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Enterprise Finale Airing Tonight
Tycoon Guy writes "Be sure to tune in to UPN tonight, where they're going to show the 'true finale' of Enterprise with the episode Terra Prime, followed by the post-season coda, These Are The Voyages. The latter will feature appearances by Troi, Riker, and a completely CGI Enterprise-D."
For those in New England, it will actually be airing in Saturday at 8pm instead of Friday since it's been replaced by baseball. What iritates me the most is that no mention of this is made on the UPN site - I simply stumbled upon it a couple of weeks ago.
While I'll agree that the writing could have been better for most episodes, the shifting program times of this and other shows without mention is what drives me to stop watching the shows I like. The fastest way to kill viewership (besides bad content) is unannounced show shedule changes. And, "we told TV Guide" excuses don't cut it.
I'm looking forward to these final episodes. While Enterprise has been a far cry from the quality of Battlestar Galactica, this last season has been better.
I really hope they don't try another Trek series until they have someone at the helm who truly understands what makes Trek great
This last season has been very good. Manny Coto has been running it, not the Killer-B's. He has shown that he cares about original Trek. We've dealt with the nasty attitude of the Vulcans, the Klingon ridges, the initial steps of starting the Federation, dealing with Tellarite/Andorian/Vulcan hostility. Plus, of course, the killer "entire episode, including opening credits, is Mirror Universe" two-parter.
General Relativity: Space-time tells matter where to go; Matter tells space-time what shape to be.
Expansive setting, fresh characters, enjoyable protagonist. Much the same reasons I enjoy MacGyver, as well.
Hey, can someone tape that for me here in France? We haven't even seen the first of the "New" Gerneration series yet...
I have one word for you...
bittorrent
You're welcome. Every ST series, every year, every episode is out there.
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No rank isn't everything. Sisko is also a god.
I agree with your points, but its important we be clear that the "They" of Seasons 1 - 3 and the "They" of Season 4 were completely and utterly different (the team of writers was changed around completely as you likely know). The problem with most writers is that they eventually run out of creative talent and we end up with episodes like those in Season's 1-3, but as we saw with Berman/Braga a lot of writers don't want to let go of their franchise and move on, as it means quitting their jobs basically.
With Brannon Braga, we saw his tendency to producing Time/Time Travel related episodes reach a new low, whereas he used to deliver excellent material (like TNG's Paralels) he was soon totally out of ideas, which is why Season 1/2 had all that Suliban/Daniels bullshit, cheesy cliches and the whole mysterious aspect that accompanies true Star Trek diminished completely.
But in all, Season 4 was so much better, it was apparant the writing staff knew of the cancellation prior to the announcement in February, as they were trying to fit so many things into just a few scores of episodes! That said, in a few years we'll have a fresh, new Trek hopefully set around the turn of the 25th century.
Ol "let's have a staff meeting" Picard a better leader than Kirk, the man of action?
:P
Pish tosh!
That's what I'd expect from somebody who thinks a hole in the ground is a good place to be.
Those of us in the Armoured Corps know better. You guys sit in your holes and have a touchy-feely staff meeting. We'll take Kirk and go on ahead.
DG
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Your comment reminds me of Project Misty. Billed as 'Cult and SF TV for the Troops' Its an effort to send MST3k and other scifi videos and DVD's to troops overseas. Very cool idea. http://www.projectmisty.com/
"that pictorial resurfacing was the reason she was asked to leave the show."
Denise Crosby felt that her character wasn't being explored enough, that's why she left the show. It's part of a hardcover i have and i can't remember the title for some reason. It goes through production and series problems, all the trials and tribulations of running a TV show, things like that.
IANALOOA
The rank of Captain is not the same as position/title of ship's captain.
In the Navy, from which ST borrows its rank structure, Captain is both a title and a rank.
Captain, the rank, is equal to Colonel in the other services, and often has responsibility over thousands of sailors/employees. The Captain can be in charge of a base, a ship, or any unit of sufficient size to justify a manager/leader of that level.
Captain, the title, is reserved for the commander of a vessel, independent of rank. A small craft can be commanded by a LT, or even an Ensign. The crew addresses the person as Captain regardless of their rank.
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
At least with fan films I can still get Star Trek:
New Voyages
Star Trek Hidden Frontier
Starship Exeter
Tales of the Seventh Fleet
Star Trek: Intrepid
USS Hathaway
Audio:
Star Trek: Pioneers
Star Trek: The Section 31 Files
See the Pictures of the Flood of '08
Yes they were!
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