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Star Trek: Enterprise in Danger of Being Cancelled
jkcity writes "According to Cinscape.com The Star Trek Enterprise set is awash with rumour that it will not be renewed for a 4th season, It was previous told it was safe by UPN but so was Enteprise's lead-out show Jake 2.0 which was just Cancelled. Star Trek: Enterprise has also been reduced to 24 episodes this season by UPN, things don't look good for the Star Trek Television Franchise and after the flop of Star Trek: Nemesis it could be many years before we ever see any new Star Trek outside of books."
unlike hollywood movies, these shows seem to be made ONLY for the American market. I am surprised, because most of the other countries in the world do end up watching a lot of american shows; also, these shows come to these other countries MUCH after the american cycle. If these shows do become a hit abroad, everyone comes out a loser - the fans can't get enough - the producers can't give enough. I guess these guys don't think big enough and are still stuck in an old business model. Sighh... so much creativity, expense and skill - all for nothing
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A recent episode had what seemed like interstellar terrorists on it. The theme was a sort-of "with us or against us" thing, as if the episode had come straight out of a propaganda machine. I don't need my Star Trek telling me what to think. I want my Star Trek making me think.
So instead of being told to think about something, you'd rather be made to think about something? I don't get it.
Sure Emperor Bush would love this episode from his own narrow perspective, but on the whole wasn't the point of the ep about freedom of thought for everyone?
A more general theme of the show is letting people live out their lives as long as no one's freedom is being infringed upon. This goes against the US' foreign policy realpolitik, so you might want to reconsider your assessment of the show as propaganda.