Star Trek: Enterprise has been canceled
- Thread starter DaveMage
- Start date
Ranger REG
Explorer
I disagree. That's HMO talk, IMNSHO. There is a treatment, they just don't want to pay for the surgery.Umbran said:
Darth K'Trava
First Post
Ranger REG said:
Or those who want to see them and haven't seen them before. Granted, it *may* be painful..... but then anything can't be as bad as Voyager.... heck, even Gilligan's Island had better premise and better writing than VOY! I love watching Gilligan's Island!
Ranger REG said:I disagree. That's HMO talk, IMNSHO. There is a treatment, they just don't want to pay for the surgery.
From what I hear tell, no, it isn't that they don't want to pay for the surgery. They (meaning the networks) don't want to pay to feed and house the patient at all. They don't feel that any treatment will pull the patient into a place where he will adequately pay his rent and utility bills.
All the previous stuff being said, there's another option - let the patient die, and then ressurect it. Most folks seem to say that we should let it die and rot in the ground a while, like a Scandanavian delicacy. I'm not such a fan of that idea. And neither is one other person - JMS
Take a look at <url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?category=0&id=30385>this Sci Fi Wire article</a>. If we cannot have Entreprise, we might get something else tasty.
Ranger REG
Explorer
Rick Berman and Brannon Braga are executive producers of both VOY and ENT. I admitted giving them a second chance but they blew it on the first episode of ENT.Darth K'Trava said:
The only thing that is making me watch ENT now -- with praise -- is Manny Coto.
Orius
Unrepentant DM Supremacist
As for a new Trek series, I wouldn't mind seeing one set in the past, that's dedicated to exploring Trek's past. We haven't got much of that with Enterprise. I liked the first season, even if some of the episodes were sleepers; the crew for the most part had a great deal of enthusiasm about exploring deep space fo the first time. And I've enjoyed this season as well, Archer and the crew have learned from their experiences, and we see Archer developing into a leader who will eventually take a major role in founding the Federation (which is something that's been constantly hinted at this season).
OTOH, I'd like to see them return to the future. The aftermath of the Dominion War and the events of Nemesis have shaken up the politics of the Alpha Quadrant. I don't really count the stuff on Voyager, since that series was more or less self-contained. The biggest downside to a prequel is that you're setting backstory in stone, and it makes things less flexible for future writers. Another downside, though more subtle is coming up with technology that looks futuristic to us, but primitive by TOS standards. I would say that probably wasn't an easy balance for the production designers to meet.
OTOH, I'd like to see them return to the future. The aftermath of the Dominion War and the events of Nemesis have shaken up the politics of the Alpha Quadrant. I don't really count the stuff on Voyager, since that series was more or less self-contained. The biggest downside to a prequel is that you're setting backstory in stone, and it makes things less flexible for future writers. Another downside, though more subtle is coming up with technology that looks futuristic to us, but primitive by TOS standards. I would say that probably wasn't an easy balance for the production designers to meet.
Ranger REG
Explorer
The bulk of ENT seasons 1 through 3 are sleepers. Season 4 opened my eyes.
