*Rumor* Sci-Fi Channel seriously interested in picking up Enterprise

[Umbran]

Heck, I'm still bitter with FOX after the premature cancellations of Millennium and Brimstone.

Mmmm. Brimstone. John Glover makes such a good villain.

So, all in all, did Enterprise seem to maintain a good feeling of continuity and long plots, or was it more single-serving like Next Generation?

They tried a little of each, actually. Folks complained about both approaches. I think they only recently hit the jackpot of stories that cover two or three episodes. Now, they won't be able to ttake advantage of the find

 

[reveal]

Not surprisingly there are still those who are bitter over the cancelation of Beauty and the Beast.

Why must you open old wounds?! Vincent, we hardly knew ye.

 

[Mystery Man]

Why must you open old wounds?! Vincent, we hardly knew ye.

LOL, sorry man.

 

[Mercule]

Heck, I'm still bitter with FOX after the premature cancellations of Millennium and Brimstone.

Millenium never really held my interest, but Brimstone.... Grrrr.... One of the best shows around.

 

[Crothian]

I wouldn't blame ther networks, I'd blame the lack of fans. If enough people watch and it makes money, anything will stay on the air.

 

[Staffan]

So, all in all, did Enterprise seem to maintain a good feeling of continuity and long plots, or was it more single-serving like Next Generation? I watched a few of the first episodes with friends because I liked Scott Bakula, but I couldn't get drawn into it. Not a Trek fan, for the most part, and I didn't like the early trend of 'Hey, we'll solve this dilemma using new tech that we've already covered in other shows!'.

The first two seasons were mostly stand-alones, with occasional episodes that referenced earlier ones. The third was a long arc with the Enterprise exploring a region of space known as the Delphic Expanse, where weird stuff was known to happen, in order to find the Xindi peoples and prevent them from launching their doomsday weapon against Earth. It still had some episodes that were pretty much standalone, though. Season 4, the current one, has focused on short mini-arcs, mostly three episodes in length. This format has turned out to be rather successful, although you could argue that the success of season 4 has more to do with having episodes that deal with the things one would expect from a prequel, such as the events that will eventually lead to the formation of the Federation.

 

[Khayman]

I blame the Nielsen families. And the Illuminati.

Same thing.

 

[Crothian]

I blame the Nielsen families. And the Illuminati.

Same thing.

my friend is a Nielson family, and he does play illuminati.....

 

[Ranger REG]

So, all in all, did Enterprise seem to maintain a good feeling of continuity and long plots, or was it more single-serving like Next Generation?

Mind you, I like TNG. But as a "continuity pornographer" -- as B&B would like to call us -- their recent works (as executive producers) does not smack of continuity with previous Trek series and their story arcs reeks.

Only this season (4th), they allowed Manny Coto to run the show, and lately his stories turned out to be more to my liking. I like to think his plotlines do involved in the Birth of the Federation arc that I truly desire from this Prequel in the beginning.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Man! It has been ages since I felt the loss of Beauty and the Beast. That is so awesome. If we're talking bitter, then I'm ticked at Fox for cancelling Wonderfalls and Miracles (the show with Skeet Ulrich). Those shows were awesome. But I'm gradually coming to terms. The one thing that I just really love about Enterprise is that it isn't the Federation yet. There's still cultural tension between the member worlds and I just love the ambivalence each race has towards the other. I think it makes for great exploration of what is to come. Even the really early Romulan historyy isn't so cut and dry. And I really enjoyed the Borg/Zephraim Cochrane continuity they had going earlier. The hints of the Eugenics Wars to come also held my interest. The show has promise; we just need better writers.