion of (questionably good) “reality” shows has taken the broadcasting world by surprise. Once Surviver hit the airwaves the industry seemed to turn their sites to “reality” TV (though I hear a lot of editing must be done to produce a single hour of Surviver, so it’s reality could be questionned).
After 50-odd years of TV it seems the industry is running out of ideas. Making an interesting show appears to be increasingly difficult. We’re far fussier today.
Perhaps the key is to stop watching as much TV as we do and to experience reality with our neighbors and friends and have a life we can look back on with some dignity.
I unplugged the TV, cancelled the cable and feel better for it. Much better.
Bladeslinger said,
July 28, 2005 at 6:39 pm
I’m from the UK and watch all the Star Trek series on Sky One. I’m taking it the majority of you are American because back in Febuary when this thread started i had no idea Enterprise was going to be cancelled (for some stupid reason we’re a couple of months behind in the UK) and am as pissed off as anyone about this news. I’ve been a fan of Star Trek since TNG, but am admittedly not too fussy as i like TNG, Voyager, Deep Space 9 and Enterprise pretty much on the same level. I think a lot of fans are worried about the fact there may not be another star trek series after this, but in my view Star Trek is an immortal saga and at some point another series will definately have to be made, simply because of what it is. I don’t understand why people are so petty though, for example claiming enterprise sucks because of it’s theme song, which was actually changed. I agree there are a lot of anomalies in the timeline of each series, but have come to accept it rather than piss myself off noting every glitch in the storyline or whatever.
Bollocks to UPN too, because the series seems to have ended just as it was getting good. I know i’m just echoing a lot of what has already been said on here, but i feel it needs to be repeated.
As for the cast of enterprise, in my eyes they were brilliant.
Let’s just hope there’s another series, you know it makes sense.
Pedro said,
July 29, 2005 at 1:15 am
Greetings from south of the border amigos
Well when I first checked out Enterprise I couldnt believe my ears what I heard the theme song. It was incredibly lame. But oh well I was glad it was only a theme song.
The series started to kick ass in my book after the Expanse. That was a great season despite a few weird episides.
I grew to really like the Captain, Trip was interesting, T’Pol is sexy, smart and fun to watch like Spock or Data. Malcolm was fun to watch when he was knocking heads with the Mako’s leader.
I really loved TOS, TNG, some of DS9 thought i never really watched Voyager since I could tell it was corny without even watching a single episode.
Enterprise though, really surprised me. What a fun series it was to watch after the Expanse, it kept me wanting more and more.
Too bad it’s been cancelled. I really wanted more
Piwi said,
July 29, 2005 at 11:52 am
I’ve heared a lot of people claim enterprise was too different from other star trek series to get into. Ok, maybe it was slightly unique, but in a good way, and nothing drastic. Drastic is doing something stupid like turning it into a japanese cartoon or a musical (then taking it off the air would be justifiable). But in my opinion it’s rediculous what’s happened to the latest series, it was one of the best there was.
indeed said,
July 29, 2005 at 11:56 am
Hey, maybe there’ll be a “star Trek - The Opera” like they did with Jerry Springer? Hope not………..
Roy said,
August 5, 2005 at 6:07 am
where do I get a copy of all of the shows made of Star Teck Enterprize I saw it advertized oncer but that is all
Ed said,
August 7, 2005 at 7:53 pm
For Star Trek Enterprise to be cancelled while volumes of absolute crap dominates prime time is a very sad reflection on the average viewer.
Great theme song, best ever. I often listened to it rather than fast forwarding my DVR.
Jamie Cormack said,
August 8, 2005 at 12:06 pm
I was genuinely sad when I found out it had been cancelled. I found it a great show, one that even non star trek fans could enjoy because it had a different feel to it. Such a shame
CM said,
August 13, 2005 at 11:26 pm
For me, Enterprise was my favourite Star Trek series. On saying that, I wasn’t keen on many of the thing in the other series, so maybe I like it for the reasons other people don’t. That’s not too say I disliked the other series, some of the episodes were great. I just found them kind of cheesy.
