Is Enterprise Heading To Canada?

Tycoon Guy writes "TrekToday reports that the TrekUnited fan campaign a few weeks ago partnered with a group of Canadian production companies to pitch a co-production deal for 'Star Trek: Enterprise' to Paramount. As part of this deal, production would be moved up to Canada, and TrekUnited and the Canadian group would share the costs of a fifth season with Paramount. Apparently Viacom executives are considering the proposal, despite another branch of Paramount saying the cancellation was final just a few days ago."

Comments

They can have Enterprise

[slusich]

But only if they start exporting Corner Gas.
Trust me, we'd be getting the better end of the deal.

Re:They can have Enterprise

[Ubergrendle]

For Americans who don't get Canadian channels, Corner Gas is the first significantly successful Canadian-produced sitcom in decades. Its an ensemble cast, 'clean' humour (very little sexual innuendo), but very witty and intelligent. Set in small town Saskatchewan its very different than most US sitcoms which are typically family or big-city officeplace based. Interest by US networks is rising quickly as all the American import sitcoms have lost head-to-head (even against re-runs) -- Everyone Loves Raymond, Joey, and other insipid garbage. Unfortunately American Idol still beats it though... :(

Re:Canada

[fm6]

Need I point out that William Shatner is Canadian? Besides, a lot of U.S. TV shows are produced there. Including an unlikely number of SF shows: Stargate SG-1, X Files, Outer Limits, to name a few. Production costs are lower north of the 49th, for reasons I'm not entirely clear on.

Of course, this is all more Trekkie lameness. Even if they can raise the money to produce the show, Viacom is not going to hand over one of its biggest properties to outsiders, even one that has not been making them money. When a property turns unprofitable they usually sit on it for years, hoping it becomes profitable if they hold it off the market long enough.

They might agree to sell the Trek franchise. But not cheaply. If anybody can raise that kind of money, they should start their own SF franchise, not fritter it away trying to revive one that wore out years ago.

Re:Nice...

[UWC]

Whoa, what's this about Arrested Development being cancelled? Has there been word of cancellation? I know of the reduced order this season. The reasoning did seem a little suspect (American Dad's (abysmal) premiere episode got good ratings.. you know, immediately after the Super Bowl, during which it had been heavily advertised...). At least the reduced order resulted in a hilarious gag in a recent episode (the reduced housing order from 22 to 18 homes, where Michael said "But we already had all the blueprints drawn up..." and the narrator cut in with "Actually, they didn't... but they would have.").

Anyway, yeah, I'm mad enough that the almost certainly doomed to both critical and popular failure American Dad shortened the Arrested Development season on stupid grounds. If they cancel the show, I'll be even less enthused.

BSG

[John Harrison]

I am pretty sure that Battlestar Galactica is filmed in Canada as well.

Re:BSG

[barc0001]

It is. They film Atlantis, Battlestar and SG-1 about a kilometer from my house in Burnaby, on the Vancouver city border. I see the trucks and the lot direction signs (Arrows with a three letter abbreviation for the show in question that tell the crews where to go) in my neighborhood all the time.

Re:BSG

[blincoln]

I am pretty sure that Battlestar Galactica is filmed in Canada as well.

Yes. The city on Caprica in the pilot was Simon Fraser University.

When Boomer and Helo are walking through the abandoned city in an early episode, it's a CGI-enhanced downtown Vancouver. The quasi-future-Roman building is the library.

The cinematic masterpiece The Sixth Day used both of those locations as well.

Re:Canada

[Talking Goat]

Split Infinitives

There are many who present counterarguments against the split infinitive rule, the most common of which is the "don't try to apply Latin rules of grammar to English." Most people don't really mind splitting them anymore, and one could assume that, in the future, everyone would care about it even less so.