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Enterprise Finale Synopsis Released
exley writes "Trek Today is reporting that UPN has released a synopsis for the final two episodes of Enterprise, apparently confirming some of the rumors that have been circulating in recent weeks." From the article: "Enterprise will be the first Trek series since the original Star Trek not to end with a special two-hour finale. However, UPN has decided to air both 'Terra Prime' and 'These Are The Voyages...' on the same day, Friday the 13th of May, in an effort to still make a special event out of the show's end."
Isn't this what the fans complain about? That B&B completly disregard trek history. If I remember correctly, wasn't the federation formed in reponse to the end of the war between us and the romulans? Further didn't that happen like 50+ years after Enterprise? Correct me if i'm wrong...
I must admit, I never watched the show, but I feel sad if it is leaving the air. Enterprise had so much potential, and I was very excited when it first came on the air. But it sucked, and sucked quick. I thought the guy from Quantum Leap would make a great actor for Captin of the Enterprise, but there was no chemistry with the cast. The shows had no excitement. And there was no science.
I hope the next star trek is a good one, set a few years in the future of TNG, so we can still have cameo's. Maybe enough in the future so we get some Voyager cast members.
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Now all we need is someone to step on a crack and break Braga and Berman's backs, and the circle of life will be complete.
Aye! Then after a good long break (several years) let's give Gene Roddenberry's real - as in worthy - successor, Michael Piller, a shot at the Star Trek franchise. At least Piller understood what Roddenberry was trying to do!
Perhaps with guidance from Majel Barrett, I'm sure they could turn things around for Star Trek. Something true to Gene's vision, that is.
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The Trek TV series has a HUGE following. They are blowing a HUGE opportunity, here.
What if they had a blog for the show, slashdot style? Complete with potential plots for shows that people could comment on and moderate?
Can you imagine the positive feedback loop that could be created here? Rather than spend insane amounts of money keeping track of the history of the Star Trek universe, they could do a dual-benefit of off-loading much of the fact-checking to the community, and also provide a sense of ownership by the community!
How many good plots could be written by people, and you know people would cook them up for FREE....
I dunno. But it seems to me an amazing opportunity, and they're pissing off their community by not listening.
I have no problem with your religion until you decide it's reason to deprive others of the truth.
Yes, but they are leaving a 6 year gap between the last two episodes so they can revive the show or spin off a new one. Its new and its called fractal TV! Same stuff self replicated on all time scales.
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It is interesting to see Manny Cotto's (the new lead writer for this last season and a major writer for the 3rd season) hands all over this --
Peter Weller - Lead from Manny's awesome and prematurely cancelly Odyssey5 series.
set six years later - Odyssey5 was about astronauts that went back five years in time to prevent the destruction of the Earth, since Odyssey5 was cancelled they never had a chance to even do a "wrap-up" episode - so jumping six years later sounds exactly like the kind of "wrap-up" Odyssey5 would have had if they had known they were being cancelled.
I think the reason ST:ENT is being cancelled is because Star Trek no longer has the huge following it once did. The Nielsen ratings indicate that not as many people watch ST:ENT as watched ST:TNG, ST:DS9, or even ST:VOY.
Adding another blog will not change this. There are already many Internet outlets for discussion of Star Trek affairs, Viacom runs some of them. Star Trek fans give their opinions and anyone who writes for Star Trek can get feedback there.
As for involving the public more in scriptwriting, everyone knows about the collaborative power which the Internet makes possible. There are reasons why this doesn't happen for Star Trek. Legally, there comes a point where this communal involvement would run the risk of lawsuits where people demand credit and/or payment. Viacom runs Star Trek shows to make money on merchandising, not to pay money to lawyers to defend Star Trek fan-based lawsuits. There are also problems of getting qualified writers to do that work for free by posting their ideas to strangers online. Good writers are not so common that you're likely to find them by reading Star Trek websites or Usenet discussion groups.
Paying too much attention to the fans is a bad risk as well. Artistically, there's the danger of writing a show that is so narrowly focused on the desires of the fans that the show would appeal to nobody else. This means that the audience for Star Trek would shrink over time as the audience matures and leaves the show behind (this is one of the reasons why I stopped watching Star Trek shows and movies). New fans would be hard to come by because the show is so insular and unapproachable to those who haven't followed it.
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I also liked that many of the character had distinct flaws, and really I didn't mind Janeway at all.
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Really? I care. Others as have said in this thread, care. Kinda defeats your statement eh?
I'm sorry but you're just flaming alot of slashdot readers in that one post. It is news for nerds. Trek is for nerds, complete nerds, mini nerds, full blown costume wearing nerds, etc. Don't like it? You are free to read any of the other great stories /. posts and comment on them if you choose.
As for Enterprise, I donated to TrekUnited to help , I love Trek. I grew up with it my whole life. I grew up watching TNG, then DS9 then Voyager. The fantasy escape Trek provides from the real world is better than any drug high or alcoholic binge, and it's one I as a fan, a nerd, a Trekker won't give up.
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