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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."
Then Lexus will appear on the main view screen, the science officer will analyze it to be an early 21st century craft which ran on fossil fuels and contains a crew of accountants. The captain will order phasers set to kill and fired with extreme predjudice, while engineering hails the bridge to indicate all power has suddenly failed. A crew of workmen will enter the bridge and start dismantling things and taking away props, phasers and rubber ears. (similar to the old SNL skit)
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Let the Friday the 13th! jokes commence...
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that Friday the 13th is the last day for Star Trek Enterprise. Maybe it's no such bad luck after all. 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.
See here for the plot details that got leaked earlier!
(For the moderators who can't be bothered to click on the link before modding me down, the link is to the story about "ripples" explaining the universe and obviating the need for dark energy. It's a joke. Laugh.)
Atleast Enterprise will get a ending. It took Farscape forever to get a proper ending and theres countless other shows that got canceled without a chance to conclude anything.
Long Live Enterprise (in syndication, just like the other 'Treks.)
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UPN has officially confirmed that Jonathan Frakes (William T. Riker) and Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi) will appear on the Enterprise finale, in a sequence set on the holodeck.
So "Enterprise" was just one big holodeck fantasy novel? Hooray!
I had respect for enterprise at one point. But then they started bringing in time travel nonsense and I just lost it all. And now what's their finale? OH GREAT, GIMMICKY TIME TRAVEL... on a holodeck?? Never mind, now I just want this show to die quietly and go away.
Does Captain Archer finally find his way back into his own time/body?
Friday the 13th will come on a Friday that month! I'll have to watch the TV from underneath my bed.
So, what is most unluck about that day? Having to see the end of the series? Actually the idea of seeing the show wrapped up with a show set several years later is rather interesting, giving some opportunity for hindsight. It would be nice if more shows ended their run like that, but usually the axe just falls and the show fails to appear in its time-slot.
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There is reportedly one cracking good scene with a massive fight and a heroic rescue by Archer of one of the commemorative pens used to sign the charter. This promises to end Enterprise in the way we've come to expect. I know I'll be on the edge of my seat.
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The fact that the this bastardization of Trek is ending should make it a special event in an of itself. ;)
Enterprise will be the first Trek series since the original Star Trek not to end with a special two-hour finale. Its not the two-hour finale because Enterprise isnt done. http://www.trekunited.com/
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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In other news, my girlfriend has decided to dump me and announced she is going to date my best friend all on the same day to make it a special occasion! Oh the joy.
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Archer and the enterprise get thrown back in time in a desperate attempt to prevent the series from ever being created.
It seems to me that Enterprise would make a great transition onto the silver screen whereas DS9 and Voyager have failed to do so. I think that by not wrapping up the series nicely, they leave a large window of opportunity for this type of move. The last two series ended nicely. Too nicely, in fact, to continue on (IMHO). I'm rather glad to see that they aren't going to write a "happily ever after" ending for the series.
why did Enterprise disappear for the month of March?
Wormholes? Maybe they had some untelevised adventures. The characters do have a life outside the show, you know.
I'm not good in groups. It's difficult to work in a group when you're omnipotent. - Q
Lett's hope that at the end, Riker says; Damn, that holodeck story creator should learn how to write
To which Troy says:
Yes, and take a history class or two. Because this is as far off, as I ever saw.
Yes, I am a trekkie, but enterprise? Not all trek is good trek.
Best episode? The one where captain Sisko makes his log entry and ends up deleting it. The moral ambiguity is lovely.
"At least it was better than DS9. That was enough to make even hardcore fans swear off Star Trek altogether. "
I know. I hate decent acting, character development, and interesting plot arcs too.
It has been a long time since we've seen a Star Trek TV series
launch. Maybe we've forgotten how awkward it can be that first year or so.
ST:TNG was painful to watch those first few seasons. Riker had starch in his jock, Troi was whiny had spoke too much for how little she had to say, and it was always "Federation Knows Best."
It wasn't until the series found its footing later that it became interesting. Warp drive wrecks space (we don't know everything after all), Borgs eat our lunch (we aren't so tough after all), and more.
Sadly, Enterprise was never given a chance to find its path. I'm a fan, though I was also critical of weak, pointless plot lines. But I liked the cast and thought the genesis of the universe we've come to know so well had potential.
I will miss it.
-- Scott
There hasn't been a good Star Trek movie or TV show in years. Quit beating a dead horse. It's over, move on. Hollywood has run this one into the ground. It reminds me of the Holloween movie franchise.
Someone summon congress to hold an emergency session to create a special law that will allow us to reinsert Trek's feeding tube, despite the wishes of it's legal caretaker.