With Enterprise though they seemed to have gotten back to the plot driven stories (like the original series). It was also a bit darker than the other series (sometimes maybe a bit too dark- check out how that fight between the male and female Augments ended in season 4 and tell me you didn’t wince a bit…).
It did have it’s faults however. I.e. A couple of the characters were very wooden and 1 dimensional, and you didn’t get to know all the characters that well.
Ironically the one character who I thought might be wooden and 1-D(T’pol) turned out to be very interesting,complex and funny(not just T&A, delectable though they might be…). I didn’t altogether like the way the character was used though (particularly that trellium-d, neural pressure subplot in season 3). It seemed like they were going out of their way to sex up the show just for the sake of it. I preffered the cool aloof little minx from the first 2 seasons… she was kinda saucy but everything was subtle and in balance which was part of the fun of the character. In season 3 they just threw subtlety out of the window and shifted into the realm of ‘kinda tacky’. You just wonder if the script writer’s were just doing it to increase ratings. Maybe they already knew that there would only be one more series at this point… or maybe the ratings had gone way down in series 2 so they thought they would go for the cheap thrills instead… I don’t know.
T’pol’s still a great character though, a real favourite of mine and the script is hardly Ms Blalock’s fault. To be fair,that part was only a small part of the show of course. The main on-going Xindi plot in season 3 was very good…and much of the tacky-silliness could have been lifted without taking much from the show.
I liked the way they rounded things off in Season 4… I had thought that they would brush the whole ‘klingon cranial ridge’ thing under the carpet, but they didn’t. AND WE GOT TO SEE ROMULANS AND REMANS!!! The curious thing about Season 4 was that it was filled with great stories, but as a whole it felt a bit disjointed (not that that’s bad necesarily it just felt a bit strange to me). Not too sure why, maybe it’s just being used to the ongoing story of Season 3.. and trying to round everything up. It was a great series though. I had hoped it would deal with the Romulus-Earth war too but I guess they ran out of episodes. The season finale was clever I thought linking the first Enterprise…(ok Kirk’s ship is the first but you know what I mean) with the Enterprise-D. It felt kind of strange though.. setting it 6 years later.
I think the show should probably have had one more series. You really feel from series 4 that there is much more to tell. Probably 5 series in total would be fine.
For those who found problems with the continuity with other series, this is understandable. Don’t forget the whole ‘temporal cold war’ thing though! That makes the series both a sequel and a prequel, so maybe the timeline was changed slightly… since much of the plot is driven by future event beyond that of voyager. I did notice a couple of continuity things within the series though but they were very small.
Shon said,
August 15, 2005 at 1:24 pm
No wonder it’s off the air. Tried getting into it, but just couldn’t. Dark and gloomy. Soap-opera type background music. Perpetual acetylene-welding repairs in darkened corridors. Characters about as interesting as a lump of coal, although the Vulcan girl needed a seeing to! Yeah, great effects, but …
TJ said,
November 1, 2005 at 12:04 am
Well, I am a trekkie at heart. What I loved about the original series was the show that was complete within 1 or two episodes. I have never been a fan of soap opera style tv shows at all.
I don’t think it is a coincidence that enterprise got low ratings on the third year, then canned after the fourth. Bringing in the time travel elements was, frankly, unneeded and just added no reason to make the stories stand on their own merrit every week.
It’s like “Q” from the next generation. Why in the world would you introduce a character that could do anything and everything they wanted. God like.. it was just odd. Those episodes were boring and flawed. Same goes for all the time travel elements in enterprise. They had so much interesting history to talk about, they didn’t need to set up wars with civilizations living thousands of years into the future.
Like voyager before it, having such a soap opera style script that strings on and on with no good story telling and no good script writing.
