'Enterprise' was supposed to be the predecessor to The Original Series, and, as it nears its conclusion, it's apparent that on that score it was a miserable failure.
Posted on 02/12/2005 10:50:57 AM PST by quidnunc
Sooner or later, every science fiction fan has to deal with Star Trek.
"Oh, so you like science fiction?" someone will ask. At this point, your stomach begins to clench, because you know what's coming next. "So you must just love Star Trek!"
Oh, the rage. How many times must a simple, socially maladjusted sci-fi fan be slapped upside the head with that whiffy — and slightly insulting — piece of assumptive logic?
For me, it's a harder battle than most. When confronted with this question/insult, it's all I can do to repress my baser emotions, to still my need to introduce furniture to the questioner's cranium. It's almost like my own version of the Vulcan Pon Farr — or would be, if I stooped low enough to use Star Trek analogies.
Which I don't. Because — to be blunt — I. Hate. Star. Trek.
But my suffering may be at an end. In what can only be described as a mercy killing, UPN has cancelled Enterprise — the latest (and hopefully the last) entry in the inexplicably long-lived Star Trek franchise.
This is odd for me — this glee over hearing about Schadenfreude a la Trek. Usually, when a science-fiction series is cancelled, I feel it's just another sign the knuckle draggers are taking over, that we're one day closer to the Everyone Loves Raymond channel. There's a part of me that feels I, too, should be donning Klingon sackcloth, wailing and gnashing my tricorder in denial.
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Every Star Trek series that came after Captain James T. Kirk was a cheap, politically-correct knock-off.
Give it a few years rest - someone will come back with a new Star Trek series or feature film. The permanent fan base is too large for Hollywood executives to ignore for long.
Since Sean Twist is from the UK he probably hasn't even seen the Third and Fourth Seasons to Enterprise (which ROCKED!!) and he thinks his tastes is the only one that matters.
Okay, so he hates Star Trek. I continue to like Star Trek despite some stomach turning moments (e.g. the first season or so of Next Generation - blech). I also like Godzilla movies, anime, and other forms of Sci-Fi.
'Enterprise' was supposed to be the predecessor to The Original Series, and, as it nears its conclusion, it's apparent that on that score it was a miserable failure.
The Enterprise series has been many things but has hardly been politically correct; but it has been Pro-Life, Pro-Gun and Pro-War.
That is because Kirk had a pair. Picard developed a semblance of cajones in the last few years of NextGen. I always thought the Picard should have been a bureaucrat and that Riker should have been captain. What the hell, I was not a writer for the series.
"...it has been Pro-Life, Pro-Gun and Pro-War."
Dude, what have I been missing?!?!?!
Gotta look for these re-runs.
I practically grew up with Star Trek, but even I couldn't stand Enterprise. It lacked chemistry, humor, and other intangibles that made most of the other shows work.
I heard long ago that after Voyager was done, they were going to do a show based around the Excelsior with Jason Alexander as captain. That woulda been a good show, but unfortunately, that concept never panned out.
Yes, they have had some very surprising episodes that cause you to ponder what sort of shake-up there was in the pool of ST writers.
May the Great Bird of the Star Trek Universe nest and go poo-poo in Sean Twist's fuzzy little scalp...
Edward James Olmos makes a better Commander Adama than even Lorne Greene.
I thought Next Generation was pretty good, but everything after that got too dam wierd.
The original series was quite groundbreaking for it's day. It amounted to social studies in space. And actually, even though it was "The Federation", you could see alot of regular American values in it.
I think it was on Thursday nights, but it's been awhile, thats for sure.
He's Canadian. It's from London, Ontario.
Yes, the new Battlestar Glactica is impressive. This is more than better production value, it is also the result of good interaction between the actors, pacing, and the "in the action" feel of the cinematography.
(Showing off my nerdiness) The episode The Omega Glory near the end of the 2nd season of the original series was based around a battle between the residents of the planet, whom I believe were called the Yangs ("Yankees") and Kohms ("Communists"). At the end of the episode, Kirk gave a large dissertation on the US Constitution (which the Yangs consider to be a supreme lawgiving document). Patriotic episode indeed.
I think the latest series was finally hitting it's stride. Too bad it has been cancelled. I particularly like the interspecies relationships developing in the latest episodes, that predate the formation of the Federation. The Vulcan revolution was interesting. You have to love the Andorians. The actors were quite fun to watch.
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