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Dear Enterprise producers,
This is karmic payback for the DUMBEST OPENING THEME SONG IN THE HISTORY OF TV.
regards,
me
Make Trek History.
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Side note, huge Trek fan, finally got into Enterprise this season.
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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... I would have watched it all the time. Being so busy, the problem I have with new television shows is that by the time I figure out the regular schedule (and by chance actually have free time during airing), they are playing repeats again.
I'd much rather download the shows, and I can download 5 of the Enterprise episodes at a time and watch them all one Saturday afternoon. I know I am not getting counted as a viewer. So that sucks. I'd pay for it if it was in a DVD set, or subscribe to it online....
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Here's a hint, when the actors on the show says it sucks, it's a good time to pack it in.
An opening theme song should set the stage for what the audience can expect from the show. After watching the show, I'd say the song is a perfect match.
Likewise, the later revison to the opening also fits well with the past few seasons: too little, too late.
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.
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At the end the little autistic boy wakes up and you realize it was just a construct of his imagination.
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... would be if all the writers from all the seasons of Enterprise came out on camera and apologized.
For that, give 'em the 2 hours. They have a lot to apologize for.
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Blasphemy!
I moved to the US (from Russia) about 10 years ago with my parents and my sister. Even my 45 year old mother enjoys DS9. And so does my younger sister. DS9 had by far the most interesting story line of all the Star Trek TV series. Great actors too.
Paul.
Episode title: "In the Pale Moonlight".
That was a great episode, but what really makes it great is that when Sisko and Bashir got caught in the Bell riots, Bashir asks if humanity has really progressed since 2027, and what would they do if the survival of the Federation was at stake, and Sisko answers with some platitudes.
Now here it is, 3 years later, and we have Sisko ordering murders, cover ups, etc... all in the name of saving the Federation.
The juxtaposition of these two episodes is the some of the best TV I've ever seen.
General Relativity: Space-time tells matter where to go; Matter tells space-time what shape to be.
Season 1 of Enterprise was so-so. Season 2 (particuarly the middle third of it) was bad, but started to pick up at the end. Season 3 was good. Season 4 was very good, with the 2 or 3 part stories (which make up most of the season) being better than the standalone episodes.
Enterprise only sucks if you stopped watching before Season 3. It's understandable to stop then, but don't judge it now based on that. All Star Trek series start off on the bad side and improve as they go along, this one being no different.
Put a bunch of Trekkies on a set. Tell them they can't leave and must solve Star Trek style plotlines. One person will be killed each week (it'll be the ensign in the red uniform).
Please let Star Trek die. Its time. There will still be
books with the occaisional interesting and original idea.
As someone who grew up with TOS and has seen much of the
subsequent incarnations I just feel it is well past time to
move on. Enjoy the reruns and DVDs and give your support
to new and different science fiction on TV.
Agree that S1 was somewhat acceptable (compared to DS9/voyager) and that most of S2 was worse.
But S3 was a total desaster; the whole story-arc seems 'terrorist' inspired, the airlock-torture is highly questionable and all this fighting against Xindi/Sphere-builders/Time-travellers would have been completely boring if not for the work of their computer graphics people.
I agree that S4 is a lot better; especially because of the stories spanning a few episodes.
In the end I won't miss it that much; just hoping nobody will allow B OR! B to manage a star trek production ever again.
/still pissed they killed off Data.
Brent Spiner wanted to kill him off. It took some arm twisting to get him to do the last movie or two. He felt that the character had run its course (I've never heard anything to suggest that he felt that the character had been painted into a corner development-wise).
They should have gotten the guy who played Lore or even Dr. Soong. Those guys could have passed as Data w/o pissing off the audience...
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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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"NO ONE CARES!"
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.
Aw Frell this
Over here (Southern EU) we have seen the first season only, but I have to say Enterprise was very good.
Every ST series reflects its era: the original series was like the heroic movies shot in the 50s (ala Spartacus); TNG was all very strong in characters, just like in the 80s we had mega-stars like Jackson and Madonna; and Enterprise is calm and very low-profile, just like the 'cool' and 'chillin' personalities of late 90s/early 2000. The difference can be summed up in the Captains' behaviour: Kirk would shoot first, then talk over the victim; Picard would not shoot unless a full philosophical analysis of the situation took place ; and Archer would be engaged in smalltalk until he found the right spot to shoot.
'Where No Man Has Gone Before'
'The Naked Time'
'The Enemy Within'
'Dagger Of The Mind'
'The Corbomite Maneuver'
'The Menagerie', Parts I & II
'Balance Of Terror'
'Shore Leave'
'The Galileo Seven'
'Arena'
'Space Seed'
'The Devil In The Dark'
'Errand Of Mercy'
'The City On The Edge Of Forever'
I beg to differ.
You must think in Russian.