It is a shame it was ended, but it was obvious it wasn’t in the proper hands.
And the song did bug me initially, they, I have grown to not mind it. It isn’t an anthem like the rest, but I can accept it.
shran said,
May 5, 2006 at 2:01 am
It is a shame that this show was cancelled. Just what TV needs, another ‘Reality Show’ to take its’ place.
It was by no means the greatest show ever, but was enjoyable to watch.
I could how ever done with out the ‘lets not hurt anyone’s feelings or fire on this ship that is bent on destroying Enterprise’ that **** was bit much.
UPN licks *****! I have never watched the show on the network. They have frustrated me to the point that I DL all the episode to watch. I’m sure I was not alone. Their ratings reflect the network as a “hole” -as in the ground, not Enterprise.
titania said,
May 6, 2006 at 10:33 am
i agree with jeff - it’s totally out of the frying pan and into the fire. it would be so much better if the directors actually new sci-fi from mud, that way i wouldn’t have to spend 3 hours a day cleaning the soil from the television set! I also found oberons views quite sexy. He seems quite manly and intellingent, my kind of guy! Heres my email Oberon - titanialoves oberon@hotmail.com - contact me please! love and kisses from tit x x x x
p.s enterprise should NOT be cancelled, although they should consider a change in directors!
TurboTaX64_ said,
May 27, 2006 at 8:19 pm
That is B.S. that Star Trek: Enterprise is being canceled! It is the coolest T.V. show I have access to. I cut my hair into the volken hairstyle, and as an effect, I figure out there aint gonna be no more volken!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But, stopping its cancelation is beyond my reach.
Well, I guess Spock works as an idol, too.
TurboTaX64_
Mic said,
June 5, 2006 at 12:07 am
It is truly sad that this show has been cancelled. I have just started watching reruns of the show and just found out today it was cancelled. What a shame. It was the best Star Trek series because it was so new and different from the other ones.
And i blame the damn obsessed star trek fans that want a remake of the old star trek and couldn’t take this new one, which was way better. And captain Archer was great!
The only other star trek series that compare to this one was The Next Generation.
Scumbob Spoogepants said,
April 23, 2007 at 6:44 pm
OH NOOOOOoooooo!!! I never even bothered to watch Enterprise until about a couple months ago. I remember when the show first came out, I thought to myself, “What the hell, I’ll give it a shot.” So I flipped it on over to UPN, heard that HIDEOUS theme song (or about 20 seconds of it) and turned the channel immediately. Wow. What kind of crack were they smoking when they decided to use such a lame song? I can’t imagine my despair if I were actually forced to memorize that song and have it pop into my head for a few hours or a day or so… oh God… the HORROR.
I decided to give it another chance when SciFi picked up the reruns. I still have to mute the TV when that song comes on. To my surprise, I found myself actually starting to enjoy the show somewhat, after a few episodes.
Scott Bakula was a horrible choice for Captain. I mean, you might as well of just threw in Richard-freakin’ Gere or something. I would have liked to see a no-name actor who could act well. I couldn’t stand to watch Quantum Leap just because of Mr. Bakula, but I was younger and less tolerant in the days of Quantum Leap, so I was willing to grit my teeth and bear him on my TV for Enterprise. I was also irritated by his stupid dog for some reason. What can I say - I guess I’m just a hateful bastard.
I agree with the consensus here that B&B should have their asses tossed out of the ST universe and some new writers brought in for a new series. I’m convinced that some of the writers for the X-Files would make make a great team for a new ST series provided they actually uphold all of the elements of the ST universe and timelines and all that good stuff. Unlike many here, I’d love to see more of the old ST actors be allowed to direct episodes of a new series. With the following exceptions: ANY actor from ST Enterprise… oh, and Whoopi Goldberg.
Too bad, Enterprise did have some slight potential towards the end. But, I’d really like to see the slate wiped clean for a brand new series with all new writers and producers but not necessarily directors. Come on Paramount, hook us up!
Amelia said,
October 27, 2007 at 1:18 pm
I’m quite young and every time I’ve watched a star trek show on DVD because my brother has forced me too, I’ve started out thinking I’d hate it and ended up loving it
The first I watched was Voyager - and I really liked it, I liked the focus on the characters because the thing I like the most about star trek is the personal stuff - the things that deal with emotions and how we interact with each other, one of the episodes that stands out is the one about B’llana’s past, that was very touching
DS9 had very strong plots at times, and I thought the acting was better than voyager, but for some reason I didn’t look forward to it as much as I had done with Voyager, perhaps because it dealt less with the emotions and the characters, although it probably had the best and most memorable characters (aside from mr Dull - Doctor julian bashir)
and then I watched Enterprise….and I was blown away. I loved the theme tune and for the first time actually listened to it instead of skipping the theme tune (it’s supposed to be different from traditional Trek, it’s supposed to be innovative and refreshing) and I loved the fact that it’s less science fiction than the others, it’s more human.
Perhaps some of you don’t like it because it differs from the traditional Trekkie concepts - humans are the underdogs and just starting out. To me, it depends what you like the most about Trek, if you like the sci fi, the action etc. then maybe you would have turned your nose up at it because it doesn’t tackle this in the same way the others do, but if you like the touching, very human side to Star Trek you’d like it like me.
I enjoyed seeing Archer evolve as Captain, the only 2 characters that disappointed were Reed (they had to make the Brit the perv didn’t they) who delivered a terrible acting performance and the pilot Travis who, admittedly, wasn’t given much character development. Hoshi could have been a lot more as seen in the Mirror episodes (why were those 2 episodes put so near to then end of the programme - I just wanted to get back to the main plot line and was so disappointed at the weak ending to season 4 after an excellent 3rd and 4th season in general) and I think the actress playing her was talented but underused.
Trip was my fave trekkie character out of all 3 series, probably because, as an adolescent teenage girl I fancied him! He was charming, funny, easy going and so cute, the actor was incredible imo and I loved his character development. T’Pol was also very good although sometimes I was just crying out for her to be less wooden, even though I know she’s Vulcan, sometimes you just wanted their relationship to solidly grow and have established grounds and not be so back and forth. To me, as someone who loves romance, their relationship was a highlight although it ended disappointingly and lamely really in ‘These are the voyages..’ It could have been far more and this mirrors all of Enterprise - it had gotten so good and then they cut it when it could really have grown into a great star trek series that would have appealed to all fans.
TBH, I’ve liked it the best out of the 3 I’ve watched, I really looked forward to watching it, it was moving and riveting and although some episodes were disappointing, every trek series has those episodes.
I’m now watching TNG and then plan to watch TOS (watching it all backwards!). My initial thoughts are that TNG probably appeals far more to die hard trekkies who love the sci fi aspects, there was something so human about Enterprise which these 2 don’t have imo. I’m not yet in love with it and wish enterprise had gone on. It was supposed to be a new aspect to a dying Star trek franchise and it was - but some stubborn people refused to embrace what was a damn good programme with good acting and an engaging plot and cast because it was ‘different’ and it’s such a shame.
Jim Lemmon said,
December 19, 2007 at 6:03 am
I am just now watching all the episodes I missed in reruns. I have always loved startrek and I am mad at myself for not supporting enterprise when it first came out, I have enjoyed almost every episode.
I hope that when the next trek movie comes out number XI, that they refer at least a little to Jonathan Archers Enterprise and crew.
I for one thought that Scott Bakula was an Exellent choice for captain, I think that he was the Best choice for that role. I hope to see him in more movies and tv series.
Jim Lemmon
p.s. Cant wait until Star Trek XI Hehehehehehe
Cochrane said,
December 30, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Despite television being an awful wast of time, the air of STAR TREK was a step in the right direction for humanity. As the only effective means of sharing media and ideas in the mid-twentieth century, TV was necessary to give the great show to the public. STAR TREK gives hope to the future of mankind with stories of success among the stars that we, through compassion, determination, and destiny will inevitably meet. Even today, the continued “franchise” stands out among the multitude of worthless reality shows and fluff media that is TV. Although these latter series have assimilated some of the more disagreeable traits of modern “soap operas” as a direct result of Brannon and Bragas’ involvement coupled with a UPN air, some new ideas congruent with the STAR TREK vision have surfaced, such as long continued plots. Because of these new ‘trekdoms’, Enterprise was a great contribution to STAR TREK, and ideally should have been continued beyond the fourth season. Brannon and bragas’ influence and similar factors muddled the STAR TREK vision in series VOYAGER and Deep Space Nine, trading the idea of “hope for humanity” for sickening pop media displays of character love-life subplots. This, and through it the introduction of weak, repetitive plots, “turned off” many former STAR TREK fans and potential TREK visionaries. We need them back.
So now, an avid STAR TREK visionary and fan, and several of my covisionaries, extend a plea for the salvation of STAR TREK:
Let us join together, all of the scattered fans. This is the only way to pull STAR TREK out of the crevasse it has fallen into. Today we see enough ‘trekkies’ to accomplish something. Unfortunately, we also see them spread across the internet, the world, and spread far too thinly. They manifest themselves in angry scrabblings and illiterate screams on many forums, typing into remote threads little snatches of truth like:
“Someone needs to can Berman and Braga and bring someone with some
vision into the franchise.. It’s dying a slow, miserable death under those
nitwits.” -michelle nelson
But to make any real difference, we must be a single body, and a single voice. And with STAR TREK restored, perhaps it can provide todays men and women with inspiration to follow, at least in essence, the example of the fictional universe of STAR TREK, so the men and women of tomorrow will have something to live for.
But whatever your reason - to save mankind or just to save a good TV show - if you enjoy STAR TREK and want to save it, stop merely posting illiterate-sounding babble on small forums and blogs, as it will make no difference and its small echoes will quickly fade into the vastness of the internet. Perhaps you would ask why I am not visibly taking the actions I prescribe. It is because I am unable, and is this simple - I alone am not enough. This post is meant, much like STAR TREK, to inspire. An able and potential body of ‘trekkies’ could accomplish this revival of a piece of our culture and a representation of what we are - with naught but a bit of effort.
If we have learned anything as a race, it is that anything is possible, even helping STAR TREK to escape pop culture’s bog. And what we’ve learned from STAR TREK and history alike is that the smallest bit of vision, if shared by many (in this case, STAR TREK fans) can influence humanity like none-other. And in the case of fans and visionaries from California to Pakistan - to quote another good piece of science fiction - “We are here, and we are waiting…”
Cochrane said,
December 30, 2007 at 5:26 pm
Please excuse my incorrect use of a quote above - it was by “ben”, not michelle nelson
Mike said,
April 2, 2008 at 7:06 pm
It’s 2008. I started watching this show about a year and a half ago. I have been a Star Trek fan from the orignal Star Trek movies to now, but it took me a bit of time to get warmed up to the Enterprise series. It is partialy because of the extreme jump in computer graphics and film quality since the last Star Trek series’. After watching a few episodes I found that the show was put together really well. I have enjoyed it emencely ever since then. Needless to say I was waiting at the end of last summer (2007) for the new season to come out just to find that the show was cancelled in 2005. I am extremely pissed! I havent seen the the final few episodes of the last season, but I have an erect middle finger that need to be enlarged for all you F@&*!S involved in the cancellation of this show. …So here’s a big F-YOU for you sorry corporate basterds who follow the popular crowd of diminishing imagination, and I hope someone folds you in half and makes you eat your own S*!&T!!!
b said,
August 29, 2008 at 6:36 pm
scott bakalua was a poor chocie for the new star trek sieres